Kaela Polnitz
Software Engineer II at Microsoft
Monrovia, California, United States
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Top SchoolKaela Polnitz is a Software Engineer II at Microsoft with eight years of experience building performant web applications and cloud solutions, currently focused on improving Microsoft Teams’ in-meeting tabs and apps using React, AngularJS, JavaScript, and TypeScript. A UCLA alum in Mathematics and Computer Science (c/o 2020), she transitioned from cloud and AI consulting on Azure to front-end performance work, bringing strong CI/CD and infrastructure familiarity from earlier roles. Kaela has hands-on experience building production microservices in Go and backend tooling, plus a track record of contributing to open-source through the MLH Fellows program. Based in Monrovia, CA, she combines rigorous technical foundations with a practical focus on reducing latency and improving user experience at scale.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at Monrovia High SchoolBachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of California, Los Angeles
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Github Skills (16)
microsoft-teams10
devrel9
nodejs9
javascript8
typescript8
powershell8
collaboration8
sdk7
microsoft7
smartphone7
email-notifications5
editing5
event-driven4
python4
react3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
att/deadline
Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
An event driven application to maintain schedules.
Contributions:7 commits, 4 PRs, 2 pushes in 7 months
schedulesevent-driven
kpolnitz/microsoft-teams-test-tab
Sep 2022 - Jul 2024
A test tab for Microsoft Teams used to exercise the platform and SDK
Contributions:8 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 10 months
microsoft-teamssdkmicrosoft
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