Joe Kimmel
Staff Software Engineer at VMware
Chino Valley, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolJoe Kimmel is a Staff Software Engineer with a cross-disciplinary background spanning Python web services, Rails full-stack work, C++ medical device software, and Kubernetes controllers in Go. He brings practical experience in concurrency and distributed systems and has shipped production software at companies including VMware, GRAIL, and Evidation Health. Known for explaining technical details clearly to non-technical stakeholders, he pairs hands-on coding with mentoring and thoughtful refactoring. Joe prefers products that are genuinely used and appreciated, and flourishes in organizations that balance collaboration with autonomy. His academic mix of computer science, music composition, and a master’s in neuroscience hints at a creative, analytical approach to problem solving. Based in Chino Valley, AZ, he combines engineering depth with a taste for long walks on the beach—suggesting both persistence and perspective.
4 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Music, Music Theory and Composition, Bachelor of Music, Music Theory and Composition at Oberlin ConservatoryMaster's degree, Neuroscience, Master's degree, Neuroscience at University of ChicagoBachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at Oberlin College
Github Skills (72)
benchmark10
controller10
historical10
carvel10
declarative10
namespaces10
k8s10
operator10
continuous-delivery10
secrets10
kubernetes-deployment10
starlark10
helm10
kubelet10
github-repos10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
joe-kimmel-vmw/lifecycle
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
Reference implementation of the Cloud Native Buildpacks lifecycle
Contributions:1 PR, 197 pushes, 56 branches in 6 months
cloud-native-buildpackslifecyclebuildpacksreference-implementationcloud-native
joe-kimmel-vmw/pack
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
CLI for building apps using Cloud Native Buildpacks
Contributions:39 pushes, 20 branches in 6 months
cloud-native-buildpacksbuildpackscloud-nativecli
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