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CWRICHARDKIM

Builder, programmer, designer(ish)

Airbnb

Aug 2017 - present

Staff Software Engineer

Currently the owner of the checkout experience on web. Previously ensured hosts got paid through one of the most international payments systems in the world. Led a cost reduction and payout redundancy project that now processes billions and reduces costs by tens of millions per year. Also built host financial tools, credit card fraud detection flows, and updated payout systems to be Brexit-compliant. Experimented with Transportation!

Currently the owner of the checkout experience on web. Previously ensured hosts got paid through one of the most international payments systems in the world. Led a cost reduction and payout redundancy project that now processes billions and reduces costs by tens of millions per year. Also built host financial tools, credit card fraud detection flows, and updated payout systems to be Brexit-compliant. Experimented with Transportation!

Pay With Privacy

May 2016 - Apr 2017
(11 months)

Mobile Engineer

Built security features for credit‑card tokenization products on the React Native Privacy app.

Built security features for credit‑card tokenization products on the React Native Privacy app.

Google

Jun 2016 - Sept 2016
(4 months)

Software Engineering Intern

Built data analysis and visualization tools at Google Fiber to identify important user patterns such as which pages are successful or problematic in user’s flow.

Built data analysis and visualization tools at Google Fiber to identify important user patterns...

Drift

Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
(9 months)

Software Engineer (contract)

Built graphics‑editing features that doubled 7‑day retention for Annotate iOS and OSX apps (#2 productivity iOS app).

Built graphics‑editing features that doubled 7‑day retention for Annotate iOS and OSX apps (#2 productivity iOS app).

Evoqe LLC.

Nov 2013 - Feb 2015
(16 months)

Co-Founder, Lead Dev, Lead Designer

Co-founded a profitable college social life startup. Grew to 75% of iOS users on Tufts campus. Designed and built event management, social networking, and local advertising platform.

Co-founded a profitable college social life startup. Grew to 75% of iOS users on Tufts campus. Designed and built event management, social networking, and local advertising platform.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

JumboSmash

We spent a year making a beautiful cross-platform dating app that only worked for Tufts Seniors during Senior Week. It was a huge success, with over 80% of the senior class on the app and more than 1 million swipes within the first 24 hours (5m by the end of the week).

About

Open Source Projects

Github.com

Since Freshman year of College, I've open sourced a number of iOS projects. 5 of these projects have hit the #1 spot on all of Github's global trending pages. For a while, the popularity of these projects placed me as the #7 trending developer (above even Twitter!).

More Information

Twindr iOS app

twindr.me

Swipe left to unfollow! The Twitter / Tinder mashup for cleaning your Twitter feed. With 1 million cards swiped in the first month, the app was featured on ProductHunt, Gizmodo, LifeHacker, and more.

The Details

Evoqe LLC (platform)

Debuting as 'WeParty', Evoqe put college life on an app. Half of the product is a college event platform, the other half advertises local late-night dining options.

Contact

Can't say no to a cup of ☕️