Stephen Kyne
Senior Frontend Developer at Delivery Hero
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Kyne is a Senior Frontend Developer based in Berlin with 11 years of experience building user-focused web applications and cross-platform systems. He combines strong TypeScript/React expertise and modern frontend tooling with backend experience in Go, gRPC, Node, and C++—a full-stack perspective honed at companies from Avaya to Delivery Hero. Stephen contributes to notable open-source projects like microsoft/vcpkg and csound, where he’s improved platform compatibility and package integration, reflecting a knack for low-level build and threading challenges not usually visible in frontend roles. His background in computer music informs an interest in music technology and likely influences elegant UX and audio-aware engineering decisions.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer and Electronic Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Computer and Electronic Engineering at Galway-Mayo Institute of TechnologyMaster's Degree, Computer Music (Music Technology), 1:1, Master's Degree, Computer Music (Music Technology), 1:1 at Maynooth University
Github Skills (13)
windows10
c1710
package-manager-tool10
vcpkg10
c-language10
package-manager10
cmake10
lib10
cross-platform10
cprogramming-language10
c1110
multiplatform10
multithreading9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
csound/csound
Feb 2017 - Dec 2022
Main repository for Csound
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:249 reviews, 316 commits, 61 PRs in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Stephen's commits primarily focused on modifying the Csound core to remove dependencies on the pthread library for Windows builds. These changes involved conditionally including the semaphore and pthread headers and utilizing Windows-specific thread implementations. The modifications also included adjusting thread index retrieval and barrier primitives to align with the Windows environment, indicating an effort to improve cross-platform compatibility. This work demonstrates a clear focus on adapting the codebase for Windows.
csound
microsoft/vcpkg
Feb 2018 - Aug 2021
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Role in this project:Back-end Developer / Package Manager Maintainer
Back-end Developer / Package Manager MaintainerContributions:3 reviews, 5 commits, 9 PRs in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Stephen primarily contributes to the package management aspects of the repository. They are involved in porting and integrating external libraries like liblo, fluidsynth, and portmidi, configuring build processes, and updating dependencies. Their work includes adapting existing CMake build systems, addressing platform-specific issues, and fixing filenames for compatibility. The user also makes adjustments to the build configurations of existing libraries.
c-plus-plussetuptoolspackage-managermacoscplusplus
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