About

Kyle Bridenstine is a highly skilled Software Engineer II at Aurora, specializing in all things AWS (Amazon Web Services). He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate), AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. Kyle is an early adopter of the new and rapidly growing Apache Airflow open source data pipeline software, with extensive knowledge and experience in it. He is proficient in programming languages such as Java, Go, and Python and possesses excellent skills in Linux, SQL, and Big Data. As a Software Engineer II at Aurora, Kyle is responsible for working on backend services for autonomous driving and big data, running in the cloud. He has previously worked as a Software Engineer at Uber ATG, where he was involved in developing autonomous self-driving vehicles. He was promoted from Software Engineer I to Software Engineer II in January 2021. Kyle has also worked as a Senior Data Engineer at Transamerica, where he designed and implemented an automated data pipeline using a highly available Apache Airflow cluster running entirely in the AWS cloud. He created several complex big data workflows written in Python that run on top of the Airflow cluster. Kyle holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science from Salisbury University and has completed his education from Chesapeake College. He possesses excellent knowledge and experience in Software Engineering, AWS, Big Data, Apache Airflow, SQL, Python, DevOps, Backend, Web, Senior Software Engineering, infra, Java, and Data Engineering. With relevant experience of 10.96 years, Kyle has established himself as a skilled and knowledgeable Software Engineer in the industry.