Summary
Zachary Kiihne is a software engineer with a decade of experience building user-facing and backend systems, currently working on Google Docs for Android in New York City. He ships cross-platform features—ranging from Jetpack Compose UI work and keyboard/ stylus input to JavaScript-driven context menus—and has integrated large language models like Gemini into Gmail. Previously at BNY Mellon he built Java Spring Boot microservices, Python ML anomaly detectors, and GraphQL-backed query builders, demonstrating fluency across Java, Kotlin, Python, and Go. He combines product-focused execution (using Figma mocks, writing design docs, and test plans) with a knack for coordinating cross-team requirements in legacy codebases. Outside engineering he co-leads a successful Magic: The Gathering testing and business operation, reflecting strong leadership, project management and entrepreneurial instincts.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst