Kevin Gao
Head of Platform Engineering and full-stack software engineer
San Francisco, California
Joined January 2026
Summary
Full‑stack engineering background with hands‑on experience in modern web and backend technologies. kevingao
Platform and systems leadership: holds a platform engineering leadership role at Sierra and has held senior engineering roles at Quip and Slack. youtube+1
Maintains a public portfolio of personal projects demonstrating full‑stack applications (finance, chat, marketplace, music browsing). kevingao+1
Committed to mentoring and community education, having served as a mentor at Hackbright Academy.