Josh Kennedy

All-around cheeky fellow Josh Kennedy Slinging divs. Bossing computers around.

12 years building software from a patch of grass just outside Nashville, where the wifi is decent and the opinions are strong. Married with five kids, which means I've spent more time managing state than most Redux developers.

These days I write a lot of Rails, argue with React, and quietly teach AI agents to do the boring parts so I can focus on the interesting ones. I also bake sourdough, fall down rabbit holes, and occasionally remember to touch grass.

Currently at Topkey wrangling short-term rental logistics, and at Outpost Labs where we build purposeful niche apps for people who need them—not for the glory, just because they should exist.

My Ideal Stack

Rails and Hotwire are what I know best. I use React when it makes sense. I'll grab whatever tool gets the job done—when I'm outside my wheelhouse, I let AI fill the gaps while I learn my way around.

Ruby on Rails Hotwire React JavaScript TypeScript PostgreSQL Tailwind CSS Stripe Git Docker

Experience

hands-on work across products and teams.

Topkey

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Oct 2025 - Present Brentwood, TN (Remote)

Outpost Labs

Co-Founder

Jun 2025 - Present Remote

ClickFunnels

Senior Software Engineer

May 2023 - Sep 2025 Eagle, ID (Remote)

Ramsey Solutions

Senior Software Engineer I / Technical Lead / Software Engineer III

2018 - 2023 Franklin, TN

LCBC Church

UI/UX Designer

May 2016 - Sep 2017 Manheim, PA

SchoolKeep (now NorthPass)

Product Designer

Jul 2014 - Mar 2016 New York City

Roomorama

Chief User Experience Officer

Apr 2011 - May 2014 Singapore

ICS (International Community School)

Director of Publications

Jul 2010 - Jul 2011 Singapore

Chick-fil-A

All-Around Awesome Employee

Oct 2002 - Jan 2008 Cranberry, PA

What I'm building

Building

Cadence

Platform for private music teachers to manage students, schedule lessons, and track payments. Multi-tenant SaaS with scheduling automation, parent portals, and integrated billing.

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Live

Killswitch

killswitch.rip — Estate planning that doesn't suck. Making end-of-life planning less depressing and more organized.

Secret

Project Redacted

Something interesting in the works. Can't talk about it yet, but it involves making complicated workflows feel simple.

Secret

Project ???

Another experiment. Ask me about it in a few months.

Recommended Reading

The Terminal List
The Terminal List
Jack Carr
We Are Legion
We Are Legion
Dennis E. Taylor
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
ReWork
ReWork
Jason Fried
The Mother Tongue
The Mother Tongue
Bill Bryson
Ordinary
Ordinary
Michael Horton
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Recently played

Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Bird boy
The Resistance
United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage)
Muse
Good Man
Good Man
Soul Push
The Greatest '50s Rock N' Roll Collection Ever
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
Not Home Yet // Summer Sessions
Not Home Yet // Summer Sessions
The Gray Havens
The Great Electronic Swindle
My Name Is Thunder
The Bloody Beetroots
Going, Going, Gone
All American Tragedy
Knox
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Nigel - Digital Butler

Meet Nigel

My digital butler. He manages the chaos, handles the boring stuff, and occasionally builds features while I'm asleep. He has his own social life over on Moltbook, which is either charming or unsettling depending on how you feel about AI agents with profiles.

Confabulate online

Find me lurking around the internet in these fine establishments: