KEVIN FLORIAN
Louisville,KY
Summary
Architect-level Frontend Engineer with 12+ years of experience, specializing in the design, architecture, and evolution of complex, enterprise-scale SaaS web platforms. Deep expertise in scalable SPA architecture, leveraging modern Angular (v14+), TypeScript, and advanced RxJS. Recent entrepreneurial leadership experience as the founder of Flaux.co, an AI-centered digital agency.
Proven ability to implement declarative, predictable state management – from custom RxJS and signal-based patterns to large NgRx systems – to build high-performance, modular UI applications. A recognized technical leader skilled in defining frontend direction, establishing scalable standards within large monorepos, and guiding and mentoring engineering teams to ensure long-term application resilience and maintainability.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
BULLHORN
Boston, USA
03.2022 - 09.2025
- Led front-end architecture for an Angular 17 enterprise SaaS platform running on modern reactive (RxJS & signals) state management, serving hundreds of thousands of users globally.
Architected and built reusable, modular Angular UI libraries, integrated with RESTful Java services, improving throughput and modular scalability.
Directed migration from AngularJS to modern Angular, establishing patterns for declarative, predictable state management using RxJS and signals.
Optimized CI/CD workflows using Jest, Protractor, and WDIO to automate integration testing and improve deployment velocity.
Served as UI platform tech lead, driving architectural reviews and mentoring engineers on best practices for scalable SPA design.
Contributed to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) efforts using Ansible for environment configuration and deployment automation.
Collaborated with leadership to integrate AI and automation tools (Claude, ChatGPT APIs, Sourcegraph Cody) into developer and user workflows, reducing delivery time by ~30%.
STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER
METHOD
Charlotte, USA
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Led front-end architecture for an Angular 17 enterprise SaaS platform running on modern reactive (RxJS & signals) state management, serving hundreds of thousands of users globally.
Architected and built reusable, modular Angular UI libraries, integrated with RESTful Java services, improving throughput and modular scalability.
Directed migration from AngularJS to modern Angular, establishing patterns for declarative, predictable state management using RxJS and signals.
Optimized CI/CD workflows using Jest, Protractor, and WDIO to automate integration testing and improve deployment velocity.
Served as UI platform tech lead, driving architectural reviews and mentoring engineers on best practices for scalable SPA design.
Contributed to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) efforts using Ansible for environment configuration and deployment automation.
Collaborated with leadership to integrate AI and automation tools (Claude, ChatGPT APIs, Sourcegraph Cody) into developer and user workflows, reducing delivery time by ~30%.
SENIOR APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER
UPS
Louisville, USA
10.2017 - 02.2021
- Led front-end modernization of enterprise logistics software, tracking 20,000+ tractor-trailers across North America, delivering real-time visibility into fleet, route, and status data using Angular, TypeScript, and .NET Core microservices.
Owned the full SDLC of 4 greenfield enterprise web applications used by thousands of clients nationwide, impacting millions of dollars of real-time service per hour, employing Angular, Node.js, TypeScript, RxJS, and .NET Core web APIs on an OCP Kubernetes cloud environment.
Managed CI/CD pipelines and containerized PaaS deployments on OpenShift Kubernetes, enabling automated, reliable frontend builds.
Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using YAML and Helm for OpenShift deployments, enabling consistent GitOps-driven environment provisioning and automated rollback safety.
Integrated real-time monitoring and alerting dashboards to catch pipeline failures before production impact.
Directed the redesign of a reporting engine using Angular 6+, alongside a Java backend, and DB2 stored procedures.
Mentored junior developers and interns while championing Agile software development methodologies.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
METABANK
Louisville, USA
05.2016 - 10.2017
- Co-led full-stack development of tax-return software and websites, utilizing C#/VB, ASP.NET, .NET framework, and SQL Server in an Agile environment.
- Implemented task-based parallelization in a critical application, boosting tax season high-volume efficiency by 82x.
- Engineered internal automation applications that eliminated over 100,000 manual processes annually.
- Conducted penetration testing, and applied mitigations to resolve OWASP Top 10 security concerns.
- Guided Agile software development practices as a team leader, enhancing project delivery.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
AMATROL
Jeffersonville, USA
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Engineered full-stack, interactive curriculum applications for technical training, enhancing educational software delivery.
- Designed and managed media-rich Adobe Flash educational applications using ActionScript, XML, HTML, and CSS to foster engaging user interactions.
- Mentored a team of junior developers while collaborating with subject matter experts, engineers, technical writers, and graphic artists.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES - Liberal Arts/Sciences
97th Percentile SAT scores
Skills
Programming Languages
- Javascript, TypeScript
- C#, Java
- PHP
Front-End Technologies
- Angular, RxJS, NgRx
- HTML5, CSS3
- React, Redux
- ASPNET
- XAML
- D3js
- UI/UX design
- Figma
- Jest
Backend & Frameworks
- NET, NET Core
- Nodejs, Expressjs
- Restful APIs
- Microservices
- GraphQL
- ActiveMQ, Kafka
Databases
- SQL Server, MySQL
- Couchbase/MongoDB (NoSQL)
- Firebase, Supabase
- DB2
DevOps & Tools
- npm
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Jenkins
- DevOps (Azure, AWS, GCP, OCP)
- Multi & Monorepo Git
- PaaS (OpenShift/Kubernetes)
- Postman
- Cloud architecture
- Agile PM/SDLC
Other Technologies
- Craft CMS
- WP
- MCP
- n8n AI automation
Timeline
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - BULLHORN
03.2022 - 09.2025
STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER - METHOD
02.2021 - 03.2022
SENIOR APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER - UPS
10.2017 - 02.2021
SOFTWARE ENGINEER - METABANK
05.2016 - 10.2017
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - AMATROL
01.2010 - 01.2016
INDIANA UNIVERSITY - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY - UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, Liberal Arts/Sciences