Kenan Hneide, Developer in Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Kenan Hneide

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Full-stack Web Developer

Location
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
January 31, 2022

Kenan Hneide is a distinguished software engineer with extensive expertise in developing scalable tech solutions in the sustainability and healthcare sectors. Co-founder of Lilia Health and technical visionary at Ever.green, Kenan has engineered advanced systems that streamline complex regulatory frameworks into user-friendly applications. Pursuing an MBA at UCLA, he continues to pioneer tech initiatives that drive significant industry advancements.

Portfolio

Ever.green
Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Amplify, TypeScript, React, Next.js, HTML5, CSS
AdaptiLab Inc
TypeScript, MongoDB, Node.js, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), React, Next.js...
Rentline Inc
JavaScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Twilio API, React, Next.js, HTML5, CSS...

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

MacOS, Git, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

The most amazing...

...thing has been building an electronic health record app from idea to paying customers in six months.

Work Experience

Head of Software

2022 - 2024
Ever.green
  • Developed a 1st-of-its-kind renewable energy and tax credit platform that secured over $50 million of capital to solar project developers.
  • Built the initial engineering team and was instrumental in raising a substantial seed round.
  • Developed the best-in-class solar credit estimation tool and provided it free of charge to solar developers and corporate clients.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Amplify, TypeScript, React, Next.js, HTML5, CSS

Tech Lead

2019 - 2021
AdaptiLab Inc
  • Developed a Visual Studio Code extension to help software developers be more productive.
  • Managed and ran Scrum on a four-person engineering team.
  • Created and managed all project infrastructure, including AWS resources and deployment pipelines, resulting in deploying a new version of the product twice a week to over 2,000 customers.
Technologies: TypeScript, MongoDB, Node.js, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), React, Next.js, HTML5, CSS, Front-end, HTML, Front-end Development, ECMAScript (ES6), REST, GraphQL, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, GitHub, Docker, AWS Amplify

Co-founder and Head Engineer

2019 - 2019
Rentline Inc
  • Created the company from the idea to the pre-seed funding.
  • Developed the proof of concept product and investor pitch deck.
  • Recruited co-founders and secured over USD $200,000 in pre-seed funding.
Technologies: JavaScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Twilio API, React, Next.js, HTML5, CSS, Front-end, HTML, Front-end Development, ECMAScript (ES6), REST, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, GitHub, Docker

Software Development Engineer

2014 - 2019
Amazon.com
  • Developed a mobile application platform that powered three major mobile applications for Amazon, including the Amazon mobile shopping app, the Amazon Prime Now, and the Amazon seller application.
  • Built proof-of-concept products for an internal R&D lab for future Amazon products, including physical products.
  • Wrote a compression library that saved +70% of the bytes sent over the wire for Amazon mobile applications.
Technologies: Java, JavaScript, Android, iOS, React, Swift, HTML5, CSS, Front-end, HTML, Front-end Development, ECMAScript (ES6), REST, REST APIs, GitHub

Senior Software Engineer

2011 - 2014
NBCUniversal
  • Developed and owned a proprietary content management system that managed content for multiple online properties, including eonline.com.
  • Built and managed a set of web services powering multiple online properties, including eonline.com.
  • Created a video encoding and approval system to be used by the Universal Studios backlot.
Technologies: Java, JavaScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Relational Databases, Spring, Web Services, HTML5, Front-end, HTML, Front-end Development, REST, REST APIs, GitHub

Tax Credit Estimation Map

This interactive map estimated the solar tax credits for each district in the 50 US states and Puerto Rico. It was built with AWS Amplify, React front end, and many other AWS services. The tiles were built by compiling dozens of data sources (see Inflation Reduction Act Senate bill) and geometries and served from my tile server.

Grok: A Mindmap for Development

A Visual Studio Code extension to help software developers be more efficient.

I was the tech lead at a four-person startup, and I led the development of this Visual Studio Code extension with 2,000+ downloads.
2023 - 2024

Master's Degree (MBA) in Business Administration

University of California Los Angeles - Los Angeles, USA

2001 - 2005

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

University of California, Irvine - Irvine, CA, USA

Libraries/APIs

React, REST APIs, AWS Amplify, Node.js, Twilio API

Tools

GitHub, Git

Frameworks

Next.js, Spring, Tailwind CSS

Languages

JavaScript, CSS, HTML, TypeScript, HTML5, ECMAScript (ES6), Java, C, C++, Swift, GraphQL

Paradigms

REST

Platforms

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Docker, MacOS, Android, iOS, Mapbox

Storage

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Relational Databases, Amazon DynamoDB

Other

Front-end Development, Front-end, Integrated Circuits, Web Services, Product Management, Business, Finance

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