Joy Kim
SWE Intern at MongoDB
Herndon, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoy Kim is a front-end-focused software engineer with 11 years of overall experience, currently interning as a SWE at MongoDB after prior internships at Optum and the UVA Development Hub. She brings a strong eye for UI detail and usability, having contributed polished visual and interaction improvements to MongoDB Compass and enhanced coach-report interfaces for the KA Lite education platform. Comfortable working across HTML, CSS, Handlebars, and JavaScript, she has a track record of refining color systems, iconography, spacing, and data presentation to improve clarity and user experience. Based in Herndon, VA and studying Computer Science at the University of Virginia, Joy pairs practical product-minded front-end craftsmanship with open-source collaboration on high-impact projects.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Westfield High SchoolBachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at University of Virginia
Github Skills (11)
css10
javascript10
lessc10
windows-gui10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
handlebars10
react10
mongodb-database9
mongodb9
html9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mongodb-js/compass
Apr 2018 - Nov 2019
The GUI for MongoDB.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:40 commits, 3 PRs, 1 push in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Joy primarily contributed to the UI and visual aspects of the MongoDB Compass GUI. Their commits focused on color adjustments, alignment fixes, and the use of palette colors to enhance the application's aesthetic. They also added and updated icons, adjusted spacing, and modified the appearance of UI elements such as progress bars and toggles. Furthermore, the user updated the UI for the schema and explain features.
compassmongodbguimongoose-plugin
learningequality/ka-lite
May 2015 - Jun 2015
KA Lite: lightweight web server for serving core Khan Academy content (videos and exercises) without needing internet connectivity
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 1 PR, 4 comments in 17 days
Contributions summary:Joy primarily focused on front-end development within the `ka-lite` repository, as evidenced by numerous commits modifying CSS and Handlebars templates related to the coach reports feature. Their work included styling changes, such as adjusting the color scheme and layout of the tabular report. They also implemented a detailed view panel with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to improve the presentation of student performance data. These changes collectively enhanced the user interface and data visualization capabilities within the coach reports section.
connectivityservinginternet-connectivityweb-servervideos
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