# Jake Knickerbocker

> Software Engineer at Woven by Toyota

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jakeknickerbocker

Software developer with CS background.  Focus on automotive, embedded systems, and general application development.  Interests include operating systems, simulation/visualization, computational geometry, video/vision, open source software, UIUX, and things with engines.  Japanese proficiency.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Woven by Toyota
Jan 2024 – Present

### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Principal SWE and Engineering Manager @ HERE Technologies
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Software Development Manager - Ford AV LLC @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Palo Alto, California

### Research Engineer - Automated Driving @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto

### Research Engineer - Connected Vehicles @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, CA

### Consultant Engineer @ Turbolinux
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

### Senior Software Developer @ Turbolinux
Jan 2008 – Jan 2013 | Tokyo, Japan
Embedded and general Linux systems development for various applications. Streaming media / broadcast television / automotive.

### Company Owner @ Knickerbocker Software LLC
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Chicago, Illinois

### Software Developer and Software Team Manager @ Tranzas Inc
Jan 2005 – Jan 2008 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Embedded systems development for media streaming devices and systems.

### Assistant Language Teacher @ Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 | Ohara, Chiba, Japan


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Computer Science and Japanese Language / Literature (double)
University of Iowa


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jake-knickerbocker-b52a892

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Last updated: 2026-04-11