Ken Kinder
https://kkinder.com
kkinder
[email protected]
+1 720-690-8165
At a glance
25 Years Experience
Development and management experience
Creator of PuePy
Published
Core Competences
SaaS and Business Software Development
Leadership and mentorship of small to medium teams
Product development
Technical Proficiencies
Python: Django, FastAPI, Flask
JavaScript: Vue.js, Web Components, PWAs
Orchestration: AWS, Fly.io, Heroku, Docker
Work Experience
Emissary Software LLC
Technical Product Manager
July 2015 - Present
Reported directly to CEO in SaaS startup
Developed initial MVP single-handedly
Currently leads team of 12 developers in SOC2-compliant
Tech Stack: Django, Vue.js, Docker, AWS
Rackspace
Software Engineer III
August 2013 - July 2015 (2 years)
Implemented data visualization for OpenStack-based Cloud Block Storage service
Developed bare metal provisioning APIs
Tech Stack: Python, OpenStack, Linux
Juju.com
Software Engineer
August 2005 - August 2013 (8 years)
Second employee of successful startup
Wrote custom web crawler, search engine software
Horizontally scaled system across commodity hardware
Tech Stack: Python, Twisted, Lucene, Linux
Zoto.com
Software Engineer
Feb 2003 - August 2005 (2 years 7 months)
First employee
Developed backend photo storage system, sharding data across nodes
Designed and developed API for frontend developers
Tech Stack: Python, Twisted, MySQL, Linux
Rackspace
Core Developer
February 2002 - February 2004 (2 years)
Implemented key business systems in use for decades, including internal ("genie") ticketing system and external CRM system
Rewrote much of pre-existing PHP system in Python
Managed requirements for development team
Tech Stack: Custom Python Framework, Linux, PostgreSQL
Open Source
PuePy
, Python+Webassembly Reactive Frontend Framework
Mehditor
, modern terminal editor
Brancher
, flexible git-flow alternative
TemplateMail
, Python email templating system
Django AjaxView
, library for integrating frontend code easily
wsgigo
, WSGI router
Published Work
The travel-only Gmail account: A practical proposal for digital privacy at the US border
, Hacker Noon 2017
Sublime Text: One Editor to Rule Them All?
, Linux Journal 2013
Event-Driven Programming with Twisted and Python
, Linux Journal 2005