Jeeyoung Kim

Jeeyoung Kim is a software engineer and engineering manager who played a significant role at Plaid, a financial technology company. Here are some key details about his career and contributions:

Career at Plaid

Jeeyoung Kim joined Plaid in 2017 and worked there until 2023.4 During his time at the company, he held several important positions:

• In 2020, he became the Engineering Manager of the Developer Efficiency team.4
• He led a group of 3 teams consisting of 20 engineers.4
• The Developer Efficiency team was responsible for improving developers' iteration, observability, and foundational experiences at Plaid.2

Achievements and Responsibilities

As the leader of the Developer Efficiency team, Jeeyoung Kim:

• Launched the team officially in July 2020 to address growing challenges as Plaid's engineering organization expanded.2
• Focused on improving internal tooling, technical foundations, and engineering velocity.2
• Worked on standardizing existing systems while maintaining flexibility for various teams.2
• Advocated for treating Plaid's developers as true customers, aiming to provide them with polished experiences.2

Philosophy and Approach

Kim emphasized several key principles in his work:

• Prioritizing projects that would have the most direct and large impact on Plaid's engineers.2
• Focusing on three main areas: iteration, observability, and foundations.2
• Promoting open-source principles and innersource development within Plaid.1

Current Role

After leaving Plaid in 2023, Jeeyoung Kim moved on to a new role:

• He is currently working as an Engineering professional at Chronosphere, based in San Francisco, California.5

Education

• Jeeyoung Kim completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Waterloo, majoring in Computer Science and Pure Mathematics.3
• He was on the Dean's Honour List during his time at the university.3

Languages

Jeeyoung Kim is proficient in:

• Korean (native or bilingual proficiency)
• English (native or bilingual proficiency)3