Justin Kim
Frontend Engineer (AWS OpenSearch) at Amazon
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Kim is a Full Stack Software Engineer with 7 years of experience, currently building search infrastructure at AWS OpenSearch while contributing upstream to the OpenSearch Project. He brings deep front-end expertise in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript combined with production-scale experience from Amazon and leading major open-source efforts like thenewboston, where he architected the desktop app and coordinated 1,000+ contributors. Past roles include delivering ERP and real-time collaboration features at Surefront and contracting for Apple’s regional web presence, demonstrating an ability to ship polished, customer-facing UIs and complex backend integrations. He also creates programming tutorial videos, sharing practical knowledge and growing developer communities beyond his day job. Notably, his open-source front-end work on the thenewboston website showcases a knack for UX-driven feature additions—modals, responsive navigation, and interactive components—that scale across projects.
7 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Los Angeles
Github Skills (8)
css10
javascript10
react10
html9
user-interface8
interface-design8
ui-design8
mobile-development8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
thenewboston-blockchain/Website
Jun 2020 - Aug 2021
The website for thenewboston.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:212 reviews, 239 commits, 353 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily contributed to the website's front-end, implementing UI components and making responsive design adjustments. They added a variety of new features, like the community and more section within the top navigation, with the creation of sub menu items. Additionally, they worked on enhancements such as a scrolling feature, a modal form for creating accounts, and various style updates. Their commits involved the use of React and CSS for component design and layout.
thenewboston
angle943/OpenSearch-Dashboards
Dec 2024 - Apr 2025
📊 Open source visualization dashboards for OpenSearch.
Contributions:238 pushes, 72 branches in 4 months
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