Kasey Huizinga
Software Engineer at The NOW Collective
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKasey Huizinga is a software engineer based in New York with a decade of experience building backend systems and shaping data-driven APIs. At Qri since 2018, Kasey has focused on improving API functionality, test coverage, and dataset parsing performance—work that bridges backend engineering with practical data-science needs. Prior roles span product-adjacent engineering and operations, and an early background in web design informs a pragmatic, user-focused approach to technical problems. Outside of engineering, Kasey co-directs The NOW Collective, reflecting a rare blend of technical rigor and arts leadership. Their open-source contributions include API refactors and endpoint testing for the qri project, showing attention to maintainability and developer experience.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Theater, Bachelor of Science (BS), Theater at Northwestern UniversityStuyvesant High School
Github Skills (6)
json10
go10
api10
apidoc10
testing10
data-analysis7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
qri-io/qri
Jan 2018 - Jan 2022
you're invited to a data party!
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Data Scientist
Backend Developer & Data ScientistContributions:2 releases, 233 reviews, 745 commits in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Kasey contributed to the development and testing of a new API endpoint. They implemented tests for the `/add/` API endpoint, and refactored the handlers by moving them from their own package into the `api` directory. Moreover, they fixed issues related to parsing dataset references, leading to better performance in the processing of data. The user also introduced changes for handling the `download` flag. These modifications reflect a focus on enhancing the API's functionality and usability.
golangipfspartydata-sciencep2p
qri-io/qri_install
Apr 2019 - May 2021
easy qri building & installation
Contributions:8 PRs, 9 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years 1 month
qriinstallation
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