Jeff Kennedy
Technical Lead Manager at Pepper
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJeff Kennedy is a Technical Lead Manager based in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building maintainable backend systems using Python, TypeScript, Scala, and Kotlin. He progressed through hands-on engineering roles at startups and scale-ups—including Crunchbase, Kiva, and YugaByte—before moving into technical leadership at Pepper, where he now blends people management with architectural ownership. Jeff’s background in software engineering (Carnegie Mellon SV) plus an unconventional foundation in English and Philosophy gives him a strong aptitude for clear technical communication and pragmatic system design. He focuses on shipping reliable, long-lived services that matter to users and teams, and is comfortable navigating both legacy systems and greenfield projects. An early-career stint teaching in Japan hints at cross-cultural adaptability that informs his collaborative leadership style.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Hon. BA English & Philosophy, Hon. BA English & Philosophy at The University of EdinburghMaster’s Degree Software Engineering, Master’s Degree Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Silicon ValleyHon. BA English & Philosophy, Hon. BA English & Philosophy at University of TorontoPost-Baccalaureate Computer Engineering, Post-Baccalaureate Computer Engineering at Boston University
English, Japanese, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
javas10
databases10
distributed-database10
back-end-development10
java10
database10
sql9
database-administration8
cpp8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
valesken/ClassicSudoku
Oct 2014 - Jun 2016
Contributions:58 commits, 2 PRs, 44 pushes in 1 year 8 months
kotlinandroidsudoku
valesken/valesken.github.io
Sep 2015 - Jun 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 62 pushes, 6 branches in 6 years 10 months
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