Hongjun Lim is a leader and machine learning engineer with nine years of experience building scalable recommender and search systems at NAVER, currently leading AI Recommender System and Search initiatives. He blends applied machine learning, information retrieval, and NLP to deliver personalized news recommendation and user modeling solutions for production-scale traffic. Progressing from engineer to tech lead and now leader, he pairs hands-on modeling and system design with team mentorship and product-focused research. An MS in Social Computing from KAIST underpins his interest in user-centric algorithms, and his playful GitHub handle ("Hoontopia") hints at a creative, experimental approach to engineering.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information Technology Digital media, Bachelor of Information Technology Digital media at Ajou University
Master of Science Social Computing, Master of Science Social Computing at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Contributions:6 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 9 months
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