Kayle Hinkle
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolKayle Hinkle is a software engineer and architect with 11 years of experience focused on the .NET ecosystem, performance analysis, and building high-quality, production-ready systems. He currently contributes to Microsoft engineering efforts and has a background as an independent developer and consultant, bringing both product-facing and client-driven perspectives. Known for marrying deep technical rigor with pragmatic delivery, he frequently tackles bottlenecks and system-level performance problems that improve reliability at scale. A University of Michigan computer science graduate with a 3.946 GPA, he combines strong academic foundations with real-world execution. Based in the Grand Rapids area, he prefers partnering with teams that aim to deliver world-class software and measurable performance gains. Colleagues describe him as someone who moves smoothly between architecture, hands-on coding, and performance profiling to drive tangible improvements.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, 3.946, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, 3.946 at University of Michigan
Github Skills (129)
windows10
language-server-protocol10
code-analysis10
visual-studio10
wpf10
roslyn10
dotnet10
compiler10
cpu10
csharp10
language-server10
performance-analysis10
dotnet-core10
stream9
xaml9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kayle/perfview
May 2017 - Mar 2019
PerfView is a performance-analysis tool that helps isolate CPU- and memory-related performance issues.
Contributions:18 pushes, 12 branches in 1 year 10 months
cpuisolatememoryperfperformance-analysis
kayle/BenchmarkDotNet
Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
Powerful .NET library for benchmarking
Contributions:2 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
net-librarydotnetbenchmarkingbenchmarkc-sharp
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