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Kio

@kio.sh

Software engineer at Gravitational and hobbyist UI/UX designer based in Toronto, Canada

Where I've worked

Teleport

Aug 2024 - present 3 months

Software Engineer III

Aug 2024 - present3 months

Developed Open Source and Enterprise aspects of the Teleport product as a member of the Core engineering team. With a focus on Identity and Access, I designed, implemented, and improved key features including resource discovery search, access monitoring querying, and recursive access list relations.

Playbook

Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 4 months

Software Engineer

Mar 2024 - Jun 20242 months

Worked with a small team as an engineer in an early-stage startup. Resolved critical search bugs, improved user experience through optimizing Elasticsearch queries, and assisted in development and launch of React Native iOS app.

Software Engineer, Contract

Jan 2024 - Mar 20241 month

FreshBooks

Apr 2022 - Apr 2024 2 years

Software Engineer II

May 2023 - Apr 202411 months

Spearheaded and began a transition from JavaScript to TypeScript. Improved maintainability & ownership across teams through assisting in decomposition of monolith front-end into micro-front-ends. Authored key technical documentation for TypeScript usage in production environment, mentored other engineers, and harnessed strong organization skills in contributing to agile planning.

Software Engineer

Aug 2022 - May 20239 months

Impacted organization-wide decision-making by developing key guidelines for projects through RFCs and ADRs. Expanded product's global reach through work on multi-locale/language support, unblocked planned tasks through open-source contributions to EmberJS, EmberData, and Embroider.

Full-stack Developer, Intern

Apr 2022 - Aug 20224 months

Navigated front-end and back-end development on Core UX team, working on UI/UX enhancements, accessibility, internationalization, automated testing, and performance optimization. Assisted in migrating production deployments from Rundeck to Helm, gaining experience in DevOps tasks.

FreeGeek

Aug 2015 - Feb 2018 2 years 6 months

Volunteer Staff

Aug 2015 - Feb 20182 years 6 months

Managed incoming hardware donations and helped with front desk operations. Acquired hands-on experience in building and maintaining Linux desktop PCs and servers.