# Henri Pietila

> Software Engineer at Kong Inc.

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/henri

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Kong Inc.
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco

### Software Engineer @ Kong Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

### Software Engineer @ ZoJab Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
- Built app from pre-MVP stages to MVP Meteor Cordova app with Apollo GraphQL Services
- As the second technical hire, provided key insights on features and usability
- Created mockups, focusing on defining the user experience to allow for iteration of ideas
- Through Agile development cycles, built prototypes from mocks and then into functional app
- Designed easy to maintain modular Angular components, following Material UI guidelines
- Increased speed of app by transitioning to full native mobile by building android views in Kotlin
- Lead on data acquisition, designed and maintained web scrapers using extendable python libraries to
scrape html as well as​ ​ reverse engineer exposed internal APIs to better gather data

### Software Engineer Consultant @ Chompp
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
Designed and built MERN + Redux web app to allow client to start a delivery service for restaurants
- Leveraged browser automation tool Tagui to create an API from restaurant websites without an API
- Saved client money from excessive credit card processing fees from daily users without risk, by only
charging users on their first order of the week, capturing the charge for the correct amount at the end
- Built custom reusable React components built on Rebass to quickly arrive at clean modern usable design
- Custom built admin dashboard and API to enable admins to monitor ordering and systems

### Technical Advisor / Hacker in Residence @ ReBootKamp (RBK)
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Amman Governorate, Jordan
Worked with the Tech Mentor to ensure students are technically prepared for the job search
    Accurately, consistently, and proactively ensured student success and encourage autonomous learning
    Provided expert technical and project management guidance to pairs and small groups of students building exciting projects using cutting edge technologies
    Proactively worked with the Tech Mentor to track & communicate student progress using program workflow, including grading, feedback, and modeling successful behavior
    Remediation and Support: Worked with the instructional staff to execute student action and remediation plans to ensure that all of our students become successful software engineers
    Curriculum Generation: Delivered materials and lectures addressing popular technologies and cohort-specific needs
    Collaboration: Served as technical partner to all other departments that ensure job search success

### Production Associate @ Tesla
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Fremont, CA


## Education
### Full Stack
Hack Reactor
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

### Full Stack Web Development Certification in Computer Software Engineering
Free Code Camp
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

### Computer Science
De Anza College
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/henri-p

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Source: https://flows.cv/henri
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Last updated: 2026-03-22