Jin Kim is a software engineer based in New York with 12 years of experience spanning mobile, backend, and full-stack development, currently at Google after interning there in 2022. He founded a successful textbook-trading iOS app (CollegeBook) integrating Firestore, real-time chat, Algolia search, ISBN scanning and cloud functions, demonstrating product-minded execution from prototype to App Store release. Jin contributes to large-scale open-source AndroidX work, notably enhancing Custom Tabs browser integrations and exposing internal APIs to enable richer in-app browsing behavior. His background combines an interdisciplinary education in computer science and economics from Columbia and Claremont McKenna with hands-on industry internships at Cisco and startups, reflecting both systems-level rigor and product-oriented craftsmanship.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA 3/2 Economics and Engineering, Bachelor of Arts - BA 3/2 Economics and Engineering at Claremont McKenna College
Diploma, Diploma at The Harker School
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Columbia University
Development environment for Android Jetpack extension libraries under the androidx namespace. Synchronized with Android Jetpack's primary development branch on AOSP.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:12 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Jin's contributions primarily involve merging and bumping versions for the browser branch within the AndroidX project, focusing on Custom Tabs functionalities. These changes introduce new APIs, such as onWarmupCompleted and isEphemeralBrowsingSupported, to enhance the browser's behavior and features. They also made internal methods public to allow for side sheet maximization. These modifications indicate the user is likely involved in managing the browser's integration within the larger Android ecosystem.
Contributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 5 months
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