Hiring brief

Jake Kinchen builds fast, production-grade AI/product prototypes.

Fullstack software and product engineer in Austin. I turn requirements into crisp interfaces quickly, then map the technical path from v1 to a maintainable production system.

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Positioning

What to know in one pass

I build production-grade web apps and ML tooling with Next.js, Python, Postgres, Swift, and Three.js. Recent work spans Textbook2Video, MolecuLens, Trash Mapper, OneTier security dashboards, agentic research pipelines, shader-powered UI, and automation systems.

The recurring pattern: clarify the product requirement, make the interface inspectable, choose boring infrastructure where it matters, and isolate the risky AI or compute work behind testable services.

Proof points

Strongest things to read first

Python / Agents / Video

Textbook2Video

PDF and topic inputs become narrated explainer videos through OCR, summarization, storyboarding, Manim code generation, TTS, and MP4 assembly.

 Python / FastAPI / Three.js

MolecuLens

Published molecular visualization product with a FastAPI/Psi4 service that returns Three.js-ready orbital and density meshes.

 Next.js / Supabase / OpenAI

Trash Mapper

Crowdsourced Austin litter map with authenticated reporting, image uploads, geolocation, OpenAI vision validation, and cleanup gamification.

 Product / Dashboards / Security

OneTier / Zero Trust Command Center

Security operations dashboard work translating complex operational requirements into a crisp, inspectable interface.

 iOS / Product / Local

TrailMates ATX

Published iOS app for friends and events around Austin's Butler Trail.

 Agents / Health / Infra

Cora

Hackathon-winning agent filesystem infrastructure for a personal health assistant platform.

Best fit

Where I am useful

  • Turning ambiguous product requirements into a polished first interface.
  • Building AI-assisted workflows that still have clear state, provenance, and operator controls.
  • Connecting Python/ML services to production web apps without making demos look more real than they are.
  • Designing dashboards, creative tools, and technical interfaces that need both taste and systems judgment.