# Kian Maranon

> Full-stack Software Engineer

Location: San Diego, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kian

I am an experienced Software Engineer passionate about frontend development, building applications and creating user experiences. Talk to me about webdev, gamedev, 3D Graphics, UI/UX, React or anything about video games.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Accretive Technology Group
Jan 2024 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Founding Software Engineer @ Icarus
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Los Angeles, California, United States
● Architected, developed, and deployed a high-resolution imagery marketplace and data insights platform using Typescript, Next.js, MapboxGL, Redux, Prisma ORM, Postgres, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Vercel.
● Designed and developed a responsive, public-facing company site using React and Figma.
● Optimized the SEO of the company’s main site and blog site utilizing semantic HTML practices for accessibility, Google Lighthouse, and improving the site’s Core Web Vitals.
● Refactored and redesigned the UI/UX, relational database, and REST API of a Weather Insights platform using Typescript, Vite, Material UI, Python, Django, and SQL.
● Communicated and collaborated with stakeholders, product owners, and engineers to gather design requirements and demo new features and releases.

### Lead Software Engineer, Dynamics @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Diego, California, United States
▪  Led the frontend development of a Test Report Generation application using Next.js, Typescript, and Tailwind CSS.
▪  Designed and developed user interfaces for consolidating files and form submission using Figma and React.
▪  Interfaced with REST APIs built with Next.js and MongoDB

### Lead Software Engineer, Universal Content Management System (UCMS) @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Diego, California, United States
▪  Developed an internal news website using Next.js and Strapi Content Management System (CMS).
▪  Collaborated directly with the primary stakeholders to gather application requirements, prioritize feature development, and discuss overall application design.
▪  Mentored and managed a team of software engineers in the development of new application features
▪  Implemented modern UI/UX principles and practices to improve accessibility and responsiveness of the application

### Software Engineer, ArchAnalytics @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Diego, California, United States
▪  Interfaced with a Neo4J graph database to write metric scripts for a Node.js application.
▪  Developed and refactored user interfaces for information management and data visualization in an Analytics/Metrics application using React, Material UI, and D3.js

### Software Engineer, SDP Applications @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Diego, California, United States
▪ Redesigned the architecture and tech stack of 3 management/mentoring applications using Next.js and Django.
▪ Mentored 4 interns on the basics of web development.

### Software Engineer, Space Sector Digital Transformation Web-App @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Diego, California, United States
▪  As the Lead Full Stack Developer, designed and developed an central repository web app using React.js, Redux, Node.js, and Express.
▪  Mentored an intern on the basics of web development using React and Express.

### Software Engineer, Future Technical Leaders Application @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Diego, California, United States
▪ As the lead Full Stack Developer converted a Windows application into a Web Application using React, .NET Core, and Microsoft SQL Server
▪ Implemented better Agile practices. Used project management tools, such as Jira and Mattermost to improve team organization and efficiency

### Software Engineer - Automation @ Assured Space Access Technologies, Inc
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater San Diego Area
▪  Developed scripts in Python and JavaScript to automate and improve the runtime of communications software.
▪  Designed and implemented user friendly Graphical User Interfaces to aid software testing.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering
San Diego State University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29