About

👋 Hey there! My name’s Kaniel.

I’m a full-stack software developer from Abilene, Texas, passionate about new technologies and lifelong learning. Currently, I’m working full-time at Dome Software, where I help maintain and upgrade legacy systems, publish technical articles, and develop custom software for small-to-medium sized businesses across manufacturing, accounting, and sales.

My journey began in high school while working at a local deli. After 2 years, the stress led me to take a year off, with the support of my family. I learned HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, creating my first website, Polychrome, a simple color palette generator, which helped motivated me to pursue a tech career.

For the next 6-8 months, I dived into React, NestJS, Go, SSR, and built various projects. I collaborated on open source projects, helped lead development of an e-commerce clone, and helped design for a few friends.

After 2-3 months and 100 applications, I had a single callback to my name. This wasn’t working. Over the following 3 weeks, I connected with industry professionals on LinkedIn. One of these connections, Matthew, offered me some insights into the field, and a part-time/contracting developer role. His belief in me has been invaluable.

Six months later, I secured a full-time position at Dome Software.

Want to connect? Reach out on LinkedIn or email me! Check out my GitHub to see what I’m working on.