Summary
Sangpil Yoon is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with over 20 years of experience building backend systems across gaming, finance, and social apps, currently leading engineering at Grasta after a long tenure at Hyperconnect. He played a pivotal role in architecting and scaling the Azar backend, embedding DevOps practices and building high-performing teams that persisted through Hyperconnect’s acquisition by Match Group. Equally comfortable in Korean and English, he bridges product and engineering to translate business goals into reliable, production-grade services. His background spans hands-on backend engineering from early online games to large-scale video communication services and financial systems, giving him rare cross-domain depth. Known for strategic hiring and operational rigor, he combines pragmatic technical judgment with people-first leadership to drive continuous innovation.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Engineering at Seoul National University
English, Japanese, Korean