Summary
Bobae Kang is a UI engineer with nine years of experience building full-stack, product-focused software, currently shaping ad tech experiences at Netflix after leading major initiatives at Spotify. At Spotify she was the lead architect for Audience Manager and Custom Audience features, delivering a scaling solution that tripled throughput and markedly reduced latency while working across frontend and backend. She blends a social science background (MAPSS, Colgate) and research experience with hands-on engineering, which helps her translate complex user and stakeholder needs into pragmatic technical designs. Based in Chicago, she has a track record of shipping high-impact web systems for both commercial and research organizations, and a knack for aligning cross-functional teams to meet tight delivery goals.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies
Master of Arts (M.A.), Masters of Arts Program in Social Sciences (MAPSS), Total GPA 3.925 / 4, Master of Arts (M.A.), Masters of Arts Program in Social Sciences (MAPSS), Total GPA 3.925 / 4 at The University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology and Anthropology, Major GPA: 3.95 / 4 Total GPA: 3.93 / 4, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology and Anthropology, Major GPA: 3.95 / 4 Total GPA: 3.93 / 4 at Colgate University
English, Korean