Kyle Kent

Software Engineer

Experience

IKEA North America Services, LLC

June 2022 - Present

Software Engineer

  • Drove development of Vaka, a greenfield, real-time observability platform built with Fastly, Dynamic Web Framework, Preact, GCP, and MongoDB that enhanced error resolution in customer-facing online shopping systems, significantly reducing Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)
  • Integrated client-side routing with React Router for the Cart SPA, enabling robust A/B testing and smoother user experiences
  • Developed and optimized online checkout features to reduce load times, improve error messaging, and enhance UI clarity around service selections and product groupings
  • Mentored 4 new engineers through structured weekly sessions, accelerating onboarding timelines by providing hands-on guidance and technical walkthroughs and authored onboarding templates for React, TypeScript, and Git best practices
  • Spearheaded a login gateway initiative, coordinating cross-team efforts to introduce A/B tested login flows that improved user authentication rates
  • Collaborated with internal frontend design team to identify, report, and deliver bugfixes
  • Founded and led a company-wide DevOps Guild standardizing workflows and training across GCP, Terraform, and GitHub Actions
  • Resolved a critical security vulnerability in the gift registry flow, safeguarding sensitive customer address information
  • Created a project repository template using Terraform and integrating GCP with GitHub using Workload Identity Federation
  • Managed monthly on-call shifts for global checkout support, effectively identifying and resolving production issues and managing market rollbacks

Proconex

February 2021 - June 2022

Software Engineer

  • Architected and developed Angular components such as a dynamic reporting table, interactive OPC device parameter navigation, and editable data tables with conditional logic
  • Designed a configurable alert infrastructure integrating SQL stored procedures, Angular dialogs, and web API hooks to automate notifications
  • Optimized SQL stored procedures, significantly reducing query latency and improving overall response times
  • Refactored legacy Angular and SQL codebases to eliminate performance bottlenecks and improve maintainability

BrickSimple, LLC

February 2020 - January 2021

Software Engineer

  • Developed a HIPAA compliant, NLP healthcare chat app designed to answer patients' post-surgery care questions. Built using Google DialogFlow with a React/Redux frontend and Django backend
  • Optimized data polling and statistics calculations in an Angular-based patient management system
  • Worked directly with clients to gather requirements, architect solutions, implement designs, beta test with users, and deliver tailored software applications
  • Developed virtual assistant UI components in React, leading to an increase in user engagement and streamlined conversational feature integration

His Mansion Ministries

September 2018 - October 2019

Servant Leader

  • Led and mentored residents in a structured recovery program, fostering accountability, emotional resilience, and teamwork through daily guidance, conflict resolution, and collaborative problem-solving

First Trust Portfolios

August 2016 - September 2018

Software Engineer

  • Modernized legacy financial applications by refactoring outdated architecture and improving code readability and maintainability
  • Created SQL tools for database optimization, enhancing data integrity and boosting query performance
  • Collaborated closely with clients to gather requirements and successfully delivered tailored software solutions

Open Source Projects

Single page portfolio website showcasing my projects, skills, and work experience. Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, and TypeScript.

Basic todo list application for continued learning purposes, focusing on Tailwind CSS, Next.js App Router, and MinimongoDB

Education

Wheaton College

September 2013 - May 2017
Wheaton, IL

BS Computer Science