Kevin Solorio
Staff Software Engineer at Focused
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolKevin Solorio is a Staff Software Engineer based in Chicago with 12 years of experience building full-stack web applications and leading delivery teams. He brings deep Ruby, Python, and JavaScript expertise paired with a strong emphasis on emotional intelligence and empathetic leadership. Kevin has progressed from instructor and curriculum roles into senior engineering and director-level positions, consistently improving team practices, CI/CD pipelines, and testing infrastructure. He contributes to open-source projects integrating generative AI providers and has implemented LLM-ready client infrastructure and practical RAG examples. His background spans startups, consultancies, and product teams where he balances pragmatic product thinking with rigorous engineering. Colleagues rely on him for thoughtful mentorship and for turning complex integrations into reliable, tested systems.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS Business Administration Accounting, BS Business Administration Accounting at Saint Louis University
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Github Skills (24)
apim10
javascript10
cypress10
python10
testing10
lm10
aiml10
cicd10
ml10
llm10
api10
front-end-development10
ai10
web-framework10
mistral9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
andrewyng/aisuite
Nov 2024 - Mar 2025
Simple, unified interface to multiple Generative AI providers
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:22 reviews, 25 PRs, 19 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Kevin significantly contributed to the integration of multiple Generative AI providers within the `aisuite` project. They added interfaces for Anthropic and Mistral, along with associated dependencies, including adding testing and examples. Furthermore, the user implemented the infrastructure required for the client to work with various LLMs. They also updated an existing RAG example.
gitcoinco/web
Sep 2021 - Feb 2022
Grow Open Source
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:118 reviews, 26 commits, 33 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily focused on improving the front-end and testing infrastructure of the Gitcoin web application. Their work included implementing and testing Cypress tests for UI components and user flows, particularly related to Metamask wallet integration and grant creation. They also contributed to validating ETH addresses in the application, ensuring the correct functionality of the application, and fixing bugs. Furthermore, they demonstrated experience in configuring CI/CD pipelines and build processes.
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