Kevin Hyde is a senior front-end and UX engineer based in Seattle with 10 years of experience blending design sensibility and engineering rigor to build accessible, performant interfaces for DeFi, enterprise data tools, and design systems. He has driven component and system-level work at organizations from Cisco and Adobe to startups like Swivel Finance and Voltron Data—contributing to open-source UI libraries such as Momentum UI and architecting resilient SQL notebook systems and real-time demo environments. Certified in UX, design thinking, and journey mapping, Kevin pairs visual design chops from a background in graphic arts with modern front-end engineering (React, Web Components, accessibility, performance) and an appetite for pragmatic AI-assisted development. He also teaches JavaScript at the University of Washington, mentors junior engineers, and brings an unusual mix of product empathy and hands-on systems thinking—often surfacing usability wins through careful prototype-driven research.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering at University of Washington
Graphic Arts, Graphic Arts at ACM Chicago Arts Program
BSFA Art & Sciences, BSFA Art & Sciences at Valparaiso University
Momentum UI is a collection of UI libraries for implementing Momentum Design into web applications and websites.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:178 reviews, 52 commits, 92 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Kevin's contributions primarily revolve around enhancing the Momentum UI library. Their work includes adding new UI components and features, specifically focusing on icons and improvements to existing select components within the React library. The commits show a focus on the web components, expanding the functionality, and addressing usability issues. Furthermore, the user demonstrates proficiency in integrating and updating UI components.
Contributions:50 PRs, 123 pushes, 43 branches in 1 year 1 month
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