Kenneth Pahn

Software Engineer @ Canva

Location

Sydney, NSW

LinkedIn

Kenneth Pahn

Email

jobs@k.pahn.co

Intro

Hey! I'm Kenneth Pahn - a Software Engineer at Canva.

I'm absolutely passionate about anything technology from my favourite Apple products, to mechanical keyboards, and solving the world's problems through software.

Outside of tech, I am a fan of modern classical, tea, and Hainan Chicken Rice.

In my spare time, I enjoy learning Mandarin, going to my local gym, and finding new and exciting places to eat all over Sydney.

Experience

August 2024 - Present

Canva

Software Engineer (Frontend, Downloads)

Sydney, NSW
Prior roles: Software Engineer (Full Stack, Internal Apps)
January 2023 - August 2024

Tesserent - Cyber Solutions by Thales

Software Developer (Research, Architecture, and Development - Veil)

Remote
  • Improved speed of paginated pages by up to 5x by analysing and removing redundant data from requests.
  • Triaged, investigated, and resolved complex mission critical bugs raised by the client with rapid turnaround times using excellent problem solving skills, and coordination with reviewers and quality assurance.
  • Quickly adapted to new software projects using strong core competencies with common technologies (Python, Django), while leveraging prior experience to learn new ones (React and HTMX).
    • June 2021 - January 2023

    Freelancer.com

    Software Engineer (Software Infrastructure, UI Engineering, and Freelancer Enterprise Teams)

    Sydney, NSW
  • Placed 2nd in 2022 Cycle 4 Hackathon through integrating ChatGPT with an Angular front-end, automatically generating tailor-made bids and quotes based on project description and freelancer's profile.
  • Increased Freelancer Android App Play Store rating by 33% (28 day average rating) through the release of quality of life improvements including animated splash screen, automatic app rating prompts, generalised permissions framework, native page transitions, and partnering with teams across the business to improve their product capabilities with Capacitor / Ionic Native.
  • Improved developer experience through improved performance of iOS end-to-end tests (20% avg. reduction) and merge to production time (25% median), tracking merge to production time, developing lint rules, reducing flakiness of tests, and assisting developers with issues on the CI/CD platform.
    • April 2019 - June 2021

    Optus

    Data Engineer (Graduate, Network Analytics) & Threat Specialist (Graduate, Network & Cyber Security)

    Macquarie Park, NSW
  • Developed the Data Quality Engine (DQE) to perform data validation and verification, reducing business costs of engaging an external vendor.
  • Developed a web app to help stakeholders understand customer churn by visualising and enriching customer churn surveys with problematic cell towers that customers are connected to, saving 4 labour hours per month.
  • Onboarded and mentored newly-rotated graduates and interns by providing training on key processes including alert triaging, platform onboarding, and log integration onto SIEM.

    • Education

    2019

    WYWM Academy

    Cyber Security Analyst Certification (ID: mh4L15MqxY)

    Online

    UNSW Australia

    B. Information Systems (Pass with Distinction)

    Sydney, NSW

    TAFE NSW

    Certificate III Information, Digital Media & Technology (Certificate of Attainment)

    Sydney, NSW

    Skills

  • Languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTMX, Bash, Java, Swift, Groovy, SQL
  • Frameworks: Django, React, Angular, Capacitor, Ionic Native
  • Testing Frameworks: Playwright, Jest, unittest (Python)
  • Developer Tools: Git, Docker, Docker Composer, Jenkins, GitLab, Sentry, MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Debian-based (incl. Ubuntu)
  • Communication: Public Speaking, Debating, Typing (up to 163wpm @ 100% accuracy)

    • Contact

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    Location

    Sydney, NSW

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    Kenneth Pahn

    Email

    jobs@k.pahn.co

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