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Jake Van Buren

Lead Software Engineer — Mobile, Backend & AI-Augmented Development

18+ years building enterprise mobile systems and backend APIs. I leverage AI-assisted workflows to ship production-quality software faster — and I build my own apps on the side.

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Lead Software Engineer with 18+ years of experience

I'm a Lead Software Engineer currently at DataScan in Alpharetta, GA — specializing in mobile architecture, enterprise backend systems, and AI-augmented development.

I leverage AI-assisted workflows — GitHub Copilot and Claude — that deliver a 40–50% reduction in development time. On the side, I build and ship my own mobile apps and SaaS products using Flutter, Kotlin, NestJS, and Next.js.

I care about clean architecture, real test coverage, and shipping things that work — whether it's a complex enterprise migration or a personal game built for my kids.

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18+
Years Experience
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10+
Projects Shipped
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4+
Android/Flutter Apps
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40–50%
Dev Time Saved via AI

// projects

Things I've Built

A selection of personal projects spanning mobile apps, games, and full-stack SaaS — all built and maintained by me.

NexusCore (Next.js)

Live

Multi-tenant Enterprise Resource Management SaaS

Full-stack SaaS platform with multi-tenancy, RBAC (4 role levels), asset management, audit logging, team invites, utilization analytics, and real-time Kafka asset event streaming. TurboRepo monorepo — Next.js 15 frontend + NestJS REST API + Kafka consumer microservice + Neon PostgreSQL.

Next.js 15 NestJS PostgreSQL Prisma Kafka Firebase Auth Tailwind v4 Railway TurboRepo

NexusCore .NET

Live

ASP.NET Core 8 sister implementation of NexusCore

Full feature-parity implementation of NexusCore built with ASP.NET Core 8 Razor Pages and Entity Framework Core. Same multi-tenancy, RBAC, asset management, audit logging, team invites, and analytics — different stack. Shares the same Neon PostgreSQL database as the JS monorepo.

ASP.NET Core 8 C# Razor Pages Entity Framework PostgreSQL Firebase Auth Railway

NexusCore Angular

Live

Angular 21 web client for NexusCore

Angular 21 frontend client for NexusCore. Built with NgModules, SCSS, Axios, and Firebase Authentication (Google sign-in). Connects to the NexusCore .NET backend. Full feature parity with the Next.js client.

Angular 21 TypeScript SCSS Firebase Auth Axios

NexusCore Android

Closed Beta

Jetpack Compose Android client for NexusCore

Native Android client for NexusCore. Built with Jetpack Compose, Hilt, and Retrofit. Connects to either the JS or .NET backend via a user-selectable toggle persisted in DataStore. Currently in closed beta on Google Play.

Android Kotlin Jetpack Compose Material 3 Hilt Retrofit Firebase Auth

NexusCore React Native

Active Dev

Expo React Native cross-platform client for NexusCore

Cross-platform iOS and Android client for NexusCore built with Expo and React Native. Connects to either the JS or .NET backend via a user-selectable toggle. Full feature parity with the native Android and iOS clients.

React Native Expo iOS Android Firebase Auth Axios

NexusCore iOS

Active Dev

SwiftUI iOS client for NexusCore

Native iOS client for NexusCore built with SwiftUI. Connects to the NexusCore backend with full feature parity to the Android client.

iOS Swift SwiftUI Firebase Auth

MyFlashCards

Active Dev

Cross-platform flashcard study app

Flutter app with BLoC state management, Hive local storage, and Firebase cloud backup. Built using BDD/TDD.

Flutter Dart BLoC Hive Firebase Material 3

DeviceSync

Active Dev

Android folder sync over local WiFi

Syncs folders between Android devices over LAN via an embedded HTTP file server. Built with Kotlin, MVVM, Hilt, Room, and WorkManager.

Android Kotlin MVVM Hilt Room WorkManager

Isaac Land

Closed Beta

2D platformer — Flutter + Flame

Side-scrolling 2D platformer built with Flutter and the Flame game engine using pure Canvas rendering. Available in closed beta.

Flutter Flame Dart Android iOS

Abigail Land

Closed Beta

2D platformer — Flutter + Flame

Princess-themed 2D platformer built with Flutter and the Flame game engine using pure Canvas rendering. Available in closed beta.

Flutter Flame Dart Android iOS

// skills

Tech Stack

18+ years across mobile, backend, cloud, and AI tooling — from Android SDK to .NET to Flutter.

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Mobile

Flutter Dart Kotlin Java Android SDK BLoC MVVM Hilt Room WorkManager Flame (Game Engine)
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Frontend & Web

Next.js 15 React TypeScript Tailwind CSS v4 TanStack Query Astro react-hook-form Zod
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Backend & APIs

NestJS Node.js C# .NET Core .NET Framework REST APIs Prisma ORM SQL Server PostgreSQL
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Cloud & Auth

Firebase Auth Firebase Hosting Azure AD B2C Neon PostgreSQL Railway Google Play ETL Pipelines
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AI & Productivity

GitHub Copilot Claude Prompt Engineering Two-Terminal Workflow AI-Augmented Dev Spec-Driven Dev (BDD/TDD)
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DevOps & Architecture

GitHub Actions CI/CD Docker TurboRepo Clean Architecture RBAC Multi-tenancy Event Sourcing

// android apps

Mobile Apps

Personal Android and Flutter apps I build and maintain. NexusCore Android, Isaac Land, and Abigail Land are currently in closed beta — join the testing group for early access.

Join the Closed Beta

NexusCore Android, Isaac Land, and Abigail Land are available to closed beta testers via Google Play. Join the group to get access and share feedback before the public launch.

Request Beta Access
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NexusCore Android

Closed Beta

Jetpack Compose Android client for NexusCore. Connects to either the JS or .NET backend via a selectable toggle. Currently in closed beta on Google Play.

AndroidKotlinCompose
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NexusCore React Native

Active Dev

Expo React Native cross-platform client for NexusCore. Runs on both iOS and Android with full feature parity to the native clients.

React NativeExpoiOSAndroid
📚

MyFlashCards

Active Dev

Cross-platform flashcard study app with BLoC state management, local Hive storage, and Firebase cloud backup.

FlutterAndroidiOS
🔄

DeviceSync

Active Dev

Syncs folders between Android devices over local WiFi using an embedded HTTP server. Files never leave your network.

AndroidKotlin
🎮

Isaac Land

Closed Beta

Side-scrolling 2D platformer built with Flutter and the Flame game engine using pure Canvas rendering.

FlutterFlameAndroidiOS
👸

Abigail Land

Closed Beta

Princess-themed 2D platformer built with Flutter and the Flame game engine using pure Canvas rendering.

FlutterFlameAndroidiOS

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Let's Work Together

I'm open to full-time roles, contract work, and interesting side projects. If you're looking for a developer who cares about architecture and shipping quality software, let's talk.

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