Hyeonseok Shin
Frontend SW Engineer at MakinaRocks
Gyeonggi, South Korea
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Top SchoolHyeonseok Shin is a Frontend Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building user-focused web experiences and rapid prototypes for products at companies such as MakinaRocks, NAVER LABS, Kakao/Daum, and Opera. He blends strong frontend and UX engineering background with practical product sensibilities, having moved from web publishing and design into large-scale frontend development and interaction work. Hyeonseok is an active open-source contributor on high-profile Mozilla projects (Firefox Monitor, Send, Common Voice, Screenshots), specializing in Korean localization to make privacy and voice-tech tools accessible to Korean speakers. Based in Gyeonggi, South Korea, he brings continuity across startups and established firms, bridging design thinking and production-grade frontend implementation. An interesting thread through his career is a chemistry degree from Seoul National University, suggesting a methodical, experimental approach to solving UI and internationalization challenges.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry, Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry at Seoul National UniversityHansung Highschool
Korean, English
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Github Skills (19)
monitor10
translation10
internationalization10
user-interface10
ftp10
ftps10
localize10
localization10
lang10
firefox10
screen10
locale10
screen-shot10
anylanguage10
fluent-api10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
common-voice/common-voice
Jun 2018 - Oct 2022
Common Voice is part of Mozilla's initiative to help teach machines how real people speak.
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:66 commits in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Hyeonseok primarily contributed to the Korean (ko) localization of the Common Voice project. Their work involved updating and modifying the `messages.ftl` file, which appears to contain the translation strings for the user interface. The commits demonstrate a focus on translating various UI elements, including labels, descriptions, and other textual components, to ensure the project's accessibility for Korean-speaking users. The user's contributions are essential for making Common Voice available to a wider audience.
internet-freedommachinesinitiativeopen-datavoice
mozilla-services/screenshots
Apr 2017 - Feb 2019
Firefox Screenshots: the best way to take screenshots on the web.
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:17 commits in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Hyeonseok's contributions primarily involve updating the Korean (ko) localization of the Firefox Screenshots project. They modified the `locales/ko/server.ftl` file, translating and updating various strings related to the user interface, including text for the home page, shot page, and settings. The user's work ensured the correct and up-to-date Korean language support within the Firefox Screenshots application. The contributions reflect an active role in the internationalization of the project.
firefoxscreenshotwebextensionscreenshotsfirefox-webextension
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