Karl Jakob
Karl Jakob
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Open to freelance and full-time Troy, NY

I'm Karl Jakob, a freelance developer in Troy, NY. Hand-coded websites, AI automation and async backends in Python, JavaScript and Rust.

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What brings you here?

Selected work, 2024 to 2026

Client sites, terminal software and open-source tools. Each one is hand-built, and each page below covers what it does and how.

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What I build for clients

Three kinds of work, handled by one developer from the first call to launch. You talk to the person who writes the code.

  • AI automation and integration

    Weekly reports pulled by hand, follow-up emails, data copied between tools. I automate them with scripts and LLM calls, then plug them into the tools you already use.

    • Python
    • Claude Code
    • LLM APIs
    • Webhooks
    • REST APIs

  • Websites, hand-coded

    Landing pages to full business sites. No WordPress, no Squarespace. Core Web Vitals work before launch, then hosting, updates and fixes after it.

    • HTML and CSS
    • JavaScript
    • Responsive
    • Performance
    • Maintenance

  • Web apps and backends

    Custom apps and APIs in Python and JavaScript, async all the way through, with real-time data over WebSockets.

    • Python
    • REST APIs
    • Async
    • WebSockets

Bots, scrapers, CLI tools and client sites, built and kept running.

I've built software independently since late 2022: trading tools, API integrations, async systems and a few client sites. I cover the whole stack, design to deploy, and keep it running after launch.

I'm finishing a computer science degree at FIU in December 2026 and take freelance work alongside it. Based in Troy, NY, working remote.

  • Python
  • Rust
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML and CSS
  • REST APIs
  • WebSockets
  • Linux

Experience

  1. Nov 2022 to now

    Independent development

    Self-employed · Troy, NY (remote)

    Automation and trading tools in Python and Rust. Lots of async, real-time data and WebSockets.

    • Monitoring systems tracking live data feeds with asyncio
    • Pattern detection on real-time market streams
    • WebSocket clients for exchange APIs, with retries and structured error handling
  2. Aug 2022 to Aug 2023

    Web developer

    Toy Mories (freelance) · Miami, FL

    Built one client's site end to end: design, frontend, backend and deployment.

    • Custom responsive site
    • Server setup, DNS and hosting
    • Performance work and ongoing updates from client feedback

Education

  1. Aug 2024 to Dec 2026

    B.A. Computer Science, minor in Economics

    Florida International University · Expected December 2026

  2. Feb 2023 to Jun 2024

    Associate of Arts

    Palm Beach State College · GPA 3.8

Open to freelance and full-time

Tell me what you need built.

Email is fastest, and I usually reply the same day. Open to freelance projects and full-time roles.

kjakob8@gmail.com

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