Kirk Brauer
Infotainment Software Engineer at Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKirk Brauer is an Infotainment Software Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building systems that span embedded automotive software to full-stack web platforms. He combines low-level expertise in C++, Rust, and embedded Linux with cloud-native practices—Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform—delivering user-facing experiences in React/TypeScript and backend GraphQL/ASP.NET services. Kirk has led cross-functional teams in competitive automotive programs (EcoCAR) and shipped production features for eCommerce and telemetry systems, bridging hardware diagnostics, OTA BMS updates, and distributed cloud services. Known for teaching and evangelizing Agile, DevOps, and TDD, he pairs practical engineering with strong architecture instincts and a knack for selecting the right technology for the problem. Based in Ann Arbor, he brings an unusual mix of vehicle telematics, battery systems knowledge, and web-scale deployment experience that helps move complex automotive projects from prototype to production.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Kirtland High School
Spanish, English
Github Skills (95)
postgresql10
graphiql10
banana10
asp-net-core10
asp-net10
resolver10
shake10
dotnet10
sql10
database10
data-provider10
apollo-link10
dataloader10
graphql-dotnet10
strawberryshake10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
kirkbrauer/npgsql
Jun 2021 - Mar 2023
Npgsql is the .NET data provider for PostgreSQL.
Contributions:3 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 9 months
dotnetproviderdata-providernpgsqldatabase-access
kirkbrauer/jumpstarter-python
Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
Contributions:46 pushes, 6 branches in 20 days
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