Jake Hilton

I'm Jake, a Senior Software Engineer based in St. Louis. I currently own the frontend architecture at Bits of Stock.

I've built production systems from the ground up, including a FINRA-regulated trading platform as a founding engineer. Open to connecting with other engineers or discussing new opportunities.

Currently pairing with Claude and Cursor on most of what I ship, including this site.

Portrait of Jake Hilton

Stack

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Module Federation
  • Django
  • Python
  • PostgreSQL
  • TanStack Query
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Playwright
  • Claude
  • Cursor

Experience

  1. 01

    Apr 2026 — Present

    New York, NY

    Senior Software Engineer · Bits of Stock

    • Own frontend architecture for an embedded stock trading platform used by banks and credit unions.
    • Ship backend features in Django and reduced the PR backlog 66%.
    • Led security audits across the platform.
    • Partner with the CTO on sprint planning across frontend, backend, and product.
    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Material UI
    • TanStack Query
    • Module Federation
    • Django
    • Python
    • PostgreSQL
    • Jest
    • AWS
    • Claude
    • Cursor

  2. 02

    May 2023 — Apr 2026

    St. Louis, MO

    Independent Software Engineer · BC Digital Partners

    Delivered custom web applications for clients using React, Next.js, and TypeScript, managing CI/CD pipelines and performance optimization end-to-end on Netlify and Cloudflare.

    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Next.js
    • TanStack Query
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Astro
    • Netlify
    • Cloudflare
    • Jest
    • Claude
    • Cursor

  3. 03

    Dec 2024 — Aug 2025

    Irvine, CA

    Senior Software Engineer · Raiven

    Developed an AI-powered procurement platform enabling contractors to request quotes via text and email. Architected the solution using Next.js, TypeScript, and Vercel while mentoring engineers under tight deadlines.

    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Next.js
    • TanStack Query
    • Tailwind CSS
    • PostgreSQL
    • Vercel
    • Azure
    • Jest
    • Claude
    • Cursor

  4. 04

    Apr 2023 — Sep 2024

    New York, NY

    Senior Software Engineer · Fanatics

    Served as an inaugural organizational hire and successfully delivered the Fanatics Fan App MVP in less than a year while participating in on-call incident management. Built with Android SDK and Kotlin.

    • Kotlin
    • Ktor
    • Android SDK
    • PostgreSQL
    • Firebase

  5. 05

    Aug 2022 — Apr 2023

    Boston, MA

    Senior Software Engineer · Zingeroo

    • Architected and built a FINRA-regulated stock and crypto trading platform from the ground up as founding engineer.
    • Owned end-to-end technical delivery including infrastructure, analytics, and development while scaling the engineering team.
    • Delivered ahead of schedule with expanded features, earning positive investor and CEO feedback.
    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Next.js
    • TanStack Query
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Elixir
    • PostgreSQL
    • Vercel
    • Jest

  6. 06

    Sep 2020 — Aug 2022

    St. Louis, MO

    Senior Software Engineering Consultant · Robert Half Technology

    Built a React and TypeScript dashboard enabling drone operators to map survey routes and agronomists to evaluate field and crop health data.

    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Material UI
    • C#
    • Node.js
    • Jekyll
    • Jest
    • Cypress
    • AWS

  7. 07

    Apr 2019 — Sep 2020

    St. Louis, MO

    Software Engineer · Coolfire Solutions

    Built a React application for VIP security teams to manage and track stalker incidents, with Taylor Swift's security team as the primary client.

    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Material UI
    • Node.js
    • AWS

Projects

Education

Aug 2017 — May 2019

Linn, MO

AAS in Application Development

State Technical College of Missouri

GPA: 4.00