Sekwon Choi
Head Of Streaming Technology, Engineering Director At Coupang Play
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolSekwon Choi is a product-focused streaming technology leader with 20+ years building media software and leading cross-functional teams at companies like Coupang Play, Meta Reality Labs, and Netflix. He specializes in end-to-end streaming platforms, network protocols (WebRTC, QUIC), video codecs (H.264, HEVC, AV1), DRM/TLS security, and SDKs for SmartTVs, consoles, and embedded Linux devices. Known for shipping under tight timelines and ambiguous requirements, he blends hands-on C++/JavaScript engineering with strategic product thinking and A/B experimentation. He has a track record of mentoring engineers and scaling teams to deliver joyful, reliable experiences to global audiences. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he also holds advanced computer security training from Stanford and a BSEE from Seoul National University, bringing deep systems and security insight to media products. An often-understated strength is his cross-domain fluency—from low-level network and codec plumbing to web and platform SDKs—enabling practical innovation across the stack.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, BSEE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Seoul National UniversityAdvanced Computer Security Certification, Computer Science, Advanced Computer Security Certification, Computer Science at Stanford University
English, Japanese, KoreanGithub contributions (1)
sekchoi/DeFreecell
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:21 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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