Leon Kim
Senior Software Engineer at Infinite Red, Inc.
Daegu, South Korea
Summary
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Top SchoolLeon Kim is a Senior Software Engineer based in Daegu, South Korea with 10 years of experience building mobile and front-end tooling, particularly in React Native ecosystems. At Infinite Red he has improved developer experience and core app behavior—contributing to widely used open-source projects like Ignite and Reactotron by shipping UI fixes, CLI improvements, and platform-specific integrations such as native splash screens. His background spans embedded systems, telecom protocols, and desktop/mobile application development, giving him a practical cross-domain fluency from low-level networking to polished UX. A quick learner who enjoys new challenges, he pairs hands-on implementation with a knack for smoothing developer workflows and bridging platform gaps.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Engineering, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, Master of Computer Engineering, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition at Keimyung University
Korean, English
Github Skills (25)
javascript10
react-native10
expo10
boilerplate10
react10
cli10
mobile-development9
debug9
ios9
debugging9
android-development9
native-android9
android9
typescripts8
typescript-types8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
infinitered/ignite-bowser
May 2018 - Jan 2020
Bowser is now re-integrated into Ignite CLI! Head to https://github.com/infinitered/ignite to check it out.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:26 commits, 25 PRs, 35 pushes in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Leon's primary contribution focused on integrating a splash screen feature within the React Native application. This involved installing and configuring the `react-native-splash-screen` package, including modifications to the Android and iOS build configurations. Further contributions included setting up the necessary patch files and configurations for the splash screen and addressing related issues, such as hiding the splash screen during Storybook mode.
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infinitered/ignite
Mar 2016 - Dec 2021
Infinite Red's battle-tested React Native project boilerplate, along with a CLI, component/model generators, and more! 9 years of continuous development and counting.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 7 commits, 11 PRs in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Leon primarily contributed to the React Native codebase, upgrading dependencies, fixing drawer navigation issues, and addressing Storybook integration. They focused on improving the user interface, fixing bugs, and improving the development experience, including CLI enhancements. Their work touched upon core components and project setup, indicating a good understanding of the project's architecture and dependencies.
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