Karl Jakob

Websites, backend tools, automations. Python and JavaScript mostly, Rust when speed matters.

3+ Years shipping code
20+ Projects delivered
100% Remote-friendly

About

I've been programming since 2022. Bots, scrapers, CLI tools, client sites.

Python and JavaScript for most things, Rust when it needs to be fast. I cover the whole stack: design, code, deploy, keep it running.

Based in Troy, NY.

Location Troy, New York
Education A.A. Palm Beach State College B.A. Computer Science, FIU (in progress)

Skills & Tools

Python

Backends, scripts, data pipelines. First thing I open for most jobs.

JavaScript

DOM work, browser APIs, no framework layer in between.

HTML & CSS

Semantic markup, custom layouts. No Webflow, no page builders.

Rust

Systems tools and CLI apps. Picked it up for the speed, stayed for the compiler.

REST APIs

Design, integration, error handling. Most of my work touches an API somewhere.

Linux

Arch, Fish shell, Kitty. Day-to-day environment for everything I build.

Services

Web Design & Development

Landing pages to full business sites. Hand-coded, no WordPress, no Squarespace.

HTML & CSS JavaScript Responsive Design
Web Apps & Backend

Custom apps and APIs. Python and JavaScript, async all the way through.

Python REST APIs Async WebSockets
Performance & SEO

Lighthouse audits, Core Web Vitals, load time cuts.

Performance SEO Optimization
Maintenance & Support

Ongoing updates, hosting, uptime monitoring, and fixes when something breaks.

Hosting Updates Support

Work

RAGnificent

2024

Doc scraper. Rust for the HTML parsing, Python for the API layer and async orchestration. The two talk over FFI.

  • Rust
  • Python
  • asyncio
  • FFI
CCPrompts site, showing the install command and command bench headline

CCPrompts

2025

Claude Code plugin. 70 slash commands across 12 dev lifecycle phases, 10 specialized agents. Optional Dagger sandboxing for host-isolated execution.

  • Claude Code
  • Dagger
  • Bun
deskway site, showing its aerospace-style Wayland handoff schematic

deskway

2026

Wayland-native software KVM. Share one keyboard and pointer across machines by pushing the cursor off a screen edge. QUIC/TLS 1.3 transport, HMAC-SHA256 pairing, TOFU fingerprint trust, clipboard sync. No X11, no portal deps.

  • Rust
  • QUIC
  • Wayland
  • evdev
  • TLS 1.3
Glyphbound site, showing its title page and campaign ledger

Glyphbound

2026

Terminal-native idle MMORPG. Skills train, loot drops, quests complete whether you're watching or not. Full command palette, action queue, offline progression, TOML-driven content.

  • Rust
  • ratatui
  • tokio
  • TOML
cloudflare-speed-tui site, showing its instrument panel, connection grade, and live metrics

cloudflare-speed-tui

2026

Speedtest TUI that measures idle and loaded latency, packet loss, TLS handshake time, and traceroute, then grades the connection A+ through F.

  • Rust
  • ratatui
  • rustls
  • tokio
Jack Murphy Inc site, showing the portrait hero and navigation

Jack Murphy Inc

2026

Portfolio site for a Tony-nominated Broadway lyricist. Custom animations, responsive, keyboard-accessible. No frameworks, no page builders.

  • HTML/CSS
  • Vanilla JS
  • Responsive

Experience

Nov 2022 - Present

Independent Development

Self-Employed

Automation and trading tools in Python and Rust. Lots of async, real-time data, WebSockets.

  • Monitoring systems tracking live data feeds via asyncio
  • Pattern detection on real-time market streams
  • WebSocket clients for exchange APIs
Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

Web Developer

Toy Mories (Freelance)

Built a site end-to-end for a single client. Design, frontend, backend, hosting.

  • Custom responsive site, no templates
  • Server setup, DNS, and hosting
  • Performance work and ongoing updates from client feedback

Contact

Available for new projects

Got something you need built? Email me. I usually reply the same day.