# Jared Jackson

> Staff Software Engineer - PayPal

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jaredjackson

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry, with a focus in Financial Technology. Skilled in Full-Stack Web Development. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Computer Science focused in Computer Software Engineering from Lamar University.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ PayPal
Jan 2024 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer - Checkout @ PayPal
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Remote

### Senior Software Engineer @ Episode Six
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas Area

### Software Engineer @ Art and Craft Entertainment
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Austin, Texas
Lead​ ​weekly​ ​sprint​ ​planning,​ ​working​ ​closely​ ​with​ ​our​ ​publishing​ ​partner​ ​Travian​ ​Games​ ​in​ ​Munich,​ ​Germany. 

Worked​ ​independently​ ​to​ ​carry​ ​out​ ​requirements​ ​requested​ ​by​ ​both​ ​ArtCraft​ ​Entertainment​ ​and​ ​Travian​ ​Games. 

Created​ ​the​ ​current​ ​Crowfall​ ​web​ ​store​ ​using​ ​HTML,​ ​CSS,​ ​and​ ​Angular.js​ ​that​ ​is​ ​implemented​ ​on​ ​top​ ​of​ ​a​ ​third-party​ ​PaaS that​ ​supports​ ​our​ ​account​ ​system,​ ​transactions,​ ​and​ ​various​ ​types​ ​of​ ​store​ ​and​ ​game​ ​functionality. 

Created​ ​a​ ​backend​ ​server​ ​administration​ ​dashboard​ ​using​ ​Node.js,​ ​Angular.js,​ ​MongoDB,​ ​and​ ​AWS​ ​then​ ​migrated​ ​it​ ​onto existing​ ​architecture​ ​that​ ​serves​ ​as​ ​a​ ​production​ ​level​ ​developer​ ​operations​ ​tool.
 
Helped​ ​implement​ ​web​ ​service​ ​API’s​ ​used​ ​to​ ​route​ ​vital​ ​game​ ​data​ ​to​ ​to​ ​our​ ​third-party​ ​PaaS 

Wrote​ ​a​ ​comprehensive​ ​test​ ​suite​ ​using​ ​Jasmine​ ​for​ ​all​ ​web​ ​service​ ​API’s​ ​with​ ​visual​ ​code​ ​coverage​ ​reports​ ​generated​ ​by Istanbul​ ​upon​ ​Teamcity​ ​builds.

Served​ ​as​ ​the​ ​first​ ​line​ ​of​ ​defense​ ​for​ ​any​ ​issues​ ​that​ ​arose​ ​with​ ​any​ ​of​ ​our​ ​web​ ​services,​ ​supporting​ ​a​ ​community​ ​of 200,000.

### Software Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Austin, Texas Area
Created and deployed a key management micro-service into the IBM production environment on a stable Softlayer Barbican environment backed by a hardware security module. 

Helped to deliver a robust and maintainable micro-service with fully automated deployment pipeline, testing, and monitoring

Collaborated with other squads within IBM Cloud Foundation Services and IBM Cloud by influencing designs and working within the IBM Security and Openstack communities

### Founder / Engineer @ Bound Logistics L.L.C.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Beaumont, Texas
Primary​ ​contact​ ​for​ ​prospective​ ​investors;​ ​developed​ ​superior​ ​communication​ ​and​ ​customer​ ​facing​ ​skills 

Responsible​ ​for​ ​the​ ​vision,​ ​creation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​business​ ​strategy,​ ​and​ ​execution​ ​of​ ​that​ ​vision 

Design​ ​team​ ​lead​ ​for​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​four​ ​developers;​ ​effectively​ ​delegating​ ​both​ ​individual​ ​and​ ​team​ ​goals 

Followed​ ​the​ ​vision​ ​through​ ​from​ ​conception​ ​to​ ​implementation​ ​of​ ​a​ ​minimum​ ​viable​ ​product 

Construction​ ​of​ ​the​ ​front-end​ ​content​ ​for​ ​the​ ​application,​ ​website,​ ​business​ ​and​ ​administration​ ​portals

 Demonstrated​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​successfully​ ​manage​ ​software​ ​development​ ​projects​ ​to​ ​satisfy​ ​technical,​ ​budget,​ ​and​ ​schedule requirements 

Used​ ​technologies​ ​such​ ​as​ ​Java,​ ​PHP,​ ​JavaScript,​ ​HTML5,​ ​CSS​ ​and​ ​MySQL​ ​for​ ​implementation​ ​from​ ​the​ ​ground​ ​up.

### Systems Administrator @ Lamar University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas Area
Troubleshoot, configure and maintain operation of computer hardware and software for Windows,  and Linux based computer systems.

Create and deploy system images for Windows computer systems

Worked to complete tasks efficiently and effectively as soon as they arose


## Education
### Bachelor of Computer Science in Software Engineering
Lamar University
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jared-jackson-722ab85a

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Last updated: 2026-03-22