Summary
Josh Kinlaw is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building full‑stack, customer-facing platforms across enterprise and automotive domains. He has led backend API design and integrations using Java Spring, TypeScript, gRPC and GraphQL while shipping engaging React/Next.js frontends and reusable component libraries. At CarNow he drove a secure scheduling and communication platform for dealers, and at Salesforce he led REST API and Lightning Data Service efforts for complex UI components. Comfortable in both startup-like teams and large engineering organizations, he brings a pragmatic blend of technical leadership and hands-on coding. Based in Raleigh, NC, Josh pairs a systems-oriented CS background with cross-team collaboration to turn product goals into reliable, user-focused software.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at North Carolina State University