Choi Kirin is a seasoned technology leader and CTO based in Los Angeles with over 20 years of software engineering experience and 11 years in senior management roles driving ad tech, search, and data platform products. He has led engineering teams at NHN and NHN Global to build and operate large-scale SSP/DSP/ADX systems and search services spanning iOS, Android and web, blending deep search/indexing expertise with programmatic advertising product delivery. His technical roots include developing Naver’s text search engine and index libraries, giving him uncommon depth in retrieval systems and performance-critical infrastructure. As CTO he combines hands-on systems design with cross-border product leadership for NHN’s LA showroom and global engineering org. He holds an MS in Database Management Systems from Seoul National University, reflecting a long-standing focus on data-driven architectures.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Database Management System Computer Science and Engineering, Master of Science - MS Database Management System Computer Science and Engineering at Seoul National University
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Choi Kirin - Chief Technology Officer at NHN Global