Hi, I'm Kitty ✨
I’m a transfeminine web engineer and engineering leader based in Berlin, with nearly 15 years of experience, primarily focused on engineering excellence, accessibility, diversity and inclusion. In recent years, I have led engineering teams at N26, Gorillas, cofenster, and Scilife. For a longer version, read more about me.
What I’m working on
- Engineering leadership: Looking for my next role in engineering leadership (VP / Head of Engineering / Tech Lead) with a strong product and web focus.
- Writing & teaching: Maintaining my own website where I write about accessibility, frontend architecture, and engineering management.
- Nerdy web experiments: Building small, opinionated things around Eleventy, design details, and accessible interfaces.
Latest writing
| Date | Post |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | ProMe, a TTRPG Companion App |
| Jun 2026 | Typed Polymorphic React Component |
| May 2026 | Retrospective on My Job Search |
| May 2026 | Styles in Eleventy (Again) |
| May 2026 | On Take-Home Coding Assignments |
Areas of focus
- Engineering & executive leadership: Scaling teams, establishing engineering practices, and partnering with product and GTM.
- Frontend & web platform: Modern web architectures, performance, security, and robust testing.
- Accessibility & inclusivity: Making interfaces and content accessible by default, and building inclusive processes.
- Documentation & knowledge sharing: Large-scale internal docs, technical writing, and treating documentation as a product.
Tech I like working with
- Core web: HTML, CSS/Sass, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Frameworks: Eleventy, React, Next.js, Node.js
- Ecosystem: GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Sanity, Rust
- Practices: Accessibility, security, testing (unit, Cypress), modern CI/CD
Find me
- Website: kittygiraudel.com
- Resume: kittygiraudel.com/resume (printable)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kitty-giraudel
I care about building healthy engineering organizations, accessible products, and documentation that actually gets read.