Jacob Shiohira - Co-Founder at Ora

Jacob Shiohira

Co-Founder at Ora

United States

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Jacob Shiohira is a results-driven software entrepreneur and engineer blending a solid foundation in computer science and mathematics with business acumen. As Co-Founder of Ora, he leverages a hands-on engineering mindset to grow a startup while sharpening product and operations. Previously at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer II and at Metaplex Studios, he built scalable systems and contributed to blockchain-focused tooling, with a notable focus on automating build, release, and versioning workflows for open-source projects. An active open-source contributor, his GitHub work on automating NPM and crate publishing demonstrates a knack for end-to-end lifecycle improvements. He brings a strengths-based approach—Achiever, Learner, Futuristic, Input, and Command—paired with international exposure from studies in Japan, enabling cross-functional collaboration across tech, product, and business teams. Currently pursuing a dual BS in CS and Math with a business minor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he is constantly seeking opportunities to learn, ship reliable software, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in engineering and entrepreneurship.

10 years of coding experience

4 years of employment as a software developer

High School, General Studies, Graduated, High School, General Studies, Graduated at Bentonville High School

Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Freshman, Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Freshman at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

N/A, Japanese Language, Japanese Business, Japanese Culture, N/A, Japanese Language, Japanese Business, Japanese Culture at Senshu University (専修大学)

Github Skills (16)

version-control10

github-actions-workflows10

automation10

github-ci10

javascript10

automations10

rust10

npm10

javascripts10

github-action-workflow10

github-actions-workflow10

ci-cd10

solana9

metaplex9

git9

Programming languages (3)

TypeScriptRustPython

Github contributions (5)

metaplex-foundation/metaplex-program-library

May 2022 - Nov 2022

Smart contracts maintained by the Metaplex team

Role in this project:

DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer

Contributions:29 reviews, 28 commits, 51 PRs in 5 months

Contributions summary:Jacob primarily focused on automating and improving the project's build, release, and versioning workflows. Their contributions include setting up auto-publishing to NPM and the crate registry, appending version information to the pull request flow, and publishing version changes on PR merge. They implemented actions using JavaScript to manage versioning commands, list changed files, and publish packages. These changes indicate a focus on streamlining the software development lifecycle.

solanarustethereumblockchainmetaplex

jshiohaha/metaplex-program-library

May 2022 - Jun 2022

Smart contracts maintained by the Metaplex team

Contributions:39 reviews, 51 PRs, 77 pushes in 1 month

ethereumblockchainmetaplexsoliditysmart-contracts

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