# Kat Yang > Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/katyang Hi, I'm Kat! I'm a software engineer at Grafana Labs. When I'm not debugging code, you can find me in my garden (weather permitting), the pottery studio, or outside taking film photos. Proficient: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Express, Sequelize, PostgreSQL, React, Redux, HTML, CSS, Ant Design, GitHub, Git Knowledgeable: Go, SQL, Twitter API, Google Cloud Natural Language API, Webpack, Heroku, Travis CI, Mocha, Chai, Jasmine, Babel ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ Grafana Labs Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Software Engineer I @ Grafana Labs Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States ### Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States ### Software Engineering Teaching Fellow @ The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Taught 30+ adult students computer science fundamentals, NERD stack (Node.js, Express, React/Redux, and database with PostgreSQL), and debugging techniques. • Conducted morning interview practice by teaching algorithms and data structures. • Led 4 teams of 16+ students as an agile project manager and conducted code reviews. • Evaluated student progress by grading projects, providing feedback, and hosting office hours. ### Student Software Engineer @ The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 A 17-week immersive software engineering program based in New York City centered on full stack JavaScript development, including Node.js, Express, Sequelize ORM for PostgreSQL databases, React and Redux; along with HTML & CSS, and CS fundamentals. ### Research Assistant @ NORC at the University of Chicago Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Bethesda, MD Research Assistant in the Education and Child Development Department in Bethesda, MD. Provided project management support across several projects evaluating organizational climate, postsecondary completion rates among marginalized communities, college mentoring programs, and STEM graduate schools’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Managed survey participant outreach, developed technical reports, assisted with qualitative and quantitative data collection, cleaned and coded data, contributed to data analysis, and conducted literature reviews. Supported 10+ senior staff through proposal acquisition process by drafting IRB documents, preparing data use agreements, and drafting proposals. ### Program Manager @ DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Washington, D.C. Intern for Sam Ullery. Managed Shared Roots, a program designed to connect the district’s residents with new food growing opportunities to make food access more equitable. Promoted the program through targeted outreach such as drafting Facebook and Twitter posts as well as tabling and/or speaking at community events. Served as liaison between site coordinators, community members, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and OSSE. ### Research Assistant @ University of Maryland Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | College Park, Maryland Research Assistant for Dr. Kris Marsh. Coded qualitative interviews of 67 respondents about their sense of racial identity and class location. Designed a detailed quality of life survey for Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland using Qualtrics to assess how homeownership impacted the lives of participants and their families. ### Research Assistant @ University of Maryland Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | University of Maryland, College Park Surveyed participants, with a team lead by Dr. Dana Fisher and Dr. Dawn Dow, using Kindles at the March for Science, People’s Climate March, March for Racial Justice, 2018 Women's March, and 2019 Women's March. ### Teaching Assistant @ University of Maryland Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | College Park, MD Teaching assistant for Dr. John Pease. Graded and led a discussion of 14 undergraduates taking Human Societies (SOCY200), an introductory level macro-sociology course exploring several aspects of various types of human societies. Designed weekly lesson plans. Evaluated student progress by grading and providing feedback on journals, papers, and essay exams. ### Research Assistant @ Summer Research Initiative Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | University of Maryland, College Park Compiled data from the U.S. Census Bureau website regarding Asian American populations in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan (DMV) Area. Worked closely with Dr. Julie Park and performed demographic analyses on data to develop a preliminary understanding of how enthoburbs in the DMV area similar and different from longer-established ethnoburbs and ethnic enclaves. ## Education ### Certificate in Fullstack Web Development Fullstack Academy Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Sociology University of Maryland Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yangkb09 --- Source: https://flows.cv/katyang JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/katyang/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29