Kennan Salisbury
Senior Software Engineer at Pryon
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKennan Salisbury is a Senior Software Engineer based in Atlanta with a full-stack background spanning React, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, and six years of hands-on engineering experience at Pryon. He combines a marketer’s discipline and seven years of client-service experience with deep technical chops, making him adept at translating product and business needs into polished, maintainable code. Kennan has led backend design and data modeling for mission-driven projects—from a MERN volunteer PPE matcher to a college-access tool for incarcerated students—demonstrating an ability to build systems that serve real people. A strategic thinker who anticipates inefficiencies, he’s known for driving cross-functional teams and shipping end-to-end features that measurably move metrics. He values detail and communication as much as architecture, often stepping into mentoring and teaching roles to raise team velocity. Passionate about creating digital tools that improve lives, he looks for opportunities to shape product direction as well as the codebase.
6 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Advertising, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Advertising at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of GeorgiaSoftware Engineering Immersive, Computer Software Engineering, Software Engineering Immersive, Computer Software Engineering at General Assembly Seattle
Github Skills (27)
mern10
full-stack7
mongoosejs6
edtech6
typescript6
objectionjs6
mongoose6
nodejs-server6
pokeapi6
creative-commons5
many-to-many5
expressjs5
map-box5
javascript4
python4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kennansalisbury/meet-out
Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
A scheduling and social media app to meet outside and do fun, exercise driven activities together.
Contributions:61 pushes in 6 months
schedulingsocial-media-appactivitiessocial-mediaoutside
kennansalisbury/portfolio
May 2020 - Feb 2026
Contributions:1 PR, 22 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 10 months
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