Jeff Kayser
Lead Software Engineer at Firesteel Consulting
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
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Top SchoolJeff Kayser is a lead software engineer and longtime architect with 14+ years building systems for startups, NGOs, and multinationals across telecommunications, mapping, finance, research, and health tech. He runs Firesteel Consulting, delivering turnkey solutions for mission-driven clients while also leading engineering at Care Solace, blending hands-on implementation with strategic, long-term thinking. Known for re-architecting legacy systems into scalable, maintainable platforms, he balances elegant technical design with pragmatic business priorities to deliver rapid, budget-aware progress. A strong communicator and empathetic listener, he excels in ambiguous environments—quickly absorbing context, guiding teams, and improving codebases and processes. Practical wins include automation that saved hours per user in healthcare workflows and building APIs to make supercomputer simulations accessible for collaborative research.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Purdue University
Japanese
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Github Skills (19)
bounding10
inkscape9
geo8
openstreetmap-data8
open-science8
reproducible-science8
openstreetmap7
open-data7
science7
maps6
collaboration6
json5
python2
dokuwiki2
dictionary2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jeffkayser/dotfiles
Feb 2015 - Jun 2020
Contributions:11 pushes in 5 years 5 months
jeffkayser/inkscape-checkerboard
Dec 2011 - May 2015
Inkscape extension to create a checkerboard
Contributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 3 years 5 months
inkscape
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