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Welcome to Remote Dev!

This is the portfolio site for me, Jakob Essig, a Software Engineer based in South Carolina.  Checkout samples of my work in the Portfolio section and my blog Silicon Forest or connect with me on Discord.  Catch my live streams on Twitch where we can play games and YouTube for coding videos.   As you may have […]

Projects

Sample of projects that reflect my professional experience as a Software Engineer with over 8 years of experience delivering enterprise-grade solutions in the cloud.

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About me, Jakob Essig

I am a Software Engineer, based out of Western South Carolina. I specialize in DevOps, Platform Automation and Data Engineering. I have extensive experience in Cloud Native infrastructure and hold several Azure and AWS certifications. My experience in the Defense and Logistics industry have given me a well rounded skillset to build creative solutions at an enterprise-level. In my free time I enjoy spending time in nature with my dogs Ripley and Jet as well creating new things.

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Connect with other developers, engineers, and tech enthusiasts. Talk about the cool things you're working on, problems you're solving or just hang out and unwind.