Luke Korth
Group Technical Lead For Merchant Integrations
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLuke Korth is a Group Technical Lead for Merchant Integrations at PayPal with 14 years of experience building APIs, distributed systems, and secure integrations. He leads GraphQL and API unification efforts while retaining a strong hands-on background in mobile and SDK development, having contributed to well-known open-source projects like Braintree Android and card.io. His work spans improving payment flows, 3D Secure automation, and camera-based card scanning, reflecting a blend of backend architecture and client-side pragmatism. Based in the Columbus, Ohio area, he pairs a BA in Computer Science with an MS in Space Systems Engineering, an uncommon combo that signals both rigorous systems thinking and practical software delivery.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, BA, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude at Cornell CollegeMaster of Science - MS, Space Systems Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Space Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of EngineeringHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Hortonville High School
Github Skills (18)
espresso10
3d-secure10
mobile-development10
testing10
android-sdk10
android-development10
java10
javas10
sdk10
android10
native-android10
ocr9
ocra9
uid8
front-end-development8
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
card-io/card.io-Android-source
May 2016 - Oct 2018
The open-source code for the card.io-Android-SDK: provides fast, easy credit card scanning in mobile apps
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:64 commits, 17 PRs, 24 pushes in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Luke primarily contributed to the card.io-android-source repository, focused on implementing features and fixing bugs related to the Android SDK for credit card scanning. They addressed runtime permissions for camera access, integrated debugging tools, and refactored the sample application by moving test resources to assets, replacing a custom adapter with a built-in one, and converting tests to Espresso. Their work included modifying the core card scanning functionality and improving the overall sample app experience.
creditcredit-cardocrandroidsdk
braintree/braintree_android
Jul 2014 - Aug 2018
Braintree SDK for Android
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:36 releases, 1149 commits, 13 PRs in 4 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Luke contributed to the Braintree Android SDK, focusing on enhancements and bug fixes related to the payment button and 3D Secure functionalities. They improved the reliability of tests and added support for automatic 3D Secure verification, including sending necessary flags to the server. Additionally, the user updated the demo app to test these new features, implemented fixes for display issues and improved UI tests.
paymentsin-app-purchasecredit-cardbraintree-sdkandroid
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