Jacob Smith
Cybersecurity + CS Student
Cybersecurity + CS Student
Aspiring backend developer passionate about security, clean architecture, and modern technologies. Building foundational projects while learning Java, Spring Boot, and doing freelance web development.
Featured Projects
Highlighting my best work in backend development, security, and full-stack applications.
Inventory Management API
Portfolio-ready REST API with comprehensive testing and clean Spring Boot patterns
Task Manager API
Production-ready REST API with DTOs, centralized exception handling, and soft delete recovery
CentDash
Personal finance API demonstrating migration from CSV to database-backed architecture
Archived Projects
Some projects that contributed to my learning journey.
Washington Archives
Comprehensive historical research website with well-organized content and citations
GoatRewards.com
Client project: Unified leaderboard from multiple data sources
Workout Tracker API
REST API with JPA entity relationships - practice project
RainbetVIP.com
Client project: Automated content management with external integrations
This Portfolio
Modern portfolio built with Next.js 15, React 19, and Tailwind CSS v4
CentLedger API
Financial ledger API - first Java Spring project demonstrating fintech domain knowledge
GitHub Activity
My open source contributions and coding activity
Technical Skills
Core technologies and tools I work with
Backend
Security
Databases
Tools
Currently Learning
Experience
My professional journey from hospitality to education and freelance development.
Content Team Member
Code Ninjas Corporate
Remote collaboration on educational game development and curriculum translation
Sensei (Instructor)
Code Ninjas
Teaching programming fundamentals and debugging skills to students ages 7-14
Freelance Web Developer
Self-Employed
Building custom websites and applications for clients
Lead Stringer & Checker
Tennis Warehouse
Led quality assurance and training programs for racquet stringing operations
Crew Member
Dunkin Donuts
First job - learned work ethic and customer service
Let's Connect
I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, collaborations, or just chatting about tech.
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor”
- Ecclesiastes 4:9