Kang-kyu Lee
Founder at Lining Link
South Pasadena, California, United States
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Top SchoolKang-kyu Lee is a founder and seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience building backend systems and bespoke internal apps that simplify workflows for businesses. He has strong Go and Kotlin expertise from roles at Aspiration and Dapper Labs, where he implemented distributed microservices, precise financial calculations, and Android backend integrations for high-scale products. Earlier work at Fullscreen included maintaining the widely used Ruby YouTube API client and shipping automation features that saved time for creator teams, reflecting a practical focus on developer ergonomics and platform integrations. As head of Lining Link he now combines hands-on engineering with client-facing product thinking to deliver custom internal tooling. His background in English literature alongside technical degrees and a track record across fintech, media, and web3 gives him an uncommon ability to translate complex requirements into clear, reliable systems.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and Literature General, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and Literature General at Seoul National UniversityElectrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
English, Korean
Stackoverflow
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ruby
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ruby-on-rails
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postgresql
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macos
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youtube-api
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sqlite
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Github Skills (19)
youtube-api10
rubygems10
ruby10
gemspec10
gemfile10
oauth10
postgresql9
360-video9
youtube9
sqlite9
ruby-on-rails9
macos9
rails8
ruby-rails8
minitest6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
nullscreen/yt
Apr 2016 - Nov 2020
The reliable YouTube API Ruby client
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 93 commits, 89 PRs in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Kang-kyu primarily focused on improving the YouTube API client's functionality. They added attributes to the `advertising_options_set` model and addressed authentication issues by updating error handling. The user also made version bumps and incorporated new features, such as loading all videos under a channel group and adding options for reports based on operating systems and YouTube products. Finally, they added methods for channels to video groups, updated playlist functionality, and addressed potential issues within report generation.
apirailsruby-clientrubyyoutube
kangkyu/yt-auth
Mar 2017 - Aug 2024
a simple Google Oauth2 client
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 5 months
googlegoogle-oauth2oauth2oauth2-client
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