Kyle Mcdonald
Software Engineer at Knock
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolKyle Mcdonald is a software engineer based in Chicago with nine years of experience building front-end-first web applications, currently contributing to Knock after several progressive engineering leadership roles at Foxtrot. He specializes in React and modern front-end architectures but brings hands-on proficiency across the full stack, from UI to backend integrations. As Director of Engineering and earlier as an engineering manager, he has a track record of scaling teams and shipping measurable product outcomes. His background in both computer science and advertising gives him a pragmatic product-oriented perspective that informs design and UX tradeoffs. Colleagues describe him as a natural leader who balances technical depth with clear delivery focus.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science and Advertising, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science and Advertising at Murray State UniversityGeneral, General at St. Vincent De Paul High School
English
Github Skills (85)
raven10
javascript-client10
sentry10
storybook10
hybrid10
javascript10
browser10
react-framework10
sdk10
compiler10
angular10
static-site-generator10
typescript10
ssg10
vue10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kylemcd/marketers-chat
Dec 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:16 commits, 2 PRs, 14 pushes in 10 months
kylemcd/personal-site
Feb 2023 - Mar 2025
My personal site
Contributions:24 PRs, 166 pushes, 13 branches in 2 years
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