Jason Kuhrt

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I am developer passionate about system design, developer experience, static typing and functional programming. Educated in design theory, practice, and social responsibility I fell into programming through the portal of open source, Node.js, and GitHub. Over a decade later I have found myself in love with TypeScript and at Prisma leading development on the Prisma Data Platform Control Plane. In my personal life I work on various personal and open source projects but closest to my heart are the backpacking trips I take my two boys on across our beautiful rugged Canadian wilderness! 🏔 🇨🇦

Experiences

September 2025
Imagining the Future of GraphQL Documentation Tooling
@ GraphQLConf 2025
September 2025
Hello Graffle! A Modular Type Safe GraphQL Client
@ GraphQLConf 2025
August 2025
Second Rocky Mountains Expedition
Dec 2024
Software Engineer
@ The Guild Software
November 2024
Discovering Graffle and Some of its TypeScript Techniques
@ Montreal TypeScript Meetup
December 2023
ADHD positive assessment
July 2023
First Rocky Mountains Expedition
August 2022
Introduction to Data Modeling with Algebraic Data Types in TypeScript with Alge
@ Berlin TypeScript Meetup #9
August 2022
Jason Kuhrt on Prisma, Nexus, Dogfooding Open Source, GraphQL's Early Days, Design Education, Path To Coding, Prisma Learnings, Schema Design, Data Modeling, and beyond
@ GraphQL Radio
February 2022
Diving into the new Nexus Prisma
@ Berlin GraphQL Meetup #25
February 2021
Introduction to Nexus
@ SF Node Meetup
Jan 2021Aug 2024
Tech Lead
@ Prisma

TypeScript · System Architecture · Mentoring · GraphQL · Cloudflare

November 2020
Nexus Schema in the Context of Building a Small API
@ Node.js Wroclaw Meetup #8
June 2020
Building a type-safe GraphQL server with Nexus and Prisma
@ Prisma Day
Sep 2019Jan 2021
Prisma Labs Lead
@ Prisma
Apr 2018Aug 2019
Software Engineer
@ Dialogue

Python · FastAPI · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Kubernetes · DevOps

Oct 2016Apr 2018
Tech Lead
@ SSENSE

Principal Architect Edge System · Principal Architect Experimentation System · R&D GraphQL · Architecture diagrams, documentation · Work with kubernetes, Deployments, CD, Cron · Manage teams, shepherd major releases, vendor analysis, load testing · Led sprint planning, review, backlog refinement

March 2016
My second son Willem is born
Jul 2015
Founding Member
@ littleBits

Recognized as a Founding Member for joining littleBits when it was a small startup in May 2013. Principal role in building the Cloud Platform from scratch

July 2015
Move back to Montreal
Jun 2015
Special Selection
@ Art & Surveillance

"Sousveillance" selected for inclusion in a curated gallery of Canadian Artworks that tackle the topic of Surveillance

March 2014
Move to NYC
March 2014
Launch cloudBit at TED

Preview of littleBits cloudBit at TED2014 conference in Vancouver. Official product launch followed in July 2014.

May 2013Jan 2016
Lead Platform Architect
@ littleBits

Built the realtime distributed cloud system that powers the cloudBit. Built micro-service cloud platform, designed APIs, collaborated on product development, maintained service availability. Technologies: TLS Server, HTTPS API, WebSocket API, Redis, RethinkDB, Elastic Search, AWS/GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, OAuth 2

Mar 2013May 2013
Senior Frontend Engineer
@ Kenzan Media

Developed modular UI components and implemented hardest UI views. Implemented 300 page webapp (Angular.js) for Optimum. Developed scalable CSS architecture (BEM), UI component library

Nov 2012Mar 2013
Senior Frontend Engineer
@ Presstube Inc

Architected frontend stack for large team. Grunt for build, LESS for CSS, Angular for client MVC, Karma for testing. Built custom build process for scalable component development

Oct 2012
Special Selection
@ Justseeds

"Wall" selected for inclusion in the Justseeds collection, an Artists' Cooperative

Jul 2012Nov 2012
Designer / Frontend Engineer
@ Taking Root

Designed + Built CO2R web app showcasing carbon footprint reduction impact supporting reforestation and community development in Nicaragua

Jul 2011May 2012
Art Director / Frontend Engineer
@ Artfox

Brainstormed platform features · Designed/Implemented UI Views · Designed brand touch-points (newsletter, documents)

July 2011
My first son Roman is born
Nov 2010Feb 2011
Graphic Designer
@ Kenneth Dean, Prof., McGill University

Designed poster/website/jewel-case for film Bored in Heaven - a documentary exploring ritualistic tradition renaissance in south-east China

Nov 2010Jan 2011
UI Designer / Frontend Engineer
@ TANK

Built modular CSS system. Designed UI views

Nov 2010
Special Invitation
@ Golden Key Honour Society

Admitted into the Golden Key Honour Society following the completion of BFA

Sep 2010Oct 2010
UI/X Designer / Frontend Engineer
@ Bluesponge

Designed/Built microsite prototype for CCA Journeys - digital experience for exhibition on global movement research

May 2009Sep 2009
Intern UI/X Designer / Fullstack Engineer
@ Icograda

Designed/Built Icograda's Biennial Review - reimagined printed booklet as digital platform for World Design Congress

Aug 2008Oct 2008
Graphic Designer
@ Concordia University

Designed/Built poster/microsite for Portfolio Day in Montreal

Jun 2008
Semi-finalist, Adobe Design Achievement Awards
@ Adobe

Poster design for the World Design Congress (2007) was a semi-finalist in the 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Oct 2007Oct 2013
Graphic Designer
@ time's thievish progress to eternity FILMS

Designed poster for Montreal Stories 1944 · Designed/Built poster/microsite for At the Bottom of the Hill · Designed poster/package for Woman in Car · Designed/Built website for filmmaker Vanya Rose

May 2007Sep 2007
Graphic Designer Intern
@ Icograda

Designed poster for the World Design Congress 2007

20072008
Design
@ HSB Hochschule Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences

Exchange program

20052010
BFA, Design
@ Concordia University

President, Concordia Design Students · Council Member, Fine Arts, Concordia Student Union · Exchange to Bremen (Germany) at Master-level studies · Golden Key Honour Society Member · Graduating project "Sousveillance" included in the Canadian Art and Surveillance database