Tyler Kim
Software Development Engineer at Adobe
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTyler Kim is a Software Development Engineer based in San Francisco with a decade of experience building reliable systems and test automation for platform-level tooling. Currently contributing to Adobe’s Unified Profile Services, he brings hands-on expertise in ensuring stability across complex, stateful services. His open-source testing work on the widely used conda package manager demonstrates attention to low-level file-system behaviors, permissions, and reproducible environments—skills that bridge developer tooling and production reliability. Past internships at NVIDIA and Anaconda, plus research and teaching roles at UIUC, reflect a strong foundation in both high-performance computing and applied statistics. A former signaler and squad leader in the Republic of Korea Army, he combines disciplined teamwork with a practical, detail-oriented engineering approach.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma at Quarry Lane SchoolUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Korean, English
Github Skills (5)
pytest10
python10
testing10
package-management9
conda9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
conda/conda
Feb 2017 - Apr 2018
A system-level, binary package and environment manager running on all major operating systems and platforms.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:2 releases, 150 commits, 55 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Tyler contributed primarily to testing the `conda/conda` repository, focused on the `tests/gateways/disk` directory. Their work involved creating and modifying test cases, including executable tests, and refactoring existing ones. The commits include adding new test cases, fixing errors, and adding functionality, particularly around permissions and file deletion. The user's contributions help ensure the reliability and stability of file system interactions within the conda package manager.
os-agnosticcondaagnosticpackage-managerlinux
tyler-thetyrant/conda
Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 97 pushes, 22 branches in 9 months
os-agnosticagnosticpackage-managerlinuxecosystem
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