Ethan Kan
Co-founder CTO at Mode, Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEthan Kan is a seasoned software leader and co-founder/CTO with 11+ years building web applications and backend systems that deliver direct, lasting value. Based in San Francisco, he has led engineering and architecture across startups and large organizations—from founding Mode, Inc. to directing engineering at 50 Cubes and architecting game backends at CloudPlay. His early work on email processing, group collaboration, and APIs at eGroups/ONElist and Yahoo! honed deep expertise in scalable messaging, ops, and product-facing infrastructure. Ethan blends hands-on systems design (servers, integrations, and web frontends) with people leadership, having managed both engineering and operations teams. He pairs advanced academic training (MS in CS from Stanford) with a pragmatic focus on shipping reliable products. A not-obvious strength is his longevity across evolving web eras, giving him a rare perspective on building durable services from classic email systems to modern web platforms.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Engineering at University of MichiganMaster of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at Stanford University
Github Skills (32)
middleware10
router10
server10
mux9
api9
go8
golang8
martini7
node-red6
sdk5
nodejs4
sensor4
device-driver4
serial-port4
web-framework4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
moderepo/node-device-lib
Oct 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:4 releases, 6 commits, 6 PRs in 2 years 7 months
javascriptnodejsnode-red
moderepo/WICED-SDK
Jul 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:2 releases, 2 pushes, 2 tags in 10 months
device-driverdevelopingsdk
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