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I'm Kerry Kilgour, a Senior Software Engineer with over 20 years building enterprise-grade, data-intensive systems. I specialize in back-end development, cloud architectures, and data integrity, delivering reliable, scalable solutions in production environments. I thrive on solving complex problems across the stack, from database design to distributed services and observability. I'm a collaborative teammate who adapts quickly to new technologies and tight timelines, shipping features that customers depend on.…I'm Kerry Kilgour, a Senior Software Engineer with over 20 years building enterprise-grade, data-intensive systems. I specialize in back-end development, cloud architectures, and data integrity, delivering reliable, scalable solutions in production environments. I thrive on solving complex problems across the stack, from database design to distributed services and observability. I'm a collaborative teammate who adapts quickly to new technologies and tight timelines, shipping features that customers depend on.

Kerry Kilgour

Back-End Developer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +2

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I'm Kerry Kilgour, a Senior Software Engineer with over 20 years building enterprise-grade, data-intensive systems. I specialize in back-end development, cloud architectures, and data integrity, delivering reliable, scalable solutions in production environments. I thrive on solving complex problems across the stack, from database design to distributed services and observability. I'm a collaborative teammate who adapts quickly to new technologies and tight timelines, shipping features that customers depend on.…I'm Kerry Kilgour, a Senior Software Engineer with over 20 years building enterprise-grade, data-intensive systems. I specialize in back-end development, cloud architectures, and data integrity, delivering reliable, scalable solutions in production environments. I thrive on solving complex problems across the stack, from database design to distributed services and observability. I'm a collaborative teammate who adapts quickly to new technologies and tight timelines, shipping features that customers depend on.

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I’m Kerry Kilgour, a Senior Software Engineer with over 20 years building enterprise-grade, data-intensive systems. I specialize in back-end development, cloud architectures, and data integrity, delivering reliable, scalable solutions in production environments.

I thrive on solving complex problems across the stack, from database design to distributed services and observability. I’m a collaborative teammate who adapts quickly to new technologies and tight timelines, shipping features that customers depend on.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Personify Corporation (Wild Apricot)

May 1, 2022 - April 30, 2026

Contributed to a large-scale SaaS platform with 40+ solutions and 200+ projects. Designed and implemented event-driven microservices on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, SQS, Step Functions), built and maintained REST APIs and webhook integrations to a third-party billing system. Developed user-facing features using React, Node, and GraphQL with Redux; optimized data access across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Couchbase. Troubleshooted production issues with CloudWatch, Kibana, and Grafana, and strengthened CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and TeamCity to improve deployment reliability and time-to-fix.

Technical Team Lead – Case Working at STACSDNA (Invita Healthcare)

June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022

Led a team of 6 developers delivering solutions for a mission-critical forensic DNA tracking system across FBI, RCMP, and international labs. Guided architecture for a WinForms client-server application with 100+ modules, 300+ tables, and 300+ stored procedures using C#, .NET remoting, IIS, and SQL Server. Produced estimates for initiatives, established coding standards, mentored developers, and resolved high-priority production issues to ensure data integrity and client trust.

Senior Software Developer at Privasoft

May 1, 2007 - June 30, 2021

Designed and built a WinForms client/server workflow system with 50+ modules; managed 200+ SQL Server tables and 250+ stored procedures. Engineered backend services and integrations with secure third-party systems; designed database schemas and tuned performance with indexing and query optimization. Built simulation tools to validate integrations in restricted environments; diagnosed and remediated production issues; collaborated with clients to gather requirements, deploy systems, and train users on a long-running, data-intensive platform.

Senior Developer at St. Joseph’s Print Group

October 1, 2004 - November 30, 2005

Designed distributed order and invoicing system for 70 remote locations using WinForms client-server architecture. Implemented modules across the order-to-invoice workflow, enabling scalable fulfillment and improved operational efficiency while partnering with business stakeholders.

Senior Developer at Canadian Payment Association

September 1, 2004 - October 31, 2004

Developed monitoring scripts in Perl for MQSeries channels, queues, VPN boxes and other system jobs; implemented alerting via syslog to a third-party monitoring tool to ensure timely issue detection across thousands of messages.

Production Control / Developer / Senior Developer at MERX

May 1, 1997 - June 30, 2004

Critical resource for PWGSC’s Government Electronic Tendering System; provided 24/7 production support and trained 35+ developers, enabling reliable operations and ongoing system improvements.

Production Control & Operations at SHL Systemhouse / ISM / IBM

January 1, 1992 - December 31, 1997

Supported large-scale mainframe and enterprise systems; 24/7 production control and operations to ensure high availability and reliability across mission-critical workloads.

Senior Developer at Department of National Defence

November 1, 2005 - November 30, 2006

Developed flight payload tracking system using ASP.NET and Oracle, contributing to secure, mission-critical defense workflows.

Senior Software Developer

May 1, 2007 - June 30, 2021

Designed and built a WinForms client/server application with 50+ modules for forensic workflow management; developed and maintained 200+ SQL Server tables and 250+ stored procedures/functions; engineered backend services and integrations with secure third-party systems; designed database schemas and optimized performance; built simulation tools to validate integrations in restricted environments; diagnosed and resolved complex production issues and supported client deployments.

Senior Developer at Privasoft

November 1, 2006 - May 31, 2007

Implemented OCR/redaction integration for FOI systems using .NET and Oracle.

Production Control, Developer, Senior Developer at MERX

May 1, 1997 - June 30, 2004

Critical resource for the launch of PWGSC’s Government Electronic Tendering System; provided 24/7 production support and trained 35+ developers.