Kate Wardin
Engineering Manager, Developer Experience at Developer First
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolKate Wardin is an engineering manager focused on developer experience with a decade of experience building front-end platforms and design systems for large-scale teams. Currently leading the UI Developer Experience team at Netflix, she architects tooling and workflows that make JavaScript library and service development smoother while also stewarding an internal design system called Hawkins. Her background includes building centralized UI and API platforms at Target, founding Developer First to train technical leaders, and teaching leadership courses for O'Reilly—bringing a practical blend of engineering, coaching, and organizational design. Known for consolidating legacy apps into cohesive monorepos and driving shared component libraries, she combines operational rigor with a human-centered approach to developer productivity. Based in Minneapolis, she pairs hands-on technical knowledge (React, TypeScript, GraphQL, platform engineering) with a passion for cultivating inclusive, learning-driven teams.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Nanodegree, Intro. Programming, Nanodegree, Intro. Programming at UdacityArcadia University - AustraliaUpper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education - Italy/SwitzerlandMaster of Science (M.S.), Software Management, Master of Science (M.S.), Software Management at University of St. Thomas School of EngineeringComputer Science: Information Systems, Communication and Media Studies, Computer Science: Information Systems, Communication and Media Studies at University of St. Thomas
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Github Skills (20)
waffle10
sspi8
ntlm8
authentication7
codeigniter6
php6
single-sign-on6
java6
project-management6
kerberos6
mysql6
windows4
ansible3
docker3
aws3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
katewardin/manager_READme
Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:7 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
nels2672/Udacity
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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