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Jackson Welsh

[email protected] / Seattle, WA

@jacksonwelsh//in/jacksonwelsh

Profile

Software engineer specializing in distributed systems and control plane design. Currently building the foundational networking layer that powers AWS services like PrivateLink, NAT Gateway, and Transit Gateway. Experienced in designing APIs, improving operational tooling, and operating high-availability systems at scale.

Experience

Software Engineer/Amazon Web Services/ Aug 2023 – Present
  • Own the control plane that powers AWS's core networking primitives.
  • Designed and implemented control plane for Custom Exception Path, a dataplane optimization that reduces network hops. Enabled vendors to cut EC2 costs by 60% and p99 latency by 70%.
  • Built internal management APIs enabling instant API reconfiguration during cell builds, down from weeks of sequential deployments.
  • Member of team on-call rotation, resolving operational issues to prevent customer impact.
Lead Solutions Engineer/New Light Technologies/ Sep 2022 – Jun 2023
  • Developed an AI-based web scraper that uses natural language prompts to extract precise data from heterogenous websites using GPT-4.
  • Built an internal components library and website creation workflow to bring new site creation time from 4 hours down to 10 minutes.
  • Streamlined management of over 50 AWS accounts by enforcing consistent organization-level policies.
  • Enhanced security by switching from manually-rotated static credentials to dynamic credentials that rotate as often as every 15 minutes.
DevOps Engineer/New Light Technologies/ Sep 2020 – Aug 2022
  • Developed a new web mapping application to replace a legacy ArcGIS plugin for address management within local governments.
  • Designed and implemented a novel spatial authentication system for the US Army Corps of Engineers, integrating with Login.gov via OpenID Connect (OIDC) and supporting PIV-based login.

Education

University of North Texas/ B.S. Computer Science

Skills

- Java- Python- JavaScript/TypeScript- Terraform/CDK- NoSQL- Distributed systems- Rust- System design- Software-defined networking

Volunteering

Challenge Master, Appraiser & Tournament Volunteer/ Destination Imagination/Fall 2016 – Present
  • Volunteer at regional DI tournaments and team training events.
  • Appraiser/Challenge Master at Instant Challenge, organizing the tournament and scoring teams on creative ability and teamwork.
  • Teaching teams of elementary and middle school students on how to communicate with each other and solve problems together.