Summary
Kevin Zurawel is an engineering manager specializing in UX foundations and front-end web development, with 14 years of experience across the full web stack including backend, systems administration, and MVC applications. He has led engineering teams at companies ranging from startups to large enterprises—most recently Jobber and previously Target, Braintree, and Snapsheet—driving product-facing UI work and platform-level improvements. Kevin’s hands-on background in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Node.js, jQuery, and Django lets him bridge design and engineering, ensuring consistent UX and scalable front-end architecture. He has a track record of building SaaS features with operational focus, such as automated task assignment and shift management for claims platforms. With a BA in Linguistics (computational focus) and Asian Studies (Japanese), he brings analytical rigor and cross-cultural perspective to product and team leadership. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic, detail-oriented manager who still enjoys rolling up his sleeves to solve thorny front-end and systems problems.
14 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BA Linguistics (Computational Linguistics) / Asian Studies (Japanese), BA Linguistics (Computational Linguistics) / Asian Studies (Japanese) at University of Michigan