Kevin Joiner
Senior Software Engineer at Reddit, Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Joiner is a senior backend engineer with 11 years of experience building secure, scalable systems across connected vehicles, cloud infrastructure, and defense. He currently develops the DIMO Protocol and has deep practical experience with real-time vehicle data platforms and confidential computing using AWS Nitro Enclaves to enable privacy-preserving data sharing. Prior roles include hardening Kubernetes and Rancher at SUSE—contributing to core infrastructure like RKE2 and audit logging—and building classified systems and AI signal-detection tools at Northrop Grumman. Kevin is obsessed with Go, grounded in C++ and Python, and enjoys refactoring complex systems and shipping security patches that impact thousands of users. He pairs a pragmatic engineering mindset with collaborative leadership, learning equally from mentors and junior engineers. Based in Cincinnati, he balances code with home improvement projects, cycling, and raising two sons.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Kentucky
Github Skills (12)
rbac10
kubernetes10
rke10
go10
audit-logging10
devops10
kubernetes-pods10
dockers9
security9
docker9
api8
apidoc8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
rancher/rancher
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Complete container management platform
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:1 release, 466 reviews, 65 commits in 9 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily focused on improving the functionality and stability of RKE2 clusters, addressing issues related to Pod Security Policies (PSP) and RBAC configurations for snapshots. They also contributed to enhancements related to kubeconfig token management, including randomizing token names and adding TTLs. Additionally, the user implemented modifications to the audit logger, improving its error handling and decompression capabilities. These contributions point to a focus on the core infrastructure and security aspects of the Rancher platform.
containersorchestrationdockerrancherkubernetes
DIMO-Network/attestation-api
Jul 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:17 releases, 1 review, 69 PRs in 9 months
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