Shawn Kim
Software Engineer at Citadel
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShawn Kim is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building high-performance web products and trading UIs, currently contributing at Citadel in New York. A Georgia Tech alumnus and former co-founder/CTO, he’s shipped full-stack systems across fintech, payments, and blockchain—helping scale products at Remitly, lead front-end initiatives at Bloomberg, and optimize Ethereum trading experiences at Fluidity/AirSwap. He open-sourced and led development of the AirSwap Network explorer and presented at Devcon, reflecting a hands-on approach to developer tooling and crypto UX. Shawn combines startup grit with enterprise delivery, improving conversion and scalability metrics while mentoring distributed teams. An often-overlooked strength is his cross-domain fluency—from React/TypeScript front ends to back-end services—which lets him bridge product, performance, and developer experience effectively.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
St. Andrew's CollegeBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
English, Korean
Github Skills (19)
peer-to-peer9
blockchain9
ethereum9
dex8
crypto8
solidity8
javascript8
api-documentation7
api7
p2p7
smart-contracts7
swift5
calendar-view5
ios4
activity-monitor4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
skim770/CampusEats
Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:10 PRs, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
syjk129/CS4400
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:7 PRs, 14 pushes, 3 branches in 14 days
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