Summary
Andrew Kind is a Payload Test and Integration Engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience building and validating complex hardware-software systems, currently testing end-to-end satellite communications and developing automation and test infrastructure at Amazon in the Greater Seattle Area. He has a strong QA and integration background from roles at Big Fish Games and Precor, where he combined hardware bring-up, compatibility testing, and documentation to keep large test venues operational. Focused on growing into Linux system administration, he is actively expanding skills in networking and security to support enterprise-scale operations. Known for translating messy, cross-functional requirements into repeatable test workflows, he brings practical troubleshooting experience from both customer-facing technical support and lab engineering. His blend of field-level calibration, shipping/logistics oversight, and software QA gives him a rare perspective on systems that must work reliably from bench to deployment.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Information Systems, B.S. Information Systems at Seattle Pacific University