I'm Kim, a Software Engineer with expertise in regulatory reporting and financial services technology. Experienced in leading production releases, improving code quality, and driving team-wide improvements. Recognised for exceptional technical delivery and contribution, and selected for the Elevate 2025 programme to accelerate progression into leadership.
- 🏆 Excellence Group Performance Share Award for "demonstrating exceptional technical capability, learning very quickly, and producing high-quality work at an excellent work rate” (2024)
- 🚀 Elevate 2025 Participant - selected for a 9-month internal career development programme to accelerate progression into leadership (2025)
- 🏅 Winner of the Sustainable Development Challenge at #1AHack4SUSTAINABILITY Amadeus hackathon with 600 participants (2022) -> repo | presentation
- ⛰️ Raised £3,368 for homelessness charity Crisis by hiking Mount Toubkal in Morocco (2024)
- 🗞️ Developed an Electron & React desktop app to semi-automate text formatting in my family's newspaper company (2023) -> repo
- ⭐️ Awarded “Best Final Major Project” of the year on Technical Secondary Education level (2015)
- 🗃️ Software Engineer (SQL Server) | Jan 2025 - Present
- ☁️ Software/Data Engineer (Distributed Data Processing in Google Cloud Platform) | Sept 2023 - Jan 2025
- 🌐 Part-Time Freelance Design & Web and App Development | 2013 - 2023
- 🌐 Web Development Intern | Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
- 🌐 Digital Marketing & Web Development Intern | Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
- 🎓 MSc in Computer Science - Distinction
- 📈 MSc in Business with Marketing Management - Commendation
- 🎨 Bachelor's in Graphical and Digital Media: Cross-media Design - Cum Laude
Here are some of the tools and technologies I've worked with across backend, frontend, data, and DevOps:
- 🔒 Experienced escaper (escape room enthusiast & passion for problem solving)
- 📖 Enjoy reading non-fiction books & investing in self-development
- 🏋️♀️ Challenging myself through weight-lifting and running
- 🚀 Enjoy travelling and discovering new places & cultures
- 🌱 Care for nature and our planet
- 🤍 Light theme code editor
- 🐶 Love dogs and horses