Summary
Peter Kim is a systems-focused engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable ML and infrastructure systems, currently working on GPU programming and systems research at Together AI. He has driven production recommendation and ad relevance systems at Coupang and Buzzvil, and accelerated inference kernels and compilers during a stint at Annapurna Labs that achieved 1M+ token prefill. His background spans internships at LinkedIn, PayPal, and Ticketmaster, plus graduate study at UCLA and UIUC, combining practical product impact with deep systems and ML engineering. Known for a pragmatic "I like being useful" approach, he bridges low-level performance work and applied machine learning to deliver measurable results.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of California, Los Angeles
High School IB Diploma, High School IB Diploma at International School of Brussels
English, Korean, French