Kio
@kio.sh
Software engineer at Gravitational and hobbyist UI/UX designer based in Toronto, Canada
Where I've worked
Teleport
Aug 2024 - present• 4 months
Software Engineer III
Aug 2024 - present•4 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 2024•2 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 2024•1 month
FreshBooks
Apr 2022 - Apr 2024• 2 years
Software Engineer II
May 2023 - Apr 2024•11 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 2023•9 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 2022•4 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 2018•2 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.
Projects
kio.dev
An overview of the tech used & things learned in designing and building my new portfolio / blog website stack
Toru
Elixir-based API for generating customized, embeddable SVGs of last.fm activity
svelte-breakpoints
Svelte library for creating easy responsive layouts with CSS media queries.