Jose Elera
Senior Software Engineer at Kin Insurance
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJose Elera is a Senior Software Engineer based in Chicago with 16 years of experience blending Linux system administration background and hands-on web development. He currently builds Ruby on Rails and TypeScript applications at Kin Insurance, progressing from junior to senior roles within the same company, which reflects both delivery consistency and fast growth. Comfortable in the command line, he applies disciplined engineering practices and a systems mindset to backend and front-end problems alike. An active open-source contributor, he improved JavaScript syntax highlighting and folding for Vim, demonstrating attention to developer experience and tooling. His earlier career in customer-facing roles and coaching at Flatiron School informs his collaborative, mentor-first approach to engineering teams.
16 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Software Engineering, Software Engineering, Software Engineering, Software Engineering at Flatiron SchoolHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Centro Educativo Diocesano El Buen PastorIngeniería Informática, Computer Software Engineering, Ingeniería Informática, Computer Software Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúClient-Side Web Programmer, Computer Programming, Client-Side Web Programmer, Computer Programming at O'Reilly School of Technology
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (12)
javascript10
syntax-highlighting10
code-formatting10
vimscript10
json6
vim6
activerecord6
macos6
editing6
vim-syntax-highlighting6
iterm6
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jelera/vim-javascript-syntax
Jan 2012 - Sep 2020
Enhanced javascript syntax file for Vim
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 84 commits, 15 PRs in 8 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Jose primarily contributed to enhancing the JavaScript syntax highlighting for the Vim editor. Their work involved modifying the syntax file to improve the visual appearance of JavaScript code, adding highlighting for new keywords, and updating the highlighting for strings and other code elements. They also introduced features such as code folding and improved the overall look of the code in various colorschemes.
javascriptvim
learn-co-students/Flatipotle-Debugging-Lab-chicago-web-career-040119
Jun 2019 - Aug 2025
Contributions:2 PRs in 6 years 3 months
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