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Kate Portalatin

Full Stack Product Engineer 🜉 Data Intensive Frontends

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Interests

system design, programming paradigms, discovery, puzzles, complexity, user-centric design, embroidery string craft, color theory, maps, philosophy, dance, scenic drives, one day writing a book, thinking about the people who lived before, watching cartoons and science shows, unusual datasets, gardening and more...

About Me

A Software Engineer with a background in enterprise architectures, data engineering, and visual problem solving, I understand complex systems through observation and deconstruction, and enjoy untangling convoluted workflows that obscure understanding and the free flow of knowledge. Is there an area of the codebase no one wants to touch? Are outdated, bulky implementations refusing to go away due to legacy constraints? Difficult problems like these are where I do my best work. Similarly, I thrive when managing cross-functional projects and translating complexity across multiple problem domains within large organizations or business networks. I have a talent for bringing people together from disparate backgrounds to successfully solve difficult problems. My work experience spans data platforms, developer experience, meta-model programming, workflow and operational systems, cloud and backend architectures, UX, AI/ML and other product-minded tech, and includes event-driven architectures, microsystems, mainframe, healthcare and financial systems. I work with a personal code of kindiness, curiosity, transparency and autonomy. I strive to work on systems that are made to help people and to find solutions to improve quality of life.

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Portfolio Software Projects

Stitch Companion preview
python, react, flask, docker

Stitch Companion

Web app for creating and sharing cross-stitch and embroidery patterns from images

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
Pattern Generator preview
plain js, procedural art

Pattern Generator

Algorithmically-generated patterns with color theme customization built with plain JS

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
Family Device Agent preview
java, spring, aws, docker, terraform

Family Device Agent

SaaS platform built to manage family devices, including smart home and personal, with a focus on security and privacy. (prototype in TypeScript)

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
Color Meanings API preview
python, flask, graphql

Color Meanings API

Data pipeline and GraphQL API for Jacob Oleson's Color Meanings web site with additional research and analysis

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
k8port.github.io preview
next.js, tailwindcss, react, typescript

k8port.github.io

Personal website built with Next.js 15, TailwindCSS 4, and React 19 with TypeScript

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
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Music Recommendations preview
rest api, ml models, aws, sonos integration, terraform

Music Recommendations

Music recommendations app built with React and TypeScript

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
Sobres preview
python, next.js, aws, docker, sql

Sobres

Python backend, Next.js frontend budgeting app modelled after "envelopes" system

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
Sudoku App preview
react, typescript, pwa

Sudoku App

Sudoku solver and generator built as a PWA with customizable UI and sound

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
Tarot Reader preview
llm, rag, prompt engineering, python

Tarot Reader

LLM-powered tarot reading project with staged MVP from portfolio route to hosted app

Kate Portalatin
Full Stack Engineer
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