Kevin Jin is a New York–based software engineer and startup builder with 10 years of experience, rising rapidly from SWE to CTO and now back to hands-on engineering. He has led and shipped core infrastructure and product features at high-growth companies including Robinhood, Flexport, Tesla, Google, and multiple early-stage startups, and played a pivotal engineering role that helped scale a product from $0.5M to $10M ARR. Known for fast promotions and prolific commits (8000+ at one startup), he blends backend, cloud, blockchain, and developer-experience expertise with a founder’s mindset. Kevin advises on AI strategy for gaming and supports early-stage engineering transitions, reflecting a mix of technical depth and product intuition. He holds a CS degree from Vanderbilt and has a habit of joining teams early to build repeatable systems that accelerate growth.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Vanderbilt University
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