Resume

Software engineering leader with 25+ years of development experience and 15+ years leading distributed engineering teams across startups, SaaS platforms, IoT systems, and enterprise organizations.

Experienced building cloud-native platforms, mobile applications, developer tooling, APIs, integrations, and scalable SaaS systems supporting millions of users and connected devices. Strong background in engineering leadership, platform modernization, remote engineering culture, AI-assisted development workflows, and modern TypeScript-based architectures.

Joshua Kaiser Resume 2026-05-27

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Core Areas

Leadership & Organizations

Engineering leadership
Remote-first team leadership
Technical mentorship
Organizational scaling
Cross-functional collaboration
Performance management
Engineering culture
Psychological safety

Systems & Architecture

Cloud-native architecture
Serverless systems
SaaS platforms
Platform engineering
Developer tooling
Observability
CI/CD workflows
Operational maturity

Technologies

TypeScript
React Native
Firebase
APIs & integrations
AI-assisted development
Cloud infrastructure
Platform modernization
Scalable distributed systems

Selected Experience

Allegion / Yonomi

Manager of Software Engineering II | 2019–2026

Led distributed engineering teams responsible for APIs, platform services, integrations, developer tooling, and cloud SaaS infrastructure. Focus areas included platform modernization, operational maturity, scalability, observability, and engineering leadership across distributed teams.

Worked closely with Product, QA, Security, and leadership stakeholders to align engineering execution with organizational priorities while helping teams navigate rapid organizational change.

TattooSnap

Founder & Engineer | 2025–Present

Building a mobile application platform using React Native, TypeScript, Firebase, and scalable serverless architecture.

Developed AI-assisted engineering workflows emphasizing rapid iteration, testing discipline, CI validation, and strong human oversight while architecting frontend, backend, and cloud infrastructure systems.

Wink

Sr. Manager of Engineering / Backend Software Engineer | 2016–2018

Led remote engineering teams supporting smart home and IoT platforms serving nearly one million users and millions of connected devices.

Contributed across backend services, scalable cloud infrastructure, connected device systems, and payment integrations while helping teams navigate acquisition-related organizational transition and uncertainty.

SendGrid

Manager of Software Development | 2012–2015

Led multiple backend and full stack engineering teams during a period of rapid organizational growth, including distributed collaboration with engineers in Romania.

Contributed to high-scale email infrastructure supporting billions of messages and hundreds of millions of customer contacts while helping modernize internal billing and enablement systems.

Earlier Experience

TapInfluence
Oracle
RightNow Technologies
HiveLive
Cabela’s

Additional experience includes scalable SaaS systems, enterprise integrations, internationalization platforms supporting 30+ languages, infrastructure administration, and full stack application development.

Projects & Community

Men Beyond Myths

Founder & Writer

Creator of a blog and community exploring modern masculinity, emotional well-being, authentic communication, psychological safety, and sustainable personal growth.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Colorado Technical University

Contact

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joshuakaiser
Email: Joshua.b.kaiser@gmail.com

Currently open to leadership, advisory, startup, and fractional engineering opportunities.