# Kyle Kent > Software Engineer @ IKEA | React.js, Typescript Location: Dublin, Pennsylvania, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kylekent I'm a frontend-focused software engineer with over 8 years of experience building scalable, user-centric web applications using React, TypeScript, and modern tooling. I’ve led cross-functional efforts to optimize performance, improve developer experience, and deliver high-impact features for millions of users. My passion lies in crafting intuitive interfaces, empowering teams through mentorship and reusable tooling, and bridging the gap between design and engineering. Whether driving a DevOps initiative, mentoring new engineers, or fine-tuning a checkout flow, I bring a thoughtful, collaborative approach to solving complex problems. I love learning new things, meeting new people, solving interesting problems, and am always looking for my next challenge :) ## Work Experience ### Mid-Level Software Engineer @ IKEA Jan 2022 – Present | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States Co-led development of Vaka, a real-time observability platform that improved error resolution for customer-facing online shopping issues, reducing MTTR Integrated client-side routing with React Router for the Cart SPA, enabling robust A/B testing and smoother user experiences Developed and optimized online checkout features to reduce load times, improve error messaging, and enhance UI clarity around service selections and product groupings Cofounded company-wide DevOps Guild with the goal of standardizing workflows and training across GCP, Terraform, and GitHub Actions Spearheaded development for an improved login journey in checkout, coordinating cross-team efforts to introduce A/B tested login flows to improve login/signup rates Created a reusable GCP project repository template using Terraform and Workload Identity Federation for GitHub Mentored engineers through structured weekly sessions, accelerating onboarding timelines by providing hands-on guidance and technical walkthroughs and authored onboarding templates for React, TypeScript, and Git best practices ### Software Developer @ PROCONEX Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Royersford, Pennsylvania, United States Redesigning and implementing multiple SQL stored procedures improving query efficiency and application performance. Designing and implementing various Angular Typescript components i.e: Reporting table with dynamically generated and cached columns and filters. Dynamic dialog showing low level OPC device parameter path navigation. Interactive datatable with editable columns, conditional drag/drop of cells based on cell content and column type, cell editing, row copying. Identifying, documenting, and fixing numerous bugs and design flaws in both our Angular codebase and SQL tables and stored procedures. Collaborated with other developers to design a configurable infrastructure for automated alerts, including SQL table and stored procedure design, Angular dynamic dialog, and Typescript/.NET web API. ### Software Developer @ BrickSimple LLC Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States Developed a HIPAA compliant, NLP healthcare chat app designed to answer patients' post-surgery care questions. Built using Google DialogFlow with a React/Redux frontend and Django backend Optimized data polling and statistics calculations in an Angular-based patient management system Worked directly with clients to gather requirements, architect solutions, implement designs, beta test with users, and deliver tailored software applications Developed virtual assistant UI components in React, leading to an increase in user engagement and streamlined conversational feature integration ### Servant Leader @ His Mansion Ministries Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Deering, New Hampshire Responsibilities included: cared daily for the residents and provided emotional support and counsel, led a servant leader team in caring for the residents, challenged the residents to take steps for their own personal growth, helped facilitate the residents’ growth and recovery, and worked alongside/supervised residents as we did various jobs around the property. ### Software Engineer @ First Trust Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Wheaton, Illinois Responsibilities included ongoing development of Delphi applications for both product creation and trading, interfacing with customers to meet their enterprise needs, along with responsibilities performed as an intern. ### Software Development Intern @ First Trust Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 Responsibilities included bug fixes, data requests in both Informix and SQL, development on various 3-tier, in-house applications written in Delphi, limited web development with Javascript and DSP, and a partial re-write of a console app along with integration into one of their 3-tier applications. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Kulicke & Soffa Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 I developed an API to communicate with motor controller hardware and then designed, constructed, and tested a new tool to configure that hardware’s internal data. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Kulicke & Soffa Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 Developing JUnit tests for the code written by other engineers on staff, creating development tools and programs, and optimizing device algorithms/performance. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Wheaton College Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kylekentpa --- Source: https://flows.cv/kylekent JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kylekent/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29