Kevin McGonigle

Professional builder of cool internet things for over 5 years. Recreational one for many more.

Currently building cool internet things at WeTransfer.

You can call me Kev.

Work

Since 2022

Senior Software Engineer @ WeTransfer

Crafting the core services central to WeTransfer's products. Leading the design and delivery of integrations with market-leading creative tools. Extending file preview capabilities with support for additional formats. Advocating for org-wide codebase modernisation, refactoring and quality improvement initiatives.

2020 — 2022

Software Engineer @ Patreon

Rebuilt the payments platform - drastically improving resiliency, scalability and performance. Designed and developed critical content moderation tools and automations. Instrumental in the early stages of an overhaul of the core membership platform, pioneering the adoption of modern web technologies, frameworks and practices.

2018 — 2019

Software Engineer @ Aryza

Engineered new features and resolved issues across Aryza's suite of products. Owned the delivery of a new cloud-based document management service and accompanying user interface. Migrated legacy code to modular web apps supported by a modern microservices architecture.

School

2016 — 2020

BSc Computer Applications & Software Engineering @ Dublin City University

Graduated with first-class honours at the top of my class. Awarded the DCU Academic Scholarship for academic excellence. Mentored junior students during programming lab sessions.