Jacob Russell — Lead Software Engineer @ District.xyz
Buidler and Hodler.
Experience
Lead Software Engineer at District
Oct 2022 - Present
- Lead initiatives to build 0 to 1 products for Creators, VCs, and founders
- Next.js & TypeScript (server actions, RSCs, and more modern Next)
- Bootstrapped all protocol development on Ethereum and Base with Solidity
- Built entire Solana program using Anchor and SPL
- Deployed several smart contracts to mainnet and zkSync with Hardhat and Foundry
- Split community platform into services with Python and Go
- Grew from Senior Software Engineer to Lead with a team of 5 engineers
Senior Software Engineer at Celsius Network
May 2022 - Oct 2022
- Acquired to form the Advisory team within Celsius
- Microservices, CQRS architecture
- TypeScript, Nest.js, React Native, React
- Lead Software Engineer on Rebalancing, Portfolio, and Subscription services
- Responsible for several team members (hiring, mentoring, etc.)
Lead Software Engineer at Linus (Acquired)
Jul 2021 - May 2022
- Acquired by Celsius Network, Inc.
- Responsible for hiring and mentoring processes
- Implemented OKRs for team alignment
- Grew team from 2 to 8 engineers
- Conducted performance reviews and held weekly 1:1s
Founding Engineer at Linus
Jul 2019 - Jul 2021
- Led initial MVP and technical product development (Employee 1)
- Heavy use of modern React (hooks, Context API, Redux, etc)
- Python/Django development (TDD)
- Unit testing with Jest and react-testing-library
- Integration/e2e testing with Cypress
Software Engineer III at Spacelist
Sep 2020 - Feb 2021
- Ruby on Rails development (TDD with RSpec)
- Modern JavaScript (ES8+) and TypeScript
- Modern React (hooks, Redux, Context API)
Software Engineer at Savvy
Sep 2018 - Jul 2019
- Heavy use of modern React (hooks, Context API, etc)
- Elixir (with Phoenix) development
- Involved in hiring and mentoring processes
- Interacted with Blockchain and Crypto-related technologies
Software Development Engineer II at Amazon
Sep 2017 - Aug 2018
- Worked primarily with JavaScript, Python, React, and Angular
- Contributions to Kindle and Alexa UI
- Partnered closely with UX designers, backend engineers, and product managers
- Implementing strategies like lazy loading, code splitting, and minification
Fullstack Developer at LabX Media Group
Oct 2015 - Sep 2017
- React, Redux, Node/Express, ES6/ES7, Jest
- Experience working with SQL and MSSQL
- TDD required for server-side and client-side work
- Created several presentations regarding React and modern JavaScript
Contact
Email: jetrussell93@gmail.com
GitHub: github.com/Munsterberg
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jacob-russell-b6285a8b