Gabriel Kuhlman
Chicago,IL
Summary
Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of experience with a specialty in React, Javascript, Ruby, GraphQL, and Rails. Proven track record of delivering and maintaining scalable SAAS web applications. Solid understanding of software engineering processes and industry best practices. Always eager to share knowledge and create environments where individuals and teams can deliver high quality code.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Frontend Engineer II
Yello Co
12.2020 - Current
- Served as team leader on numerous projects, effectively breaking down complex tasks into manageable stories
- Ensured continuous communication and coordination with management regarding the progress and status of projects
- Created a client-configurable application form with configurable fields, conditional fields, and the ability to parse uploaded resume documents to populate the form fields
- Lead the effort to upgrade Apollo Client from version 2 to 3 and established a style guide for the proper adoption of hooks-based query and mutation usage within single page applications resulting in quicker data fetches, reduced dependency on fetching methods in favor of Apollo's hooks, and significantly reduced lines of redundant code used to instantiate clients
- Migrated Ruby-rendered ERB applications to React resulting in a more developer friendly API with GraphQL, greater reusability of front end components, and earned a AAA accessibility rating (WCAG)
- Served as chair of the API guild, which included knowledge sharing sessions, architecture upgrades for the company's GraphQL stack, maintaining documentation and best practices guides in turn allowing the entire engineering department to leverage GraphQL's benefits
- Created a bug triaging and addressing process for teams to adopt resulting in a rise from 4 to 7.8 solved bugs per sprint
- Wrote a translation script for writing static i18n translation files using Google's Cloud Translate API replacing the previous broken script allowing developers to easily write translations for the 22 localizations that the app supported while being efficient enough to stay within Google's free tier
- Lead sprint ceremonies to break down and plan large greenfield features for teams to work on
- Worked on multiple features including an AI driven resume-to-job matching service for companies to rediscover candidates already within their system
Frontend Engineer II
Yello Co
12.2018 - 12.2020
- Acted as the subject matter expert for React and Javascript in the development of enterprise scale web apps using a ruby back end with GraphQL middleware delivering maintainable, stable, and performant features
- Coordinated with product managers and designers to implement a user interface consistent with a new design system
- Established foundational components to the shared component library significantly reducing redundant code and increasing reusability
- Developed a client-configurable dynamic form for candidate data collection with a WCAG 2.0 accessibility rating
- Participated in agile ceremonies to efficiently break down and plan team epics
Software Engineer
Amdocs
05.2015 - 04.2018
- Developed an internal tool for the tracking of Key Performance Indicators across the organization resulting in a mobile application that consumed an Enterprise Java backend and presented graphical data to the end user
- Met with internal shareholders to define the KPIs and determine how metrics could be tracked ensuring that the data was presented in a useful and intuitive way
- Established endpoints to deliver data with a Java backend and consumed the data using Oracle's hybrid mobile framework
Education
Bachelor of Science - Anthropology
University of Illinois and Urbana Champaign
Champaign, Il01.2015
Skills
Frontend
- React
- Redux
- JavaScript
- WCAG and Accessibility criteria
- PostCSS and Tailwind
Backend
- Ruby on Rails
- GraphQL
- API Design
- Postgres
Tooling and Frameworks
- Jest
- Git
- Nodejs
- Jenkins
Websites
Coursework
- React - The Complete Guide, Udemy, 2023
- Remix.js - The Practical Guide, Udemy, 2023
- GraphQL with React: The Developers Guide, Udemy, 2022
Timeline
Senior Frontend Engineer II
Yello Co
12.2020 - Current
Frontend Engineer II
Yello Co
12.2018 - 12.2020
Software Engineer
Amdocs
05.2015 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Science - Anthropology
University of Illinois and Urbana Champaign
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