Jacobus Brink

Senior Software Engineer · Applied AI · System Design

About Me

I'm Jaco, a senior software engineer with more than 14 years across product development, distributed systems, infrastructure, platform engineering, and applied AI.

TypeScript is my strongest current language, but my work is primarily concerned with systems: architecture, security, reliability, observability, and making safe changes across unfamiliar technologies. I increasingly use AI agents to produce implementation while remaining accountable for the design, verification, and production behaviour.

I'm also a follower of Jesus, a father, a husband, and a creative maker who builds indie games for the joy of it.

Jacobus and his family

What Drives Me

My work is grounded in a conviction that building well is an act of stewardship. I follow Jesus, and that shapes how I approach craft, people, and purpose.

Selected Engineering Work

One representative system from my current professional work

The Arcade

A curated cabinet of games I've built — all playable, all yours to try

Atoll Desktop

Atoll

Island Builder Defense

Toy Box Siege Any Device

Toy Box Siege

Tower Defense

Emberpath Any Device

Emberpath

Top-Down Adventure

Vylux Desktop

Vylux

Tron-Inspired RTS

Robo War Desktop

Robo War

WASD + Mouse Shooter

CuteDefense Any Device

CuteDefense

Tower Defense Game