>Jacob
Van Schenck  

I am a full-stack software engineer focused on building scalable product platforms across backend architecture, public APIs, permissions, admin workflows, and polished user experiences. I turn complex product domains into reliable systems that are clear for teams to extend and useful for the people relying on them. Check out my  selected work  or my  side projects

> Jacob.currentLocation

[ " Birmingham, AL " ]

> Jacob.contactInfo

[ " jacob.vanschenck@gmail.com " , " LinkedIn " , " Github " , ]

> Jacob.resume

[ " jacob-van-schenck.pdf " ]

> Jacob.skills

[ " TypeScript " , " React " , " Next.js " , " Astro " , " NestJS " , " Public APIs " , " CQRS " , " Domain Events " , " Permissions " , " MongoDB " , " Tailwind CSS " , " Biome " , " Git " , ]

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Overflow

Full-Stack Platform Engineering

Scaling nonprofit giving infrastructure across APIs, admin tooling, permissions, and donation workflows.

I worked across Overflow's TypeScript monorepo, contributing to backend architecture, public APIs, donor-facing giving flows, nonprofit dashboard workflows, location-aware permissions, funds, reporting, reconciliation, and developer tooling.

  • 286 commits
  • 233 tickets
  • 82k lines changed
  • Public APIs
  • Permissions
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Overflow / Platform

API

Public

donors · payments · campaigns

Access

Scoped

locations · roles · exports

backend NestJS
frontend Next.js

CQRS · domain events · queues · dashboard workflows

Bunches

Frontend Engineering

Building the mobile-first social layer for sports communities and onchain token-powered interactions.

I was the primary engineer behind the Capacitor Bunches client app and the REP token ecosystem, spanning real-time chat, GraphQL, native mobile flows, wallet UX, and gasless onchain actions.

  • 485 app commits
  • Real-time chat
  • GraphQL platform
  • Capacitor app
  • REP token UX
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Bunches / Capacitor

Realtime

Chat

threads · reactions

REP

23B

capped token system

New pick is live. Claim REP before kickoff.
Shared to the bunch and pushed to mobile.

Friends on Chain

Web3 Product Engineering

Solo engineering a wallet-connected social NFT minting flow for Bunches.

I built Friends on Chain end-to-end, spanning wallet connection, friend identity entry, NFT preview rendering, image generation, smart-contract minting, backend upload, and share navigation.

  • 318 commits
  • Solo engineer
  • NFT mint flow
  • Wallet UX
  • Image generation
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Friends on Chain desktop sharing screen

Live Product Screens

Mint, preview, and share the final NFT result.

Side Projects

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MyDex

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A web3 trading platform to create Market Orders and Limit Orders for ERC-20 coins.

  • React
  • TailwindCSS
  • Solidity
  • HardHat
  • Viem
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Turbo Runners

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An NFT Minting site for an ERC-721a token. This NFT includes Whitelisting address for early minting, Royalties on mint and transfer, and delayed art reveal dates.

  • Next.js
  • TailwindCSS
  • Solidity
  • HardHat

Let's Connect

Feel free to reach out and I will get back to you as soon as I can.