Backend Software Engineer · Overland Park, KS

IsaacKuhlmann

Backend engineer focused on end-to-end architecture. I've owned high-responsibility roles across Cloud-Native systems, API and Database design, Containerization, CI/CD, and AI/MCP integrations.

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Isaac Kuhlmann
Isaac Kuhlmann
Backend Software Engineer
LocationOverland Park, KS
FocusBackend Architecture
EducationUniv. of Kansas, BS CS
AwardAgTech IOTY 2024 🏆
Featured Work
Projects
01
DetailerMade
Chief Software Architect · SaaS · Jun 2024 – Present

Designed and built a production SaaS backend for vehicle detailing businesses on GCP/GKE with GitLab CI/CD. Built the backend using FastAPI + Pydantic, PostgreSQL, and K8s jobs/cronjobs running async Python scripts. Also built an MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with the platform conversationally, and an LLM search service for custom data queries.

FastAPIGCP/GKEDockerPostgreSQLAlembicGitLab CIMCP
02
Apogee · INVISION
INTENT · Backend Engineer · Apr 2022 – Mar 2026 · 🏆 AgTech IOTY 2024

Engineered the Apogee backend for ingestion, manipulation, and delivery of high-volume tabular and geospatial data. Celery + RabbitMQ task queue handles heavy-duty geospatial processing asynchronously. Built on Flask and PostgreSQL/PostGIS. Designed and maintained all GCP infrastructure across GKE, Cloud SQL, GCS, Artifact Registry, Tailscale, and observability. INVISION won AgTech Innovation of the Year at the 2024 AgTech Breakthrough Awards.

FlaskGCPPostGISCeleryRabbitMQDocker
Core Strengths
What I Do Well
Backend Architecture

End-to-end backend design for scalable, production-grade platforms. API design, database modeling, service boundaries, and infrastructure.

Async & Event-Driven

Apache Kafka for event streaming. Celery + RabbitMQ/Redis for distributed task queues. Built async pipelines handling heavy geospatial and data workloads.

Containerization

Docker and Kubernetes across local and production. Cluster management, resource tuning, CI/CD integration, and GKE deployment at scale.

0→1 Ownership

Comfortable taking complex projects from nothing to production. Drove all architecture, infra, and engineering decisions at both INTENT and DetailerMade.

Career
Work History
DetailerMade
Jun 2024 – Present
Chief Software Architect
Chief Software Architect

Part-time. Led design and launched a production SaaS backend on GCP/GKE with GitLab CI/CD and strict environment separation. Built using FastAPI + Pydantic, PostgreSQL, and K8s jobs/cronjobs for async workloads.

FastAPIGCP/GKEMCPPydanticPostgreSQLGitLab CIAlembicCobertura
▾ details
  • Defined engineering standards: Docker parity environments mirroring production, Minikube for local K8s jobs, Alembic migrations, test coverage requirements
  • Built an MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with clients, jobs, scheduling, and payments
  • Created an LLM search service for custom data queries against live business data
  • CI/CD pipeline with automated Python test suite and full Cobertura/JUnit coverage reports on every build
  • Full relational data model in PostgreSQL covering clients, vehicles, jobs, services, payments, and subscriptions
  • GKE workloads split across Deployments, Jobs, and CronJobs; Twilio, Stripe, and Zapier integrations
INTENT
Apr 2022 – Mar 2026
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer

Engineered the Apogee backend for ingestion, manipulation, and delivery of high-volume tabular and geospatial data. Built on Flask, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and Celery/RabbitMQ for distributed async task processing. Maintained all GCP infrastructure. INVISION won AgTech Innovation of the Year 2024.

FlaskPostgreSQLGCPPostGISCeleryRabbitMQKubernetesCobertura
▾ details
  • Celery + RabbitMQ task queue powering asyncronous heavy-duty geospatial processing
  • Built complex PostGIS pipelines with Celery + RabbitMQ + Redis for ingesting, standardizing, and transforming geospatial data for agricultural analysis
  • CI/CD with automated Python test suite and full Cobertura/JUnit coverage reports
  • Designed and maintained GCP infrastructure across GKE, Cloud SQL, GCS, Artifact Registry, Tailscale, and observability
  • Role-based auth, multi-tenant data isolation, and optimized queries for large geospatial datasets
  • Primary backend developer; drove all service boundary, data modeling, and deployment decisions
Self Employed
Oct 2019 – Present
Part-time
Freelance Software Engineer

Freelanced through undergrad via Upwork and Fiverr. Wide variety of projects to build range fast. Python went from something I barely knew to a production strength here.

PythonDjangoReactSpringJava
▾ details
  • Python fluency built through real production freelance work across many project types
  • Full-stack architectures, automated scripts, Solidity Smart Contracts, IVR development
  • Worked across Java, JavaScript, and C++ using Django, Spring, and React
Cerner Corp.
Summer 2021
Software Intern
Software Intern — Apache Kafka

Developed internal company tools using Apache Kafka for rapid distributed system communication. Solo proof-of-concept replacing a slow enterprise data pipeline with a full Kafka platform.

Apache KafkaEvent StreamingJava
▾ details
  • Built a full Kafka event-streaming solution with Producers, Consumers, Topics, Connectors, and Streams.
  • Implementation covered nearly the full scope of Kafka's platform and validated the path forward for the team
Cerner Corp.
Summer 2020
Software Intern
Software Intern — API Integrations

Created API integrations using Spring Boot and React and contributed to enterprise-level projects. First real engineering team experience.

Spring BootJavaReactJavaScript
▾ details
  • Built a Spring Boot microservice API and React/JS frontend for internal architecture tooling, nearly from scratch
  • Contributed to enterprise-level projects and developed professional engineering habits
Integrations
Third-Party Tools
Stripe
Twilio
Zapier
ArgoCD
Tailscale
Sentry
Superset
Background
About Me

I focus on end-to-end backend architecture. I've owned high-responsibility roles across cloud-native systems, API and database design, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and AI/MCP integrations.

At INTENT, I built the Apogee backend from the first commit through production — powering agriculture software for hundreds of users. I drove all architecture decisions and was the primary backend developer for the full four years.

At DetailerMade, I designed and built the full SaaS platform backend for vehicle detailing businesses and integrated it with an MCP server — AI agents query live business data and help with booking and operations.

I freelanced through undergrad at KU to build range fast. Python went from something I barely knew to a production strength. I got my B.S. in Computer Science there in 2022.