Kevin Laude
Manager - Core Development at DataGalaxy
Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Laude is a pragmatic engineering leader with 12 years of experience building backend systems, developer-facing APIs, and datacenter-grade infrastructure across startups and scale-ups. Currently Manager of Core Development at DataGalaxy after roles as Principal Software Engineer and Staff Backend Engineer at Back Market, he blends hands-on coding with team leadership to deliver reliable, production-first platforms. His background spans systems engineering, API evangelism, documentation, and customer-facing support—skills honed at companies like SoftLayer, StackPath, and WHMCS. Kevin’s career shows a rare continuity from hands-on NOC and sysadmin work to senior software design, giving him deep operational empathy when architecting services. Based in Boulogne-Billancourt, he pairs technical breadth (from web development to datacenter ops) with a documented habit of building developer communities and clear product-focused documentation. He studied computer science and electrical engineering while also exploring visual art, a combination that informs his practical yet user-aware approach to tooling and APIs.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at DallasComputer Science, Visual Design, Studio Art, Computer Science, Visual Design, Studio Art at The University of Texas at AustinStudio Art, Studio Art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Github Skills (102)
json-schema10
swagger10
oas10
linting10
php-library10
openapi10
jsonpath10
json10
asyncapi10
laravel-eloquent10
yaml9
guzzle9
command-line-interface9
linter9
pdf-generation9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
stackpath/serverless-scripting-examples
Feb 2019 - May 2021
SP// Serverless Scripting Examples
Contributions:89 commits, 80 PRs, 63 pushes in 2 years 3 months
scriptingserverless
klaude/eloquent-preferences
Dec 2015 - Jul 2022
Preferences for Laravel Eloquent models
Contributions:8 releases, 1 review, 46 commits in 6 years 7 months
laravel-eloquent
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