Summary
Sunghyouk Bae is a seasoned backend developer and engineering leader with 14 years of experience building large-scale data and service platforms across Korea’s tech scene. He has held senior technical and leadership roles at Coupang, MyRealTrip, and HyperConnect—shaping catalog and data services, advising architecture, and directing engineering teams. Trained as a naval architect (M.Eng., Seoul National University), he brings a systems-thinking approach to backend design, often applying rigorous modeling and automation experience from earlier research and industrial roles. His background spans product-focused startups and enterprise-grade platforms, including core work on catalog platform and FC systems at Coupang and mobile health services earlier in his career. Colleagues know him for blending hands-on backend engineering with strategic delivery, turning complex domain problems into scalable, production-ready systems.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering at 서울대학교 (Seoul National University)