Kyle Welch
@kylewelch
Experienced full-stack engineer building scalable, collaborative web platforms and developer tools.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a full‑stack software engineer with hands‑on experience designing scalable web platforms and developer tools for newsroom and logistics environments.
At The Washington Post I led development of a real‑time collaborative editing platform using ProseMirror and WebSockets that enabled 1,000+ journalists to edit concurrently, and built an LLM‑powered metadata service that automated tagging for thousands of stories.
I have delivered cross‑team infrastructure and components — including enterprise design system components, an AWS ECS microservice architecture, and observability with Datadog — improving deployment independence and performance across teams.
I mentor junior engineers, formalize engineering standards, and advocate AI‑assisted coding practices to raise code quality while also bringing practical experience in search, real‑time systems, and front‑end performance optimization.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
TPLed development of a real-time collaborative editing platform enabling 1,000+ journalists to edit concurrently conflict-free and automated LLM-powered metadata tagging to eliminate manual workflows. Architected an AWS ECS microservice for independent deployment across teams and developed 7 core design system components adopted by 10+ engineering teams.
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FedEx
Mar 2021 - Jan 2022 (10 months)
Engineered an Elasticsearch-powered search platform handling 100,000+ trailer queries with sub-second responses and migrated the frontend to Tailwind CSS, reducing bundle size 40% and improving load times 33%. Implemented Datadog monitoring to optimize backend data flow and reduce response times by 35%.
Administrative Assistant / Software Developer
Living Resources
Jun 2020 - Mar 2021 (9 months)
Built a web-based control panel integrating a third-party IoT device SDK and developed a Socket.io real-time server to manage queuing and concurrent connections, enabling multiple staff to control assistive devices simultaneously.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SAState University of New York at Albany
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2018 - 2020
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with coursework and projects in software engineering and systems.
HCHudson Valley Community College
Associate's, Computer Information Systems
2016 - 2018
Completed an Associate's degree in Computer Information Systems with foundational coursework in computing and IT.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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