Luka Kerr
Senior Software Engineer at Canva
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Top SchoolLuka Kerr is a Senior Software Engineer at Canva with a decade of experience building user-focused web and native apps, currently shaping Canva Sheets after contributions to Docs and Tables. A UNSW First Class Honours software engineering graduate, he blends front-end polish with full-stack pragmatism—evident from his open-source work improving the xi-mac editor UI and creating Pine, a native macOS Markdown editor with theming, export and touch bar features. His background includes internships at MongoDB and ClickView where he implemented complex visualizations and migration tools, giving him strong React/Redux and systems exposure. Luka also has teaching experience as a casual academic at UNSW, reflecting an ability to explain technical concepts clearly. He’s based in Sydney and, beyond code, enjoys photography—bringing an eye for detail to both UX and implementation.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
HSC, HSC at SCECGS RedlandsUNSW Sydney
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Github Skills (25)
markdown10
user-interface10
ui-design10
text-formatting10
graphical-user-interface10
uid10
markdown-it10
front-end-development10
swift10
macos10
text-format10
wkwebview9
css9
ruby-on-rails9
color-management9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
lukakerr/Pine
Apr 2018 - Oct 2019
A modern, native macOS markdown editor
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 releases, 1 review, 234 commits in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Luka significantly improved the theming capabilities of the macOS Markdown editor by implementing theme changes and making the background of the editor adapt to the system appearance. They added features such as adding the ability to export markdown documents to PDF, HTML, LaTeX, and XML. Furthermore, the user added shortcuts and a touch bar for markdown formatting, improving the usability of the application. They also began refactoring the sidebar and added functionality to open, sync, and remove files and folder items.
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xi-editor/xi-mac
Apr 2018 - Oct 2018
The xi-editor mac frontend.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 7 PRs, 14 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Luka primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the xi-mac editor. Their commits implemented the unified titlebar preference, fixing indentation issues and improving the application's appearance. The contributions also addressed visual issues related to the find view background and color management, ensuring a consistent and functional user experience. Additionally, they resolved issues related to XI's energy usage and the use of the high-performance GPU.
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