Killian Louis Grant

Full-Stack Engineering & Leadership

• +1 720 231-9248 [SMS]
• [email protected]
• killiangrant.com
• github.com/nailliK

Competencies

• Front-End Development

  • HTML
  • HTMx, Web Components, PWA
  • CSS, SCSS, Bootstrap, Tailwind
  • JavaScript, TypeScript, WebPack, Workspaces, Lerna, yarn, NPM
  • React, Redux, MobX
  • Vue, VueX, Pinia
  • Accessibility testing and remediation
  • Performance testing and remediation

• Back-End Development

  • Node, Express, Nest, Next, Nuxt
  • PHP, Symfony, Laravel
  • Java, Spring Boot
  • Swagger, OpenAPI
  • REST, GraphQL, gRPC
  • WebSockets
  • Message Queues, Microservices

• Database Management

  • SQL, Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, BigQuery, RDS
  • NoSQL, Mongo, Couch
  • Redis, Caching, Pub / Sub
  • Firebase, Firestore, RealtimeDB
  • Migration and Versioning
  • ERD, Architecture, Design

• DevOps & Deployment

  • Docker
  • CircleCI
  • GitHub Actions
  • Fastlane
  • AWS, GCP
  • Cloudflare

Experience

Codelab303

Senior Technical Lead, March 2023 - September 2023

• Worked with a small team of designers, in-house and offshore developers, and project managers to create custom software solutions for lifestyle and restaurant brands.
• Responsible for the architecture, development, and deployment of client products and services.
• Collaborated with clients to gather requirements, create technical specifications, and write statements of work.

Kin + Carta

Principal Architect 8, December 2021 - March 2023

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet business requirements and technical specifications.
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills to deliver effective and efficient software solutions to multi-million dollar budget projects.
• Contributed to the design and implementation of complex software systems by utilizing modern full-stack technologies.

InteliVideo

Senior Lead Front-End Engineer, July 2020 - September 2021

• Responsible for re-architecting the legacy subscriber-side experience for our streaming video application. Replaced legacy liquid-based templates with reusable Vue components.
• Improved front-end developer experience by decoupling the front-end from legacy Rails platform (SPA), modernizing front-end toolsets and advocating for better seed / migration data.
• Established front-end best practices and coding standards. Implemented style-guides, test suites, and code linting / formatting to enforce standards and best-practices.

Techtonic

Director of Apprenticeship Instruction and Development, January 2020 - July 2020

• Responsible for rewriting the academy's curriculum. Performed interviews with clients, existing development managers, and alumni to determine what languages and theories would best suit our clients and the students.
• Created 12 weeks of intensive Typescript and Java courses and teaching materials for students and instructors.
• Managed the engineering team during the COVID pandemic. Responsible for the operational management of the engineering department. Performed 1:1s, and implemented plans for professional growth and continuing education.
• Provided technical leadership / consulting for all agency sales calls. Provided technical assessments and scoping for all new projects.

Fruition

Director of Engineering, September 2018 - January 2020

• Responsible for leading and coaching the Engineering, Design, Quality Assurance, DevOps and Project Management teams. Incorporated all teams into one cross-functional team Delivery Team. Responsible for their allocations and utilization, professional growth, setting measurable goals and ensuring that they're met.
• Implemented a training and mentorship program to accelerate internal team growth. Promoted Project Managers, Designers, and Developers to practice-lead positions. Worked with leads to create, document and implement standards and best practices within their areas of expertise.
• Provided architectural support and personnel management to offshore teams across India and Brazil. Responsible for ensuring offshore projects were of quality, maintainable, on-time, and under budget.
• Implemented boilerplate-style features and user stories, ensuring that they are thorough and focused on functionality and testability. Introduced pseudo-code style acceptance criteria that is easy to read, binary, and testable.
• Transitioned quality assurance processes from off-site contractors to in-house full-time employees. Integrated and implemented the new process into the existing Agile / Scrum engineering process.
• Collaborated with Business Development and Technical Solutions Architecture teams to improve project scoping processes, gathering requirements, and writing statements of work.

Monigle

Technical Director, July 2017 - September 2018

• In charge of managing the entire Engineering / QA / Ops departments. Responsible for establishing appropriate growth and productivity requirements to meet operational and strategic company goals. Provided training and personal / professional growth plans for all department employees.
• Collaborated with executive leadership, lead engineers, and project managers to audit and improve our development process; focused on improving quality, increasing productivity, and reducing waste.
• Served as technical liaison / consultant for all sales engagements; served as main technical point-of-contact for all clients.
• Implemented coding standards, best practices, and peer code-reviews. Created git-hooks for linting and formatting to keep code consistent and improve legibility / maintainability.
• Worked as Principal Architect and Engineer to rebuild BEAM (Branding Engagement and Asset Management) Platform as a service-based product.

Mondo Robot

Technical Director (Contract), March 2017 - July 2017

• In charge of managing the entire Engineering / QA / Ops departments. Responsible for their allocations, professional growth, setting measurable goals and ensuring that they're met
• Implemented boilerplate-style features / user stories, ensuring that they are thorough and focused on functionality. Introduced pseudo-code style acceptance criteria that is easy to read, binary, and testable
• Transitioned QA processes from off-site contractors to in-house full-time employees. Integrated and implemented the internal QA process into the existing Agile / Scrum engineering process
• Interfaced directly with clients; provided estimates, scoping documentation, solutions architecture, and project negotiation.

Spire Digital

Director of Engineering, October 2013 - February 2017

• In charge of hiring, managing, and facilitating the personal and professional growth of the entire Engineering / QA / Ops departments. Responsible for ensuring their productivity and utilization percentages are inline with company profits / margins and growth plan.
• Collaborated with V.P. of Product to create and execute a proprietary Lean / Agile software development process and methodology, focused on speed and quality. After total adoption, we decreased our defect rates to < 5% and increased feature / task cycle-times by 33%.
• Responsible for creating, updating, and implementing coding standards and best practices. Organized Tech-Lead roles per project to enforce standards and best practices and ensure that each feature / user story is well-written and in line with project roadmap.

FIREANT STUDIO

Lead Full-Stack Developer, December 2011 - October 2013

• In charge of leading and managing a team of 5 developers and designers, performed code-reviews, and facilitated collaboration between front-end engineers and designers.
• Collaborated with Sales for scoping, feature definition, and vetting and choosing technologies best suited for each project.
• Implemented and executed mobile-first design and development strategies. Created training resources for sales and designers to better understand their implementation and value to users.

Sterling-Rice Group

Senior Full-Stack Developer, July 2010 - December 2011

• Developed websites, micro-sites, banner-ads, and Facebook applications for clients with multi-million dollar budgets.
• Implemented a formal QA process and hired the first SRG QA technician.
• In charge of researching and choosing technologies for all projects.
• Conducted live-broadcast web conferences showcasing new and useful web technologies.

Education

Metropolitan State University of Denver

BA, Design and Visual Communications, 2004

Red Rocks Community College

AA, Visual Communications, 2002