Summary
Andy Kwong is a Distinguished Software Engineer with 8 years in modern cloud-native and IoT development and over a decade of earlier web engineering experience. Based in La Mesa, CA, he specializes in lean/XP practices, test-driven development, and end-to-end AWS architectures using Serverless, CloudFormation and Terraform to deliver continuous value. At Hunter Industries he advanced from developer to technical lead roles, shaping CI/CD pipelines, refactoring legacy systems, and mentoring teams in agile architecture and testing. His background spans front-end frameworks (Angular, Vue), backend microservices and accessibility-focused web work for government and healthcare campaigns, showing a rare blend of product-driven craftsmanship and operational rigor. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic decomposition of large projects into thin vertical slices that enable frequent delivery and low-risk releases.
8 years of coding experience