Jake Elledge

Software engineer in Chicago.

Hey, I'm Jake. I write software for work and make things the rest of the time, usually at the pottery wheel, in the kitchen, or in the middle of a new side project. This is where I keep a few of them.

About

I'm a software engineer in Chicago. I like problems I can actually get my hands on and finish, which is probably why so many of my hobbies end in something you can hold, eat, or ride.

When I'm not at a keyboard I'm throwing pots, cooking something good, out on the bike, or in the gym. I travel when I get the chance, and I put plenty of hours into video games too.

Projects

๐Ÿค– My Little Helper Guy

A little Telegram bot that tells me whether to grab an umbrella and sends a morning rundown. Slowly growing into a real assistant.

Python ยท Telegram

๐Ÿ”ง Workshop Agent

A work-in-progress app for messing around with electronics, Arduino, and 3D-printed parts.

In progress

โž• More on GitHub

The rest of what I'm building, finished and in progress.

GitHub โ†—

Outside of work

The stuff that fills my evenings and weekends.

๐Ÿบ Pottery

Throwing and hand-building on the wheel. Mostly mugs and bowls that end up in the actual cabinet.

โœˆ๏ธ Traveling

Always have a next trip half-planned. Will happily fly somewhere just for the food.

๐Ÿณ Cooking

My other way of making something with my hands. Weeknight staples and the occasional weekend project.

๐ŸŽฎ Video games

How I actually unwind. A little bit of everything, depending on the mood.

๐Ÿ‹๏ธ Weight lifting

In the gym most weeks. It keeps the rest of this list running.

๐Ÿšด Biking

Out on the bike when the weather cooperates, and sometimes when it doesn't.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Side projects

There's always one going. A few of them ended up in the Projects section above.