Kevin Hallmark is a Staff Software Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience rebuilding and scaling full-stack systems, from low-level hardware and VPN integrations to polished React/TypeScript mobile and web experiences. He excels at rapidly mastering new domains, leading cross-functional teams, and translating deep technical complexity into practical, teachable solutions—skills honed at Shopify, where he led international payments and POS hardware work, and at Echelon and J2 where he solved Bluetooth, USB, and VPN protocol challenges. As founder of Little Black Hat he partners with teams to triage crisis-level code and security issues, and at Hammer Media he’s re-architecting financial wellness apps with AI-driven coach features and production-grade engineering practices. Kevin’s pragmatic curiosity and mentoring mindset consistently elevate team capabilities and shipping velocity, and he pairs product-focused instincts (he’s a self-described personal-finance nerd) with a language-agnostic, systems-level craftsmanship.
15 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
IB Diploma, International Baccalaureate, IB Diploma, International Baccalaureate at St Petersburg High School
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Central Florida
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Kevin Hallmark - Staff Software Engineer at Hammer Media