Kelly Vaughn

@kelly
Engineering Leader
Atlanta, GA
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I'm currently Director of Engineering at Spot AI.

I'm also an (occasional) entrepreneur, developer, author, speaker, podcaster, and doer of things. I wrote a book called Start Freelancing Today.

I'm open to

advising companies,

joining company boards,

speaking at events,

and guest lecturing.

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10+

years on GitHub

16+

GitHub gists published

11+

GitHub projects published

71+

GitHub project watchers

GitHub project forks

71+

GitHub project stars

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Apr 2022 - Present

Director of Engineering, Spot AI

Oct 2017 - Present

Consultant, The Taproom

Aug 2023 - Present

Advisor, Gadget Inc

May 2020 - Present

Advisor, Builder

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60 Minute Consulting Session ($400)

Lessons in Engineering Leadership

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Today I keynoted a conference for the first time - the Atlanta Developers Conference! The talk was not recorded so I’m looking forward to giving it again at another event.

I had such a great chat for the Dev Interrupted podcast bringing together two things I am very passionate about: mental health and engineering leadership. Episode Highlights Include: • (1:09) Ladyb...

I officially exchanged my "employer" hat for an "employee" one back in April and joined the Spot AI team as their first Engineering Manager!

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-build-a-business-on-shopify-2022-1

My GitHub Projects

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gatsby

nacelle-sandbox-alpha

simple-cache

strapi--javascript-sdk

Govalo

Sherry Qin from Morning Brew wrote an article this week about the need for gift cards this holiday season. I was quoted here speaking to that fact and also on the strategy that can be built around ...

Rhian and I joined the Own Your Commerce Podcast, hosted by Jay Myers, to chat about our history in e-commerce, the current supply chain issues, and of course gift cards! We do a deeper dive into s...

This week Rhian and I were guests on The Unofficial Shopify Podcast. We talked about the state of the supply chain and the economy in Q4, what that means for your store, and what you can do to avoi...

Ladybug Podcast

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In this episode, we took a look at the foundations of design systems, the benefits and drawbacks, and the process for creating one from the ground up. Listen to the episode here: https://www.ladybu...

We had the pleasure of chatting with Angie Jones, senior developer advocate at Applitools and director at Test Automation University about her experience as a teacher. And she talks to us about her...

In this special episode of the Ladybug Podcast, we’ve invited 14 GraphQL experts from the community to educate us on all things GraphQL! Listen to the episode here: https://www.ladybug.dev/episodes...

This week we talk all about the different paths your career can take! From software engineer to developer advocate or even something else entirely! Listen to the episode here: https://www.ladybug.d...

Commerce Tea

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This week on the podcast we discussed what exactly headless means, what's required to take your store headless, and we weigh the pros and cons of making the switch. Listen to the episode here: http...

This week on the podcast we broke down what you need to know to evaluate which apps will enhance your store's customer experience. Listen to the episode here: https://commercetea.com/blogs/episodes...

This week we talked Black Friday/Cyber Monday again! We were joined by Ian Leslie, Senior Director of Retail Advocacy at Bolt and we broke down our predictions for BFCM this year as the landscape c...

This week we were joined by Elise DeCamp, VP of Acquisition for WeCommerce. We chatted about the evolution of commerce, acquisitions, and the power of community. Listen to the episode here: https:/...