Lena Larionova
Staff Technical Writer at Kong Inc.
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLena Larionova is a Staff Technical Writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area with six years of experience crafting clear, developer-focused documentation for cloud-native platforms. At Kong she not only authors and refines API and CLI docs but also implemented UX improvements like reading-time estimates and licensing updates on the docs site, blending content strategy with front-end polish. Previously at Docker and SAP she managed high-traffic documentation, drove cross-functional collaboration on security UX, and led documentation strategy and tooling adoption for cloud services. Her open-source contributions to Kong’s gateway repositories show a hands-on approach to improving developer experience through precise copy, formatting fixes, and small UI tweaks. Comfortable in Git-backed workflows and agile teams, she brings a writer’s rigor to technical clarity and a designer’s attention to usability that helps teams ship with confidence.
6 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General at University of Waterloo
Russian, English
Github Skills (10)
html10
css10
markdown10
api-documentation10
kong10
lessc10
markdown-it10
documentation10
technical-writing10
api-gateway9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Kong/docs.konghq.com
Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
🦍 Source code for docs.konghq.com website.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Technical Writer
Back-end Developer & Technical WriterContributions:3607 reviews, 1199 commits, 3360 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Lena primarily contributed to the documentation of the Kong Gateway project by implementing the "reading time estimate" feature and updating the licensing related information. The commits reflect changes to HTML, CSS, and Less files, suggesting involvement in UI/UX enhancements. The user also performed code cleanup.
documentation-site
Kong/kong
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
🦍 The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:44 reviews, 11 commits, 15 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Lena's contributions primarily involve documentation updates for the Kong API Gateway. They modified documentation related to the Admin API and CLI, updating links, file paths, and content. The user also revised documentation for the PDK (Plugin Development Kit), improving clarity, formatting, and correcting typos. These changes reflect a focus on enhancing the user experience through accurate and well-presented documentation.
api-gatewaynginxkong-pluginserverlessload-balancing
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