Work

Sep 2025
Present

Growth Protocol

Senior Software Engineer · Remote

  • Work with Backend and AI teams to implement features for ontology-backed AI-generated workflows for dedicated clientele.
  • Integrated proprietary LLM (Olympus) into a user-friendly Q&A chat interface.
  • Built and now maintain an internal UI Builder tool used by Forward Deployed Engineers to create data-driven bespoke web apps for each client.

SkillsClaude Code, Cursor, React, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, Vite, Plotly, GitHub, Agile

May 2024
Aug 2025

Proof of Play

Senior Engineer · Remote

  • Integrated web3 products such as Privy and MoonPay into Proof of Play's ecosystem.
  • Worked with lead designer and PM to design and implement various end-to-end projects, including an onchain waiting room, and a new NFT marketplace.
  • Used Retool to create internal tools and dashboards.
  • Built and maintained web APIs following RESTful principles.

SkillsCursor, React/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Next.js, Node.js, GitHub, Linear, Figma, Agile, Amplitude, Retool, MoonPay, Privy, AWS Lambda

Dec 2022
Mar 2024

Blackbird Labs

Lead Frontend Engineer, Founding Engineer · Remote

  • Web Development & web3 Best PracticesSpearheaded the development of diverse web applications including our widget, core web app, restaurant owner dashboard, internal admin panel, and short URL service, working with designers and a fullstack team to implement cutting-edge solutions. Actively involved in product decisions, positioning Blackbird as a leader in the emerging "accessible web3 for all" domain.
  • Advanced CI/CD ImplementationImplemented and optimized CI/CD using AWS Amplify and GitHub, significantly improving development workflows and deployment efficiency.
  • AI Agent & Tooling ArchitectureEngineered an intelligent restaurant recommendation and reservation chatbot using LangChain with custom-built tools, integrating Notion's database API to dynamically ingest continuously-updated partner data (partner stages, cuisine categories, descriptions) from the GMT team.

SkillsReact/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Next.js, LangChain, Figma, Contentful, AWS Amplify, AWS Lambda, Node.js, GitHub, Stripe

Apr 2021
Dec 2022

Nifty Gateway Studio

Senior Frontend Software Engineer · Remote

  • Created cutting-edge web3 integrations to give users an interface to smart contracts through our UI.
  • Converted legacy codebase to use TypeScript and custom reusable components in alignment with UI redesign.
  • Provided actionable feedback and code reviews for junior engineers.
  • Built a 10k PFP generator for the Awkward Astronaut NFT project, and a white-labeled component system that was reused for Starbucks Odyssey's marketplace.

SkillsReact/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Git, Linear, Figma, Node.js, npm, Ethers/MetaMask, Agile

Apr 2020
Mar 2021

Zepl, a DataRobot company

Lead Frontend Engineer · San Jose, CA

  • Acted as lead front-end engineer on a fast-paced team leading up to the company's acquisition.
  • Successfully onboarded a new front-end team after upgrading and creating documentation for the orphaned legacy front-end codebase.
  • Worked closely with GTM to address client needs.

SkillsReact/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, WebSockets, GitLab, Agile

Nov 2017
Mar 2020

Clover

Web Engineer · Sunnyvale, CA

  • Front-end web development for the Clover App Market and Developer Portal using Ember and React.
  • Led project to relaunch Clover's Developer Portal front-end in React.
  • Web Security "Champion": bring learnings from conferences, books, and other studies to the web team as part of an initiative to strengthen security of clover.com.

SkillsReact/TypeScript, Highcharts, HTML, CSS, Ember.js, Jira, Git, InVision, Snowflake, SQL, Agile Methodologies

Nov 2015
Nov 2017

PayPal

Software Engineer II · San Jose, CA

  • Developed a full-stack client-facing production web app (status.paypal.com).
  • Created a server using Kraken.
  • Wrote REST endpoints and MySQL queries.
  • Developed front end in React.
  • Developed an internal dashboard for PayPal's Sandbox Quality initiative.
  • Used existing APIs to gather data.
  • Created data visualizations using D3.

SkillsReact, Backbone.js, D3, Node.js, HTML, CSS, WebSockets, Kraken.js, SQL, Agile Methodologies

Jul 2014
Jun 2015

E*TRADE

Associate Software Engineer · Menlo Park, CA

Website changes with the marketing and developer teams.

Dec 2011
Jul 2014

NASA Ames Research Center

Business Systems Support · Moffett Field, CA

Two and a half years through the NASA Education Associates Program. Frontend for the travel and finance offices' internal sites.

Jul 2005
Dec 2010

United States Air Force

Airman First Class · Monterey, CA

Five years of service before civilian software work.

Education

2012 to 2014

California State University, East Bay

B.S. Computer Science

2008 to 2010

Defense Language Institute

Basic Korean · Monterey, California

2005 to 2008

United States Air Force Academy

Studied computer science

Languages: English, and Korean (limited working proficiency).