Summary
Evan Kelch is a Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase with nine years of hands-on experience building secure, reliable systems and a background in both software engineering and planetary science. Based in Chicago, he blends practical production engineering with a security-focused perspective honed during his Computer Science studies at Purdue. His past roles range from enterprise software development to pragmatic, real-world problem solving—illustrated by a gap-semester living in a Subaru while making pizza and climbing, and research work on Martian geology. Known for crisp, no-nonsense priorities (he’s explicitly “not interested in your AI startup”), Evan brings steady execution and shareholder-minded delivery to complex projects. He pairs academic curiosity from planetary astronomy with day-to-day engineering at scale, making him comfortable translating research-grade thinking into shipping software.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Planetary Astronomy and Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Planetary Astronomy and Science at Purdue University