Summary
Sean Hong is a senior front-end engineer based in San Francisco with seven years of professional experience and a deep background in mechanical engineering research. He specializes in building data-rich, user-focused visualizations using React, Redux, Styled-components, and a modern JS toolchain, and brings practical backend familiarity with Node.js and MongoDB. His PhD-level research involved visualizing complex rotor pressure data and led to first-author publications, informing a methodical problem-solving approach of breaking large problems into manageable pieces. Sean emphasizes clear developer communication and testing discipline (Jest, react-testing-library, Cypress) to turn complex datasets into actionable product features. Now at Augmodo after senior roles at Grabango and Sonder, he blends academic rigor with production engineering to make dense data accessible and useful.
7 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Software Engineering, Software Engineering at Hack Reactor
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis
English, Korean