Jared Hooker
Founding Full Stack Software Engineer · Builder · Systems Thinker
About Me
I’m the Founding Full Stack Software Engineer at Hooker Hill Studios, and the creator of Credence — a production-ready, tech-focused social job platform built from the ground up in under a week and deployed without venture capital, a C-suite, or a safety net.
What I Do
- Architect and deploy full-stack applications from scratch
- Design scalable APIs with caching, background jobs, and clean data models
- Ship production systems fast — without sacrificing stability
- Self-host and manage infrastructure (Docker, Redis, Postgres, reverse proxies, tunneling)
- Optimize for performance, cost-efficiency, and long-term control
From Rails backends to modern frontend stacks, I design systems that are intentional, lean, and built to last.
Current Focus
- Scaling Credence into a category-defining platform
- Building infrastructure that reduces dependency and increases ownership
- Creating tools that empower skilled builders over influencers