Kenny Lino is a JavaScript developer and linguist based in Seattle with nine years of experience building user-focused applications and language tools using React, Node/Express, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. His background in linguistics and NLP—reinforced by MS degrees in language technology and hands-on work creating POS taggers and large annotated corpora—gives him a rare ability to bridge language research and practical software engineering. At Apple he helped maintain high-coverage Japanese lexicons for Siri and led a small agile linguist team to consistently meet ambitious weekly targets. He currently annotates and proofreads Japanese learning content for Satori Reader, applying deep grammar knowledge to improve learner-facing materials. Combining rigorous annotation discipline with full‑stack JavaScript skills, he excels at shipping intuitive, linguistically informed features that improve user experience.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Linguistics and Japanese, 3.72, Bachelor’s Degree, Linguistics and Japanese, 3.72 at University of Washington
Master of Science - MS, Human Language Science and Technology, Master of Science - MS, Human Language Science and Technology at University of Malta
Certificate, Advanced Software Development in Full-Stack JavaScript, Certificate, Advanced Software Development in Full-Stack JavaScript at Code Fellows
Master of Science - MS, Language and Communication Technology, Master of Science - MS, Language and Communication Technology at Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Contributions:90 PRs, 63 pushes, 36 branches in 3 months
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