Simon Seo
Machine Learning Engineer at Snap Inc.
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolSimon Seo is a machine learning engineer focused on visual computing and creative image manipulation, currently driving ML efforts at Snap Inc. with 12 years of engineering experience spanning startups, defense, and research environments. He combines a rigorous academic background in computer vision from Carnegie Mellon and NYU Abu Dhabi with hands-on product work—building AR/VR tools, Unity mobile games, and web-based systems optimized for constrained networks. His career blends applied research internships, founding a seed-funded legal chatbot startup, and full-stack development in the Republic of Korea Navy, showing an unusual mix of production engineering and user-centered experimentation. Known for making visual experiences more accessible, he brings both deep technical skill and a practical instinct for shipping creative, real-world features.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, 4.0/4.0 (Major GPA), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, 4.0/4.0 (Major GPA) at New York University Abu DhabiMaster of Science - MS, Computer Vision, 4.1/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Vision, 4.1/4.0 at Carnegie Mellon UniversityHigh School Diploma, 3.95/4, High School Diploma, 3.95/4 at CheongShim International Academy (청심국제중고등학교)
Korean, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (67)
python10
gpu10
korean-nlp10
google-colaboratory10
react-router10
sublime-text9
numpy9
neural-network9
instagram9
hunspell9
deep-learning9
crawler9
machine-learning9
bert9
one-time-password9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
simonseo/instacrawler-privateapi
Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
Instagram crawler that utilizes a private API of Instagram. No developer account required.
Contributions:18 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 1 year 1 month
crawlerinstagram
simonseo/instagram-hashtag-crawler
May 2017 - Oct 2019
Crawl Instagram hashtags
Contributions:7 commits, 8 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 5 months
instagraminstagram-hashtagcrawler
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