Patrick Kilgore is a Full Stack Software Engineer with nine years of experience building fast, observable web and mobile systems and shipping high-impact features at startups like Draftbit and divvyDOSE. Based in Chicago, he combines functional-language expertise (Typescript, Go, ReScript, OCaml) with pragmatic cloud and CI/CD engineering to reduce latency, cut costs, and accelerate delivery. He’s stepped into interim engineering management roles, ran on-call rotations, and led cross-functional efforts to improve test coverage and deployability while mentoring teams. Notably, Patrick contributes technical writing to notable open-source projects such as the Ethereum py-evm docs, reflecting a strong attention to developer experience and clear communication. His background—spanning chemistry, IP law, and software—gives him a systems-minded, outcome-focused approach to problem solving and product safety.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Fullstack Academy
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Juris Doctor (J.D.) at Boston University School of Law
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry at Truman State University
A Python implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Contributions:14 commits, 2 PRs, 6 comments in 3 days
Contributions summary:Patrick's contributions primarily focus on documentation and configuration files related to the project. Several commits involve updating the `docs/conf.py` file, suggesting involvement in setting up and maintaining the Sphinx documentation. Further commits include edits to `README.md`, creation of `readme.rst`, and generation of API documentation stubs, indicating a focus on improving project documentation and user understanding. The user also made minor tweaks to other files, such as `setup.py` and `evm/__init__.py`, to ensure consistent information across project documentation.
Programatically roll your AWS IAM access key (aws_access_key_id) and secret key (aws_secret_access_key).
Contributions:3 releases, 1 review, 40 PRs in 2 years 3 months
golangkeysx86iam-accessiam
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