Kevin L
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolKevin L is a software engineer based in New York with six years of experience building full-stack JavaScript and Python applications, specializing in React, Node, and performance-focused tooling. He helped architect and ship Reactime, an open-source Chrome devtool for time-travel debugging and render-performance visualization, and contributed work that earned a Productivity Booster nomination at the React Open Source Awards. Kevin combines hands-on engineering—implementing Flux-like data flows, custom React Fiber middleware, and a migration from JS to TypeScript—with CI/CD and testing discipline to improve developer productivity and code quality. His background as a US Army sergeant and a public relations specialist for the South Korean executive office informs a collaborative leadership style that emphasizes mentorship, cross-cultural empathy, and clear execution. He is particularly effective at turning complex front-end internals into lightweight, data-driven visualizations and developer experiences.
6 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bioengineering - BioSystems, Bachelor of Science - BS, Bioengineering - BioSystems at University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of Engineering
Korean, English
Github Skills (52)
chrome-extension10
react-devtools10
snapshots10
rendering9
accessibility9
react-fiber9
renderer9
state-management8
time-travel8
devtools8
chrome8
debugging8
gatsby8
react-applications7
nextjs7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
oslabs-beta/reactime
May 2022 - Jun 2022
Reactime is an open source Chrome developer tool for time travel debugging and performance monitoring in React applications. Reactime enables developers to record snapshots of application state, jump between and inspect state snapshots, and monitor performance metrics such as component render time and render frequency.
Contributions:10 reviews, 6 PRs, 4 pushes in 19 days
rendermonitorinspectmonitor-performancesnapshots
khobread/khobread
Jul 2022 - Jul 2023
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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