Kurtis Jantzen

Hello

I'm a full-stack engineer driven to develop quality enterprise applications architected for scale and extensibility. I've been developing database-backed web apps with aesthetic, responsive interfaces for 14 years.

I am passionate about software architecture and enjoy designing user interfaces that are elegant, effective, and accessible—supported by maintainable, extensible, and scalable code.

I live in Vancouver, BC.

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Work Experience

OpenHouse.ai, Calgary AB

Lead Software Developer, 2023-2025

Led a team of 5 to build a new messaging platform from “git init” through MVP launch
Translated product goals into code deliverables
Architected the platform to meet complex requirements, including delivering messages flexibly across channels e.g. SMS, email, web socket, push notifications
Integrated with external systems e.g. CRMs, CallRail, ChatGPT
Mentored junior developers in backend development (Kotlin, Spring Boot), frontend development (TypeScript, Next.js, React, Redux, hooks, CSS), and dev tools (git, linux)

Software Developer, 2019-2023

Designed and built new backend micro-services in a Google App Engine serverless environment including SQL databases, service layers, messaging buses, and APIs
Created a flexible UI that adapts to multiple brand styles (logos, colours, fonts) and content sets to create a white-labeled multi-tenant platform in one deployment
Created an ETL pipeline for processing large-scale GIS-statistical data
Pushed for and implemented web accessibility best practices
Introduced React app architecture best practices as a team member

Clinical Research Unit, University of Calgary

Software Developer Intern, 2018, 4 months

Developed a clinical trial screening application frontend in React

Pason Systems, Calgary AB

Software Developer Intern, 2016-2017, 16 months

Contributed full-stack development to internal Enterprise Applications
Added the first REST APIs to a legacy Python backend