Summary
Kyle Schrade is a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience designing and delivering scalable, production-grade systems across startups and enterprise teams. He has a strong track record modernizing monoliths into federated GraphQL architectures, building observability and CI/CD automation, and leading critical migrations (Redis to DynamoDB, API gateways) with zero downtime. At Apollo and StockX he shepherded GraphQL Federation, router deployments, and tooling—creating subgraph templates, linting rules, and platform patterns that accelerated team delivery. Comfortable across backend services, Kubernetes, and cloud-native tooling, he also has deep experience in performance troubleshooting (e.g., reducing push-notification errors from 92% to under 2%). Based in Michigan with a Computer Science degree, he combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership and a continuous-learning mindset that surfaces practical, developer-friendly solutions.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science (A.S.), Associate of Science (A.S.) at Mott Community College
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Oakland University