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Brandon
Kong

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Hello, I'm a software engineer based in Chicago focused on secure authentication infrastructure.

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Brainstem Project

Brainstem Project

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Less, but Better
April 8, 2026

Less, but Better

Dieter Rams, the legendary industrial designer, spent his career proving that the path to better design - and by extension, a better life - runs not through addition but through careful, considered subtraction

Experience

LUX VITAE Apr 2025 — Present

LUX VITAE

Founding Software Engineer

Architecting the foundation layer and AI integration for a gesture-driven operating system.
Blueprint Studio Nov 2025 — Apr 2026

Blueprint Studio

Design Engineer

Bridged design and engineering to build component systems and developer tooling for creative workflows.
Motorola Solutions Jan 2024 — Jan 2025

Motorola Solutions

Bioinformatics Research Assistant

Analyzed genomic datasets and developed bioinformatics pipelines to support research initiatives.
NASA Sep 2023 — Dec 2023

NASA

Environmental Researcher

Designed an orbiter to explore habitability on Saturn's moon Enceladus, selected as one of 200 students nationwide.

About

I've founded startups, built developer tools, and analyzed data for NASA. I move between design and deep systems work, always focused on making complex technology'simple.