Kafele Kossally is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with six years of experience building data-intensive ETL pipelines and analytics platforms using Java, Python, and Spark. Currently at Bloomberg, he focuses on turning high-volume, messy data into reliable, scalable systems that align with business goals. His background spans full-stack engineering and hands-on teaching—he previously built Rails apps, mentored cohorts at App Academy, and taught complex logic and Mandarin, demonstrating strong communication and curriculum design skills. That blend of pedagogy and production engineering gives him a knack for simplifying complexity and improving team knowledge transfer. Colleagues rely on him for maintainable solutions and pragmatic data validation strategies that reduce downstream surprises. He brings a pattern-oriented approach to data problems, favoring correctness, observability, and long-term operability over quick fixes.
6 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Chinese & Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Chinese & Philosophy at Georgetown University
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High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Phillips Exeter Academy
Contributions:73 commits, 6 PRs, 70 pushes in 10 months
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Kafele Kossally - Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg