Michael Jakob

Computer Science student at Missouri State University, graduating Fall 2026. I work as a Software Engineering Intern and Senior Student IT Technician, and spend a good chunk of my time outside of work building things and learning the infrastructure side of software development. My current focus areas are CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment, self-hosting, and virtualization, with Docker and Linux as my primary playgrounds right now.

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Projects

GitHub (Frontend) GitHub (Backend)

Cooklet - Recipe Application

Full-stack recipe app with a Kotlin/Jetpack Compose Android frontend and a TypeScript/Express.js REST API. Integrates the Spoonacular API with MongoDB-backed caching and middleware that enforces per-day API quotas at the database layer.

Kotlin Jetpack Compose TypeScript Express.js MongoDB

GitHub

VerseVault - Poem Reader

Flask web app built on the PoetryDB REST API. Browse poems by author, search by title, and save favorites to a local SQLite database.

Python Flask SQLite

Skills

Languages

Python
JavaScript / TypeScript
Kotlin
C++
SQL
PowerShell
HTML / CSS

Frameworks & Libraries

React
Node.js / Express.js
Flask
Mongoose
Tailwind CSS
Jest / Mocha
Pandas

Developer Tools

Docker
Postman
MongoDB Atlas
Git/Github
VS Code
Ollama
Claude
OpenCode

DevOps & Automation

Render
SCCM
Microsoft Autopilot
Github Actions
Power Automate

Platforms & Systems

Microsoft Intune
Entra ID
Microsoft 365
Active Directory
Ubuntu Server
TeamDynamix
Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora)

Experience

Digital Monitoring Products

Software Engineering Intern

December 2025 - Present

Helped develop the automated test suite for a cross-platform product, including unit and integration tests with Jest and Mocha, to covering the Virtual Keypad browser app and iPhone client.
Built React components for a badge-printing application from Figma designs.
Work within an agile team. Active involvement in standups, sprint planning, and code review feeding into a CI/CD pipeline on every PR.

Schreiber Foods

Plant Systems Intern

May 2025 - October 2025

Provisioned 50+ devices via SCCM and Microsoft Autopilot in a 1,000+ endpoint environment.
Coordinated Windows 11 24H2 upgrades across 300+ devices and authored SOPs for printing and update processes.
Automated Excel-based device reporting with PowerShell; delivered weekly status reports to stakeholders.

Missouri State University

Senior Student Technician

August 2023 - Current

Resolve 25+ tickets/week via BeyondTrust remote support and in-person troubleshooting over Office 365, university software, and end-user devices.
Coordinate Entra-managed user licensing incidents across departments.
Interview and onboard 3-5 student workers per semester.