Top Talent like Kenton are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.
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Kenton Reed

Full-stack Engineer
Escondido, CA, US
AWS
Kubernetes
Terraform
Nginx
Javascript
Gin
Docker
Redux
JavaScript
GraphQL
React Router
Spring Boot
Node.js
Linux
Django
MongoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
React
Express.js
TypeScript
Python
Redis
FastAPI
CSS
Java
HTML
Oracle
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Senior Full-Stack Engineer | AI Systems (RAG/Agents/MCP) & Multi-Tenant B2B SaaS
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer specializing in building AI systems (AI Agents, RAG, MCP, multimodal STT/TTS) and multi-tenant B2B SaaS/marketplace platforms. Known for founding-level ownership, deep system architecture, and pragmatic execution—translating complex requirements into production-ready backend and frontend systems across Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, FastAPI, Django, Go, React/Next.js, and cloud/DevOps environments.

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Senior Software Engineer

Dify AITech Stack: JavaScript, React, Next.js, Python, FastAPI, LangChain, RAG, AI Agents, MCP, Vector Search, LangGraph, NodeJS • Built a production-ready AI agent builder platform with visual workflow orchestration, applying RAG knowledge bases, MCP and tool integrations, and observability (for users to design, test, and deploy AI agents from a single workspace). • Implemented 50+ third-party OAuth integrations and MCP-enabled tool access with secure token handling, connector configuration, and reliable execution paths for external actions. • Built a production-grade RAG pipeline for multimodal AI system supporting document ingestion, image retrieval, and voice capabilities with STT/TTS while coordinating retrieval and processing across backend services. • Developed React/Next.js workflow-builder experiences, enabling users to connect components in agent workflows, and executing workflow step by step for agent testing and troubleshooting. • Engineered deployment process of Agent workflow and failure recovery for agent workflows, improving reliability across long-running AI execution paths.
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Senior Full Stack Engineer

IntellibusDec 2021 - Jul 2024 • 2 yrs 8 mosTech Stack: Python, Django, GenAI, Multi-Tenant SaaS, LMS, React, NodeJS, Java, Spring Boot • Architected and delivered a GenAI platform for agentic workflows, building Python/Django and Java/Spring Boot services for prompt orchestration, tool execution, auditability, and enterprise workflow automation. • Built microservices using NodeJS, and FastAPI for a multi-tenant LMS (Learning Management System) architecture with learner/admin portals, course lifecycle, assessments, progress tracking, reporting, and tenant aware permissions. • Designed tenant isolation, RBAC, data partitioning, and reusable service boundaries to support multiple enterprise customers on a shared SaaS platform without cross-tenant data exposure. • Integrated AI-assisted search, knowledge retrieval, and guided workflow features into business applications, helping teams transform internal content into actionable, repeatable processes.
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Lead Engineer, Full Stack Developer

ZapierAug 2018 - Feb 2022 • 3 yrs 7 mosTech Stack: Python, Django, Celery, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, React, TypeScript, Linux, nginx, Gunicorn, NodeJS • Led a 5-member engineering team improving Zapier customer experience across onboarding, automation setup, app authentication, task history, and error recovery for workflow automation users. • Built Python/Django and Celery services for asynchronous workflow execution, retries, queue processing, customer-facing APIs, and operational visibility across high-volume automation paths. • Designed React/TypeScript product experiences that reduced user drop-off by making workflow setup, trigger/action selection, and configuration feedback clearer for prosumer and B2B SaaS users. • Improved reliability of Linux/Nginx/Gunicorn deployments by tuning Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL, observability, and background job recovery patterns for customer-facing automation systems.
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Software Engineer

Gladly AIAug 2015 - Jul 2018 • 3 yrsTech Stack: Golang, React, Redux, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Redis, Multi-Tenant B2B SaaS • Designed and implemented high-scale backend services using Golang and Node.js, deployed with Docker and Kubernetes on AWS, processing millions of multi-channel customer interactions monthly. • Built multi-tenant REST APIs and real-time ecommerce integrations that surfaced order history, preferences, loyalty status, and customer lifetime value insights inside unified customer profiles. • Developed customer management dashboard in React/Redux, aggregating customer profiles, interaction history, and conversation context to help agents resolve customer issues faster and more personally. • Reduced cross-channel message latency by 40% and improved customer profile resolution accuracy by 25% by designing distributed identity resolution and intelligent routing systems.
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Software Engineer

eBayOct 2013 - Aug 2015 • 1 yr 11 mosTech Stack: Node.js, Java, Spring Framework, Python, React, Redux, Kafka, Linux, Marketplace Web Architecture • Improved downstream processing bottlenecks and marketplace system scalability by adopting event-driven architecture with Kafka for seller, listing, and order-related data flows. • Built and enhanced Seller Hub dashboard modules for inventory, orders, listings, promotions, and sales performance, helping sellers manage core marketplace operations from one interface. • Developed Java/Spring Framework backend services and React/Redux integrations that surfaced seller metrics, order status, listing performance, and promotion insights within Seller Hub. • Gained hands-on experience operating production services in Linux-based environments, with emphasis on observability, reliability, incident debugging, and scalable web application architecture.

