Kiv Lo
@kivlo
Senior software engineer specializing in AI-driven full-stack systems and scalable personalization.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a senior software engineer with deep experience building AI-enabled full-stack products for large-scale consumer platforms and enterprise systems. I combine frontend expertise in React and TypeScript with backend skills in Node.js, Java, and Ruby on Rails to deliver production-grade features.
At Spotify I engineered AI playlist features, integrating LLMs and vector search to boost engagement and reduce latency, and automated deployments to accelerate release cycles. At HubSpot I led AI-driven dashboards, migrated services to Kubernetes, and standardized reusable React components adopted across multiple teams.
My work emphasizes measurable impact: I have improved load times, reduced request latency, increased retention and conversion, and lowered MTTR through monitoring and observability. I also mentor engineers and partner with product, design, and research to productionize experimental models.
I seek roles where I can apply ML/LLM integration, scalable APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure to create personalized user experiences while helping teams move faster through automation and strong cross-functional collaboration.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
SPEngineered full-stack AI playlist features combining React/TypeScript frontends with Node.js and Java services to serve personalized recommendations to 450M+ monthly users, boosting engagement by 15% and cutting UI load times by 30%. Automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Kubernetes, reducing release cycles from days to hours and lowering request latency by 25%.
HULed development of AI-driven sales insights dashboards and reusable React components, increasing sales conversion by 18% and reducing frontend inconsistencies by 35%; transitioned CRM modules to Kubernetes microservices, cutting downtime by 50% and infra spend by 20%.
HUReleased real-time marketing analytics dashboards using WebSockets with <2s latency and scaled backend CRM modules to handle 35% more concurrent users; introduced NLP chatbot features that reduced support resolution time by 25%.
Software Developer
Intrepid Pursuits
Jul 2018 - Sep 2019 (1 year 2 months)
Delivered mobile and web applications in React Native and React.js for healthcare and fintech clients reaching 50K+ active users; built Node.js/Express REST and GraphQL APIs and deployed on AWS ECS with Docker to handle 10K+ concurrent user spikes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SAState University of New York at Albany
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
2011 - 2015
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at SUNY Albany, focusing on social research methods and quantitative analysis.
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