Summary
Eugene Kim is a DevOps engineer and developer based in Seoul with 7 years of professional experience building and operating backend systems and cloud-native workflows. He has progressed from backend roles to architect and DevOps responsibilities at HANATOUR and previously served as CTO and backend engineer, blending hands-on coding with systems thinking. A quiet but committed community contributor, he runs and participates in study groups, mentors junior engineers, and actively engages in open-source to broaden his technical perspective beyond day-to-day product work. Eugene values knowledge sharing over showmanship and aims to be the kind of developer that juniors aspire to emulate, cultivating sustainable learning cultures. His atypical background includes three years volunteering in Nepal on a project to bring internet connectivity to Himalayan communities, reflecting a long-term commitment to applying tech for social good.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer