Kangho Hur
Principal Software Engineer at Samsung Electronics
Seoul, South Korea
Summary
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Top SchoolKangho Hur is a Principal Software Engineer based in Seoul with 11 years of experience building cross-platform .NET and native device software at Samsung Electronics. He has led development of Tizen .NET and .NET MAUI integrations for Samsung products like Smart TVs and Galaxy Watches, contributing platform ports, UI enhancements, and device APIs across Android, Tizen, WinRT and iOS. Known for bridging platform teams and application frameworks, he routinely implements low-level platform support (e.g., Tizen target idioms and renderers) while shaping higher-level UI behaviors such as button events and color/font customization. His background spans platform optimization, Android multimedia/location frameworks, and automated test frameworks, reflecting a deep focus on portability, reliability, and device-specific constraints. An open-source contributor to high-profile projects like .NET MAUI and Xamarin.Forms, he combines large-scale product leadership with hands-on C# and cross-platform engineering.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electronics Engineering, Computer Science (Double major), Bachelor of Science (BS), Electronics Engineering, Computer Science (Double major) at Dongguk UniversityMaster's Degree, Computer Science, Master's Degree, Computer Science at Yonsei University
Korean, English
Github Skills (23)
tizen10
multiplatform10
maui10
net10
user-interface10
cross-platform10
ui-design10
net-maui10
uid10
xamarin-forms10
api10
front-end-development10
dotnet-core10
csharp10
platform-independent10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
xamarin/Xamarin.Forms
Aug 2016 - May 2022
Xamarin.Forms Official Home
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:38 reviews, 91 commits, 97 PRs in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Kangho contributed significantly to the Xamarin.Forms project, primarily focusing on implementing features for the Tizen platform. Their work included adding new platform-specific capabilities for buttons and sliders, and supporting features like font and color customization. They also made additions to the navigation and layout of the platform. Additionally, they addressed improvements regarding displaying alerts and action sheets.
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dotnet/maui
Jan 2021 - Oct 2022
.NET MAUI is the .NET Multi-platform App UI, a framework for building native device applications spanning mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:44 reviews, 14 commits, 16 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Kangho contributed to the .NET MAUI project by implementing UI enhancements and features. They added an "Orange" color to the Color class, and integrated Tizen support, adding Tizen to the TargetPlatform. The user also added pressed and released events to the Button control, which required modifications to platform-specific renderers on Android, WinRT, iOS, and WP8. Furthermore, the user added a TV and Watch TargetIdiom support, adding TV to the TargetIdiom.
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