Ed Kaim is a serial founder and product-minded engineer with nine years of recent hands-on software experience and two decades building startups and products from Redmond, Washington. He combines front-end craftsmanship—evidenced by UI and kiosk improvements to Microsoft’s popular MakeCode Arcade and Azure DevOps Labs—with back-end Azure Functions work that modernizes dependency injection and configuration. As founder/CEO of SharpLogic and Quantcha, he blends product leadership with practical engineering, shipping customer-facing platforms for events, presentations, and developer communities. Comfortable toggling between HTML/CSS/JS polish and backend configuration, he has a knack for turning UX pain points into small, high-impact technical fixes that improve developer and user workflows.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering
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Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:63 commits, 24 PRs, 33 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Ed primarily contributed to the front-end of the project by modifying various HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files related to the website's presentation and user interface. They made changes to the top navigation bar, sidebar, and layout, including updates to images, links, and the inclusion of a search functionality. Furthermore, the user adjusted the styles and formatting across multiple CSS files, suggesting a focus on UI/UX improvements and ensuring visual consistency.
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Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:11 commits in 10 days
Contributions summary:Ed's contributions primarily focused on modifying the backend configuration and dependencies of the project. They made changes to the `FunctionsStartup.cs` file, likely related to Azure Functions configuration. They also updated the project's settings and configuration references to improve the application's functionality. These updates include integrating dependency injection and adjusting configuration retrieval methods.
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