Kyle Macdonald
Director Of Product Management at Clerk.com
United States
Summary
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RockstarKyle Macdonald is a product-focused engineering leader with 11 years of experience, currently directing product management at Clerk after serving as Sr. Director of Web Engineering at HashiCorp and long-time agency CTO. He bridges hands‑on front‑end development (React/Next.js) with executive product strategy, and actively contributes to high-profile open-source projects by improving documentation and website UX for HashiCorp tools like Waypoint and Consul. Kyle helped scale an agency from 4 to nearly 200 employees and through an acquisition by VICE, and has a track record of developing engineering talent that went on to Vercel, GitHub, Stripe and other major platforms. Known for shipping usable interfaces and pragmatic technical decisions, he combines coder instincts with operator-level product leadership.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (22)
javascript10
website-development10
css10
next-js10
javascripts10
html10
react10
ui-design9
consul8
hash6
iphone6
bash6
github6
git6
itunes6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
hashicorp/consul
Dec 2019 - Sep 2021
Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 reviews, 13 commits, 16 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Kyle primarily contributed to the website components and user interface of the Consul documentation and marketing site. Their work included adding links to certification and cloud offerings, updating the homepage hero section and CTAs, and adding redirects. They were responsible for modifying existing components, CSS styles, and navigation elements to improve the user experience.
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hashicorp/waypoint
Sep 2020 - Sep 2021
A tool to build, deploy, and release any application on any platform.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 12 commits, 28 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Kyle primarily contributes to the website component of the Waypoint project. Their commits focus on modifying the website's user interface, including the addition of new platform logos and updated links. They demonstrate an understanding of Next.js configuration, implementing headers for robots indexing, and incorporating new components into the documentation section. The user's work directly impacts the presentation and usability of the Waypoint website.
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