Summary
Kiwon Seo is a backend developer with 11 years of professional experience, currently building resilient services at Hyundai Motor Company after leading backend teams focused on app integration, authentication, and e-commerce. He brings deep domain expertise in payment systems—having developed KT’s carrier billing integrations for Google and Apple DCB—and a strong understanding of payment gateways and telco business processes. Proficient in Java and the Spring ecosystem, he also has full-stack experience on enterprise cloud platforms spanning OVS, CloudStack, and OpenStack. Fluent in English with working Japanese, he pairs practical engineering with product-aware thinking, having moved from hands-on carrier billing at KTDS to technical leadership at Channel Corporation. An uncommon background in history (UCLA BA) and early international hospitality work reflect his adaptability and cross-cultural communication strengths.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Los Angeles
English, Japanese, Korean