# Christina Kirk > Senior Software Engineer at RapidSOS Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/christinakirk 💻 Fullstack Software Engineer based in Boston, MA 😎 Currently working with Python, JavaScript, React, Redux, Typescript, Python, Node, Express, SQL, Mongo, Docker, AWS 🖥 Find my work at https://github.com/KirkNotCaptain ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer I @ RapidSOS Jan 2026 – Present ### Technical Lead @ Raptor Maps Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | United States • Led technical strategy and architecture for robotics platform serving solar software applications. • Drove better engineering initiatives and code quality improvements among a team of 5 engineers while balancing technical debt reduction with feature delivery ### Senior Software Engineer @ Raptor Maps Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 • Designed geospatial features using Mapbox GL with custom drawing tools • Developed FastAPI microservices with OpenAPI contracts • Eliminated React performance bottlenecks causing application crashes • Solved complex state management challenges handling high-frequency data streams ### Software Engineer @ Raptor Maps Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 • Delivered full-stack features across React web and React Native mobile application • Developed RESTful APIs using Python (Flask/FastAPI) with PostgreSQL and SQLAlchemy • Led mobile performance optimization initiative reducing render times 40% through profiling, data clustering, and progressive rendering • Owned mobile DevOps including CI/CD automation, Auth0 integration, and App Store/Play Store deployments ### Software Engineer @ Independent Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States Software Engineering Applications: Atelier Products API Optimized backend RESTful API delivering data to a front-end e-Commerce application Technologies Used: Node, Express, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, AWS(EC2), Loader.io Github: https://github.com/KirkNotCaptain/Atelier-Products-API Anonyflix Collaborative Movie Decision-Making interface with live updates via websocket connections Technologies used: React, Websocket, Material UI, React Spring Github: https://github.com/KirkNotCaptain/Anonyflix Boston Biker Trip Planner Full-stack trip planning application utilizing an interactive map powered by Google Maps API Technologies used: React (Hooks, Router), Redux, Docker, Material UI, MongoDB, AWS EC2 Github: https://github.com/KirkNotCaptain/BostonBikersTripPlanner ### Digital Marketing Manager @ Remnant Brewing Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater Boston Area • Oversaw all digital marketing operations. • Planned, executed and tracked digital and e-mail campaigns to achieve business objectives and ROI goals. • Used Adobe Creative Suite packages like Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere to create high quality visual assets for publication across various platforms. • Tracked and analyzed data to monitor long-term marketing strategies. ### Web Manager @ Solera, LLC Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Somerville, Massachusetts, United States • Utilized HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create custom features for multiple sites on CMS platforms • Performed full SEO evaluations, created comprehensive reports detailing best-practices and strategies to increase SERP visibility, and managed the long-term implementation of those strategies • Analyzed web traffic data and performance reports through Google Analytics and prepared bi-montly reports with KPI tracking and improvement actions ### Contributor @ Useful Science Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 • Converted the findings of scholarly publications into short, simple and accessible summaries • Utilized social media tools to promote the organization and its mission to educate • Designed and distributed email newsletters to thousands of subscribers ### Research Assistant, Department of Government @ Cornell University Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Ithaca, New York Area • Conducted literature reviews of articles concerning the lasting impacts of colonialism and compiled data into an Excel database • Recorded international financial data from the IMF International Financial Statistics electronic and paper database ### Fundraising Intern @ IUCN Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 • Assisted IUCN’s Partnerships and Development Officer with projects to maintain and strengthen donor relationships by managing the database of current donors and conducting prospect research of potential funding sources • Received fundraising training in grant-seeking, proposal-writing, proposal-budgeting, and fundraising planning • Completed extensive database of foreign ministry leaders in preparation for the Sargasso Sea Alliance international forum ### Summer Fellow in Social Enterprise @ New Sector Alliance Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 • Selected as one of 35 fellows from a national competition to participate in rigorous social change leadership development curriculum, peer-facilitated learning teams, and consultant advisor pairing • Trained in Professional Development, Sustainable Impact, Human Capital Management, Fundraising Operational Strategy, and Change Management • Completed capacity building project for a local nonprofit organization: Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center ### New Sector Alliance Fellow @ Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 • Assisted a summer enrichment program designed to foster academic growth and reduce summer opportunity gaps for rising fourth graders from underprivileged neighborhoods near Boston • Created weekly newsletters, facilitated surveys, and conducted regular interviews with parents as part of our family outreach strategy designed to engage families in the teaching, messages, and activities of the students’ experiences throughout the program • Tracked the progress of outreach tools as they were implemented • Analyzed and reported the results within comprehensive family engagement field guide detailing directions for sustaining impact ### Residential Advisor @ Office of Residential Programs Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Ithaca, New York • Supervised the 144 freshman and upper-class students in Cornell's Just About Music (JAM) resident's hall • Organized and executed programs to engage and foster the JAM community within the resident's hall and larger Cornell community • Served as a resource for students by providing information, counseling and advice. ### Program Specialist @ Office of Residential Programs Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Ithaca, New York • Proposed sustainable practices and improvements in environmental efficiency for on-campus residence halls • Increased awareness of and encouraged eco-friendly behaviors by organizing educational recreational programs • Coordinated with larger green movements such as Compete to Reduce and Campus Conservation Nationals to connect Cornell’s sustainability efforts with national projects ## Education ### Software Engineering Hack Reactor Jan 2020 ### Bachelor of Arts in Government Cornell University - College of Arts and Sciences Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/christina-kirk-202 --- Source: https://flows.cv/christinakirk JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/christinakirk/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29