Summary
Kristopher Paulsen is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building customer-facing web applications and migrating large user bases to modern React experiences. Currently at ngrok, he brings deep front-end expertise and a track record from Endurance and Quickbase of delivering dynamic theming and feature rollouts that moved hundreds of thousands of customers into new UIs. He pairs pragmatic engineering with product-focused measurement—using analytics to boost adoption and reduce churn—and has led teams to consistently high sprint completion rates. Trained originally in fine arts and education before retraining in full-stack web development, he combines visual design sensibility with strong technical craftsmanship. Based in Asheville, NC, he describes himself wryly as “at war with entropy,” reflecting a relentless focus on order, maintainability, and long-lived code.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Utah
Bachelor of arts, Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor of arts, Fine and Studio Arts at University of Puget Sound
Bachelors of abscindo et insero, C++, Bachelors of abscindo et insero, C++ at Stack Overflow Community College
Web programming and development certification, Full Stack Web Development, Web programming and development certification, Full Stack Web Development at Salt Lake Community College