Summary
Taehee Kim is a Senior Front-end Engineer based in South Korea with 13 years of experience building performant, user-focused web applications across startups and large consumer platforms. Currently at 당근, he leads webview and Streaming SSR efforts for community features, driving measurable performance and UX improvements. His background spans media, crypto exchanges, and e-commerce—shiping production React, React Native, and Jamstack solutions at Watcha, GOPAX, Coupang and others. He pairs deep front-end craftsmanship (SSR, performance tuning, real-time features) with practical backend familiarity from earlier full-stack roles. Outside work he plays bass and sings in a punk rock band, a creative outlet that mirrors his energetic, collaborative approach to engineering.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer