Kagen Hearn
Senior Software Engineer at Ascend
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKagen Hearn is a pragmatic Senior Software Engineer based in San Francisco with five years of hands-on experience building full-stack web applications and production services across startups and large tech firms. He transitioned from mechanical engineering into software via App Academy’s selective immersive program, finishing with perfect scores and rapidly shipping several multi-featured apps. Kagen’s resume spans roles at Amazon, Constructor, Middesk, and Vault Health, where he moved from associate to senior engineer and consistently delivered results in short timelines. Early open-source contributions to the RTS game 0 A.D. reveal a long-standing habit of learning by building and collaborating. Known for troubleshooting and process improvements from prior manufacturing roles, he brings both meticulous attention to detail and a bias for practical, shipped solutions.
5 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering at University of LouisvilleNew Albany High SchoolComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at App Academy
Github Skills (22)
autosuggest8
autocomplete8
react6
webassembly5
browser5
constructor5
react-hooks5
javascript5
catalog4
typescript4
api4
rust3
tac3
connect-four3
nodejs3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
KagenLH/chesstories
Aug 2021 - Oct 2021
Contributions:64 commits, 37 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
KagenLH/nostrum
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
Nostrum is a collaborative code editing and execution platform
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push, 2 branches in 1 year 11 months
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