Hey Im Jacob
Data engineer in Southern California. I build data platforms end-to-end and host a few long-running side projects. Lately I've been writing more Go, running things on Kubernetes, and building full-stack apps to get more hands-on experience beyond the data layer.
Featured work
See more → NBA ELT Pipeline Project
An end-to-end NBA analytics platform with ingestion, dbt models, REST API, and a dashboard for season metrics, insights, and ML-powered win predictions, all hosted on cloud infrastructure.
Tips for Effective dbt Slim CI / CD
PostHow to combine dbt state selection, defer, isolated database schemas, and downstream checks for faster CI and safer deployments.
Homelab Project
K3s cluster managed with Helmfile for Home Assistant, monitoring, and personal services on Longhorn storage.