Summary
Hyeongjun Yu is a seasoned backend engineer and software development team lead based in Seoul with 11 years of experience building distributed systems and infrastructure. He led backend and dev-ops efforts on LINE’s media platform and now co-runs DeSpread Creative, a bootstrapped web3 studio that combines validator operations, developer tooling, and market strategy to grow Korea’s blockchain ecosystem. Comfortable at the intersection of engineering and product, he has a track record of shipping resilient distributed object storage and on-chain services while scaling a multidisciplinary team without external funding. His background includes R&D for the Ministry of National Defense and selective talent programs at Samsung and Software Maestro, reflecting a strong foundation in disciplined, high-stakes engineering. Notably, he pairs deep systems expertise with practical community-building in web3, bridging technical infrastructure work with go-to-market and education initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Comptuer science, Comptuer science at EPITA: Ingénierie Informatique
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 4.2, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 4.2 at 세종대학교
Korean, English, French