Summary
Ray Lee is a backend software engineer based in Seoul with 10 years of experience building real-world AI applications spanning recommendation systems, LLMs, and robotics. He is currently applying his backend and ML expertise at 헤이딜러 (PRND), following a tenure at Hyperconnect where he led AI-driven initiatives including CUPID, a real-time match recommendation system, and an ML experimentation framework that accelerated product experimentation by 400%. He also built the My Little Idol LLM-powered chatbot game, which attracted about 15,000 daily active users and contributed to published research and patents on AI chatbots and conversation services. Ray brings a strong research background from Seoul National University in HCI/XR, where he integrated SOTA models into mobile services and developed immersive 3D visualization techniques. An active content creator and speaker, he ran a tech DIY YouTube channel with 10k+ subscribers and spoke at TEDxSNU 2019, illustrating his ability to bridge engineering and communication. He holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Seoul National University.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at 서울대학교 (Seoul National University)