Education

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Georgia State University

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science2013

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Senior Full-Stack Engineer | AI Systems (RAG/Agents/MCP) & Multi-Tenant B2B SaaS
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer specializing in building AI systems (AI Agents, RAG, MCP, multimodal STT/TTS) and multi-tenant B2B SaaS/marketplace platforms. Known for founding-level ownership, deep system architecture, and pragmatic execution—translating complex requirements into production-ready backend and frontend systems across Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, FastAPI, Django, Go, React/Next.js, and cloud/DevOps environments.

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Top Talent like Kenton are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Kenton Reed

Full-stack Engineer
Escondido, CA, US
AWS
Kubernetes
Terraform
Nginx
Javascript
Gin
Docker
Redux
JavaScript
GraphQL
React Router
Spring Boot
Node.js
Linux
Django
MongoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
React
Express.js
TypeScript
Python
Redis
FastAPI
CSS
Java
HTML
Oracle
Available for hire fromNegotiable

Work History

D

Senior Software Engineer

Dify AITech Stack: JavaScript, React, Next.js, Python, FastAPI, LangChain, RAG, AI Agents, MCP, Vector Search, LangGraph, NodeJS • Built a production-ready AI agent builder platform with visual workflow orchestration, applying RAG knowledge bases, MCP and tool integrations, and observability (for users to design, test, and deploy AI agents from a single workspace). • Implemented 50+ third-party OAuth integrations and MCP-enabled tool access with secure token handling, connector configuration, and reliable execution paths for external actions. • Built a production-grade RAG pipeline for multimodal AI system supporting document ingestion, image retrieval, and voice capabilities with STT/TTS while coordinating retrieval and processing across backend services. • Developed React/Next.js workflow-builder experiences, enabling users to connect components in agent workflows, and executing workflow step by step for agent testing and troubleshooting. • Engineered deployment process of Agent workflow and failure recovery for agent workflows, improving reliability across long-running AI execution paths.
I

Senior Full Stack Engineer

IntellibusDec 2021 - Jul 2024 • 2 yrs 8 mosTech Stack: Python, Django, GenAI, Multi-Tenant SaaS, LMS, React, NodeJS, Java, Spring Boot • Architected and delivered a GenAI platform for agentic workflows, building Python/Django and Java/Spring Boot services for prompt orchestration, tool execution, auditability, and enterprise workflow automation. • Built microservices using NodeJS, and FastAPI for a multi-tenant LMS (Learning Management System) architecture with learner/admin portals, course lifecycle, assessments, progress tracking, reporting, and tenant aware permissions. • Designed tenant isolation, RBAC, data partitioning, and reusable service boundaries to support multiple enterprise customers on a shared SaaS platform without cross-tenant data exposure. • Integrated AI-assisted search, knowledge retrieval, and guided workflow features into business applications, helping teams transform internal content into actionable, repeatable processes.
Z

Lead Engineer, Full Stack Developer

ZapierAug 2018 - Feb 2022 • 3 yrs 7 mosTech Stack: Python, Django, Celery, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, React, TypeScript, Linux, nginx, Gunicorn, NodeJS • Led a 5-member engineering team improving Zapier customer experience across onboarding, automation setup, app authentication, task history, and error recovery for workflow automation users. • Built Python/Django and Celery services for asynchronous workflow execution, retries, queue processing, customer-facing APIs, and operational visibility across high-volume automation paths. • Designed React/TypeScript product experiences that reduced user drop-off by making workflow setup, trigger/action selection, and configuration feedback clearer for prosumer and B2B SaaS users. • Improved reliability of Linux/Nginx/Gunicorn deployments by tuning Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL, observability, and background job recovery patterns for customer-facing automation systems.
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Software Engineer

Gladly AIAug 2015 - Jul 2018 • 3 yrsTech Stack: Golang, React, Redux, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Redis, Multi-Tenant B2B SaaS • Designed and implemented high-scale backend services using Golang and Node.js, deployed with Docker and Kubernetes on AWS, processing millions of multi-channel customer interactions monthly. • Built multi-tenant REST APIs and real-time ecommerce integrations that surfaced order history, preferences, loyalty status, and customer lifetime value insights inside unified customer profiles. • Developed customer management dashboard in React/Redux, aggregating customer profiles, interaction history, and conversation context to help agents resolve customer issues faster and more personally. • Reduced cross-channel message latency by 40% and improved customer profile resolution accuracy by 25% by designing distributed identity resolution and intelligent routing systems.
E

Software Engineer

eBayOct 2013 - Aug 2015 • 1 yr 11 mosTech Stack: Node.js, Java, Spring Framework, Python, React, Redux, Kafka, Linux, Marketplace Web Architecture • Improved downstream processing bottlenecks and marketplace system scalability by adopting event-driven architecture with Kafka for seller, listing, and order-related data flows. • Built and enhanced Seller Hub dashboard modules for inventory, orders, listings, promotions, and sales performance, helping sellers manage core marketplace operations from one interface. • Developed Java/Spring Framework backend services and React/Redux integrations that surfaced seller metrics, order status, listing performance, and promotion insights within Seller Hub. • Gained hands-on experience operating production services in Linux-based environments, with emphasis on observability, reliability, incident debugging, and scalable web application architecture.

Education

G

Georgia State University

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science2013

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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