I'm Kai Siren (preferred name), AKA Lynn Conway (legal name). I’m a platform engineer with 13 years of experience building high-impact systems that empower engineering teams.
I have recent experience working with LLM-based systems and AI-assisted workflows, focusing on integrating them into existing platforms in a reliable and observable way. This includes designing systems that help teams experiment with and adopt AI without compromising production quality.
I'm proficient in six programming languages, with Python, Go, and JavaScript as my strongest. I have hands-on experience deploying to AWS, GCP, and Azure, including designing multi-cloud environments. Across technologies and cloud platforms, I specialize in meeting engineers where they are and helping teams move faster and more effectively.
Throughout my career, I've been primarily responsible for implementing operations systems such as application monitoring, data pipelines, and deployment tooling from scratch. This hands-on experience has honed my skills as an IC engineer, and I also managed a small team at EnergyHub.
Outside work, I enjoy gaming, game development, gardening, and crafts. I also manage a game server, a unique intersection of my personal and professional interests.