Tae Kim.

Software Engineer

Tae Kim

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Hey, I’m Tae! 👋 I’m a software engineer who loves building things and figuring out how they work.

I like digging into the details, even if it takes me a little longer. I’m curious about pretty much everything and always up for trying something new.

Got an interesting idea? Let’s chat!

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Experience.

Sep 2023 – Present

Founding Engineer

Ace Alarm, Inc · Los Angeles, CA

Role highlights
  • Architected and developed Perimeter, a full-stack operations platform managing 2,000+ security accounts using Next.js, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, and AWS.
  • Replaced a paper-based process for 10–20 daily work orders with a digital workflow used by 15+ employees, eliminating lost tickets and enabling assignment, follow-up tracking, and operational reporting.
  • Collaborated with field teams and stakeholders to define product requirements, drive technical design and sprint planning, and deliver production features.
  • Built a real-time video monitoring prototype supporting RTSP camera ingestion, WebRTC browser playback, event clip generation, and YOLO-based object detection.
Aug 2021 – Aug 2023

Operations Manager

Ace Alarm, Inc · Los Angeles, CA

Role highlights
  • Managed technical operations, including 24/7 security monitoring, payment processing, and field services.
  • Configured and troubleshot cloud-based and on-premises security, access control, and video surveillance systems.
Oct 2018 – Mar 2023

Software Engineer

Freelance · Remote

Role highlights
  • Developed web, e-commerce, mobile, and game applications for 5 clients using ASP.NET Core MVC, Razor, Shopify, WordPress, Unity, and Blender.

Education.

Dec 2025

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of California, Los Angeles UCLA website · Los Angeles, CA

Activities
  • ACM Studio ACM Studio website
  • ACM AI ACM website
  • Quantum Computing Student Association (QCSA) QCSA website

Projects.

Saas

Perimeter

A full-stack operations platform with digital quotation, contracts, work orders, crew management, assignment, follow-up tracking, and operational reporting.

Next.jsASP.NET CoreSQL ServerAWS
Project notes
  • Architected and developed Perimeter, a full-stack operations platform managing 2,000+ security accounts using Next.js, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, and AWS.
  • Replaced a paper-based process for 10–20 daily work orders with a digital workflow used by 15+ employees, eliminating lost tickets and enabling assignment, follow-up tracking, and operational reporting.
Parallel Quantum Instruction Dataset project
Research

Parallel Quantum Instruction Dataset

Quantum computing dataset validation for LLM evaluation research at HAIR Laboratory, Yonsei University.

PythonQiskit
Project notes
  • Contributed to LLM evaluation research at HAIR Laboratory, Yonsei University.
  • Validated Qiskit code, circuit-text consistency, and LLM-generated explanations for technical accuracy.
Systems engineering

Distributed Systems

Fault-tolerant key-value services and a distributed MapReduce framework built in Go.

GoPaxosRPCMapReduce
Project notes
  • Built distributed key-value services using primary-backup replication and Paxos consensus for fault tolerance.
  • Implemented sharding, replica group management, and dynamic reconfiguration for scalable key-value storage.
  • Developed a MapReduce framework with distributed task scheduling and worker failure recovery.
Finsight personal finance app
Mobile application

Finsight

A personal finance mobile app for budgeting, expense tracking, and financial goal management.

React NativeSupabasePostgreSQLPlaid API
Project notes
  • Developed a personal finance mobile app for budgeting, expense tracking, and financial goal management.
  • Integrated Supabase authentication, PostgreSQL, and Plaid API for user management and financial data access.
Compiler design

MiniJava Compiler

A multi-stage compiler translating MiniJava into RISC-V assembly.

JavaRISC-VCompiler Design
Project notes
  • Built a multi-stage compiler translating MiniJava into RISC-V assembly.
  • Implemented semantic analysis, type checking, inheritance, and dynamic method dispatch.
  • Developed liveness analysis and linear-scan register allocation with register spilling and stack management.
CoTask collaborative task management app
Web application

CoTask

A collaborative task management app with group workspaces, task tracking, and commenting features.

Next.jsPostgreSQLAWS
Project notes
  • Built a collaborative task management app with group workspaces, task tracking, and commenting features.
  • Developed RESTful APIs with JWT authentication and PostgreSQL for user, group, and task management.

Technical skills.

Languages & Databases
TypeScript · JavaScript · C# · C++ · Python · Go · Java · Sybase · MSSQL · PostgreSQL
Frameworks
React · Next.js · Node.js · Vite · TanStack Router · ASP.NET · Entity Framework · Shopify · WordPress
Developer tools
Git · Docker · AWS · Azure · VS Code · Visual Studio
IoT & systems
Intrusion Systems · Access Control · Video Surveillance · Low Voltage Certificate · PBX · ONVIF · RTSP

Let's connect.

Get in touch by email, or find me on LinkedIn and GitHub.

LinkedIn ↗ GitHub ↗ Email ↗Resume ↗

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