Larry Kiss
Co-Founder & Chief Architect Officer at SpotHero
Santa Monica, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLarry Kiss is a seasoned technology founder and architect with 13 years of experience building and scaling SpotHero from a startup into a mature consumer-facing platform, now serving as Co-Founder and Chief Architect Officer. He blends deep hardware and embedded systems roots—years at AMD and Motorola designing and verifying microprocessor and FPGA systems—with product-driven software leadership across web and mobile platforms. Known for hands-on ownership, he has led cross-functional teams in engineering, UX, and product to deliver resilient backend systems and polished iOS experiences. Based in Santa Monica, he pairs an MS in Electrical Engineering with a pragmatic startup mindset, bringing rare full-stack fluency that spans silicon-level verification to customer-facing apps. An early serial entrepreneur, he also co-founded iNotary and ran freelance consulting, demonstrating an ability to pivot between deep technical problems and user-centered product design.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS CE Computer Enigneering, BS CE Computer Enigneering at University of DelawareMS EE Electrical Engineering, MS EE Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (31)
cloudinary9
django-blog8
cloudinary-sdk8
quickbooks7
image-manipulation6
oauth5
oauth2-provider5
python-modules5
python5
stock5
instrumentation4
exporter4
python-client4
django4
sentry3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
spothero/django-robust-redirects
Oct 2013 - Apr 2022
Contributions:1 review, 18 commits, 6 PRs in 8 years 8 months
spothero/django-oauth2-provider
Jun 2020 - Mar 2023
Provide OAuth2 access to your app
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 4 pushes in 2 years 9 months
oauth2django-blogoauthquickbooks
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