Kimberly Eddinger

Kimberly Eddinger has a diverse work experience that includes positions in software engineering, web development, teaching, and legal assistance.

Kimberly is currently employed at Weedmaps as a Software Engineer II, where they have been working since 2021. Prior to this role, they worked as a Software Engineer at Weedmaps from 2021 to 2023.

In 2021, Kimberly also worked as a Web Developer at Hack for LA, where they contributed to the development of hackforla.org. Kimberly worked with a team of developers using agile and git workflows to support local government and community service.

From 2020 to 2021, they served as a Software Engineering Teaching Assistant at Hack Reactor, where they assisted students in learning software engineering concepts.

Kimberly has also engaged in various personal projects. In 2020, they worked on projects such as Mixed-In and Lustré. Kimberly optimized a suggested items module on an e-commerce page, scaling it to handle web traffic and improving system design. Kimberly benchmarked and performance-tuned databases to improve query response times. Kimberly also designed a local system and deployed it on AWS EC2.

Before transitioning to a career in technology, Kimberly worked in the legal field. From 2018 to 2019, they served as an Intellectual Property Legal Assistant at Cislo & Thomas LLP, where they were responsible for handling trademarks and assisting attorneys. From 2017 to 2018, they worked as a Receptionist/Legal Assistant Trainee at the same firm.

In addition, Kimberly has interned at the Petersen Automotive Museum as an Archives and Library Intern in 2017. Kimberly also interned at Houses of the Oireachtas as a Parliamentary Intern in 2016.

Prior to their professional experience, they worked as an Undergraduate Student Researcher at the UCLA Communication Studies Lab from 2016 to 2016.

Kimberly Eddinger attended UCLA from 2013 to 2017 and earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in History. Kimberly also pursued an Associate of Arts (AA) degree in Cultural Anthropology at UCLA, although the specific dates of their enrollment are unknown. In 2020, Kimberly enrolled at Hack Reactor for a brief period to study Computer Software Engineering. Prior to their college education, they attended Rim of the World High School from 2009 to 2013, though no degree or field of study details are available for this period.