Jacob Straszynski is a Staff Engineer at Planet Labs, where his enthusiasm for toolsmithing has led him to specialize in Kubernetes and Observability. His interest in making computers perform enjoyable tasks dates back to his work on a Half-Life 1 mod in 1998. Beyond his technical career, Jacob enjoys crafting Neapolitan pizza and sourdough batard, climbing in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and wingfoiling on Lake Tahoe.