Kevin Z Norgaard

I'm a product-minded software engineer who builds scalable systems — backend platforms handling 35M+ daily requests, and the AI workflows that make teams faster. My real strength is zooming out to solve complex technical challenges across domains, partnering closely across teams to ship work that moves the needle.

Background
Software Engineer @ DoorDash
Experience
6 Years
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Education
B.S. Computer Science
& Engineering, UC Irvine
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Projects

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AI Fitness Coach

AI agent that plans workouts based on Strava biometric data and Google Calendar workout history

Claude CodeMCPSkillsDocker+1
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UCI Phi Kappa Psi Website

Chapter platform serving recruits, members, and alumni with CMS-driven content and event check-ins

Angular 21TypeScriptFirebaseGraphQL+1
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Carina Collective

Server-rendered lifestyle content platform with CMS-managed blog posts across four categories

Angular 21TypeScriptGCPDocker+2
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Skills

Languages

JavaPythonTypeScriptJavaScriptSQL

Frameworks & Testing

Spring BootAngularSpring AOPHibernateJUnitTestNGKaratePlaywright

AI & Automation

Prompt EngineeringMCPClaude CodeGemini CLIClinen8n

Infrastructure & Tools

AWSGCPKubernetesDockerKafkaJenkinsGrafanaKibana

Databases

CassandraMemcachedMongoDBMySQL

Experience

Software Engineer, DoorDash

current

Media Platform

May 2026 – Present

New York, NY

    Software Engineer III, eBay

    Jan 2024 – Feb 2026

    New York, NY

    • Led backend delivery for phased rollout of Simple Delivery on the seller listing platform (35M+ daily requests) in Java and Spring Boot, driving an estimated $74.4M increase in 30-day revenue.
    • Designed and implemented high-priority global market initiatives, including expanding international shipping solutions to mitigate tariff uncertainties and eliminating UK seller fees.
    • Created AI-driven workflows with custom MCP servers for production alert triage using AI agents Claude Code and Cline, and accelerated org-wide adoption by hosting weekly GenAI demo sessions.
    JavaSpring BootMCPAI AgentsGraphQL

    Software Engineer II, eBay

    May 2022 – Dec 2023

    New York, NY

    • Architected routing logic and Memcached schemas to simplify listing initialization flows, eliminating 500ms of latency, reducing E2E listing time by 2.8%, and increasing completion rate by 5.5%.
    • Built an instrumentation library using Spring AOP to integrate GraphQL subgraphs with an internal observability platform, establishing monitoring and SLO dashboards for failed customer interactions.
    • Won 1st Place in the 2023 eBay hackathon for an AI-assisted listing generation prototype.
    JavaSpring BootMemcachedSpring AOPGraphQLGrafanaKibana

    Let's Build Something

    Always happy to connect, talk shop, or jam on interesting problems.

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    kevinnorg@gmail.com

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