Samuel Kim

Software Engineer | Open Source Maintainer

Building reliable, scalable infrastructure for the web.

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Hi, I'm Samuel Kim.

I am a Software Engineer focused on building reliable, scalable infrastructure. Currently, I work as a Consulting Software Engineer for CodeDay and previously served as the Lead Full-Stack Engineer for a digital transformation project at Cerritos College.

My path to tech wasn't traditional. I spent years as a Pharmacy Technician in high-pressure hospital environments. That experience wired me to be meticulous. I approach code quality and system reliability with the same zero-error mindset required for patient safety.

I believe in end-to-end ownership. Whether I'm architecting an EMR platform, maintaining open-source dashboards, or mentoring students as a Supplemental Instruction Leader at CSUF, I focus on delivering solutions that solve real problems.

When I'm not shipping code, you can find me optimizing rotations in Final Fantasy XIV or reverse-engineering game assets for community projects.

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Experience

Consulting Software Engineer

Jan 2025 — Present
CodeDay & Open Energy Dashboard

Active maintainer for a large-scale open-source project. I manage the health of the Open Energy Dashboard codebase, performing technical code reviews on 40+ pull requests and debugging environment setup scripts to reduce contributor errors by 30%.

Lead Full-Stack Engineer (Contract)

Oct 2024 — July 2025
Cerritos College Nursing Program

Led the end-to-end lifecycle of a full-stack EMR platform (FreMR) to replace legacy Excel workflows. Architected a high-availability Django backend served via Docker containers, validating system stability for 1,000+ simulated users.

Supplemental Instruction Leader

Jan 2024 — Present
California State University, Fullerton

Selected by faculty to lead interactive study sessions for core Computer Science courses (Data Structures, OOP in C++). Designed a "learn-by-doing" curriculum that resulted in a 10% average grade improvement for attendees compared to non-attendees.

Projects

MapleLooks Simulator

A highly optimized character simulator built by reverse-engineering proprietary game assets (.wz files), serving 440+ users with a custom React rendering engine and AWS CloudFront delivery.

MapleLooks Screenshot
  • NextJS
  • C# (Reverse Engineering)
  • AWS CloudFront
  • MongoDB

FreMR - EMR Platform

Lead Full-Stack Engineer (Contract). Architected a high-availability Django platform that replaced legacy Excel workflows for the Cerritos College Nursing Program, validated for 1,000+ simulated users.

FreMR Screenshot
  • Django
  • Docker
  • PostgreSQL
  • CI/CD
  • Agile

CoLabCode - Real-time Editor

A real-time collaborative code editor featuring live document synchronization, containerized microservices, and version-controlled database schema management.

  • Node.js
  • React
  • Etherpad API
  • Flyway
  • PostgreSQL

Hotel Blissful Backend

Engineered a RESTful API for a hotel management system using C++ and the CROW framework. Implemented robust data handling for bookings, customer data, and room availability.

  • C++
  • REST API
  • Crow Framework
This website is built using Next.js and Tailwind CSS.
The background video is from Final Fantasy XIV.

To my family, friends, mentors, and my community: Thank you for your support.