Kieran Elliott
Senior Software Engineer at Slack
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolKieran Elliott is a Senior Software Engineer with 16 years of experience, currently building Android and platform features at Slack from his Old Toronto base. He combines deep Java/Kotlin expertise and mobile product development with a strong backend and API background, having shipped distributed systems and server-side integrations across multiple languages (C#, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Erlang). Known for technical leadership and craftsmanship, he prioritizes testable, dependable software and modern CI/CD practices while mentoring teams through Agile workflows. He has contributed to notable open-source Android work—adding UI, data-layer, and instrumentation tests to a Compose-driven sample app—demonstrating an eye for quality and developer experience. Kieran also holds a Master of Engineering Leadership in Dependable Software Systems, reflecting his long-term focus on reliability and systems thinking.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at University of AlbertaMaster of Engineering Leadership, Dependable Software Systems, Master of Engineering Leadership, Dependable Software Systems at The University of British Columbia
Github Skills (7)
kotlin10
architectures10
android10
compose10
architecture10
testing9
ui-design8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
slackhq/circuit
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
⚡️ A Compose-driven architecture for Kotlin and Android applications.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:1 release, 239 reviews, 58 commits in 5 months
Contributions summary:Kieran primarily focused on developing the pet detail screen within the Android application. They added the basic pet detail screen and supporting infrastructure, including a basic pet repository and data layer. The user also performed UI cleanup and implemented code for showing the pet image. Furthermore, the user worked on test-related tasks and introduced instrumentation tests for the sample app.
jetpack-composeandroidcomposekotlinmvi
kierse/bany
Mar 2019 - Aug 2023
Contributions:16 pushes in 4 years 5 months
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