Kate Johnson
Senior Software Engineer at Actifai
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKate Johnson is a Senior Software Engineer with 4 years of hands-on experience building full-stack systems for finance, AI platforms, and blockchain-enabled products. She specializes in TypeScript, React, Go, and Python, and has a strong track record of architecting distributed microservices, scalable APIs, and resilient event-driven pipelines using Kafka and S3-backed storage. Kate consistently improves performance and delivery—she reduced deployment times and increased system efficiency through modern CI/CD, containerized test environments, and comprehensive integration testing. Her background spans mobile (React Native), Solidity smart contracts and Ethereum/EigenLayer verification, showing a rare mix of web, AI, and blockchain expertise. A former XR lead who built AR/VR experiences used by tens of thousands, she brings product-focused engineering and user empathy to technical design. Based in Washington, D.C., she pairs rigorous testing advocacy with practical optimizations that keep complex systems reliable in production.
4 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Mass Communication/Media Studies, Master of Arts - MA Mass Communication/Media Studies at The Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Northeastern UniversityProfessional Certificate Computer Software Engineering, Professional Certificate Computer Software Engineering at Columbia EngineeringBachelor's degree Environmental Science, Bachelor's degree Environmental Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Sidwell Friends School
Github Skills (83)
mobile-web10
javascript10
browser10
firefox10
browser-extension10
opera10
brave10
android10
ios10
react-native10
plug10
chrome-extension10
metamask10
chrome10
ethereum10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
K-G-J/sticker-book
May 2022 - Jun 2022
Contributions:13 reviews, 17 PRs, 69 pushes in 17 days
MetaMask/snap-watch-only
Feb 2024 - Sep 2024
Contributions:34 reviews, 56 PRs, 155 pushes in 7 months
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