Summary
Yonguk Jeong is a software development manager and former CTO with 12 years of engineering experience, currently leading iOS and mobile efforts at Coupang from Seoul. He specializes in Swift-based iOS apps and has deep, practical expertise in real-time video systems—building multiple WebRTC-powered apps from scratch and shipping globally successful live-streaming products. His background spans low-level WebKit/C++ work for embedded TV platforms, web frontends and backend services, giving him rare cross-domain fluency from browser engines to mobile UI and video pipelines. At HYPERCONNECT he led rapid, high-impact releases (including a live app that reached $2M monthly revenue) and solved tricky L10n, ARKit and performance challenges that improved crash rates and battery life. Comfortable in both hands-on development and technical leadership, he combines product-driven delivery with systems-level optimization. He holds an MS in Computer Science from NYU and a BS from Yonsei, reflecting a blend of academic rigor and production experience.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at New York University
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Yonsei University
Korean, English