HiuKim Yuen
Verified Expert in Engineering
Algorithms Developer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Toptal member since August 29, 2016
Kim is a full-stack software engineer with expertise in web, augmented reality, and machine learning applications. He maintains MindAR, an open source WebAR SDK with 1,400 stars. He also teaches a Udemy paid course and best seller with 2,000 students and a 4.7 rating. Kim completed his master's degree in computer science at McGill University in Canada. He has interned at Google as a software engineer and has worked with numerous startups.
Portfolio
Experience
- Algorithms - 10 years
- JavaScript - 10 years
- Node.js - 6 years
- MongoDB - 6 years
- React - 5 years
- Augmented Reality (AR) - 5 years
- Three.js - 4 years
- Meteor - 3 years
Preferred Environment
Git, Vim Text Editor
The most amazing...
...thing I've built is an open-source WebAR SDK called MindAR, which obtained 1,400 stars.
Work Experience
Full-stack Web Developer
Self-employed
- Bootstrapped numerous startups by implementing prototypes and managing engineering teams.
- Implemented numerous sophisticated software end-to-end systems from front end, back end, and DevOps.
- Involved in an open source community and started an open source project with 1,400+ stars.
Software Engineer
LoopPulse
- Assisted in designing the system architecture to support business needs.
- Implemented a back-end data processing pipeline for analysis.
- Handled the implementation of a mobile SDK for Android and iOS platforms.
- Implemented a front-end user dashboard according to designs.
- Conducted code reviews for colleagues and initiated conventions.
Site Reliability Engineering Intern
Google Inc.
- Improved the back-end data-logging services for Google products.
- Maintained an internal dashboard for data-logging services, used among Google product teams.
- Implemented the monitoring services for the internal dashboard.
- Improved the user interface of the internal dashboard.
Web Developer
Freelance
- Completed 20 to 40 freelance projects with varying sizes.
- Received nearly all 5/5 stars reviews on another online freelancing site.
- Developed and maintained web applications, mostly in PHP and MySQL.
- Implemented web scraping scripts for crawling web data.
- Deployed and maintained production sites and provide technical support.
Web Developer
BoardLearning Education Limited
- Developed and maintained a web-based education platform.
- Assisted in product design and improving the user interface.
- Implemented an iOS application that integrated with the back end.
Experience
MindAR
https://github.com/hiukim/mind-ar-jsIntroduction to Web AR Development Course
Mattle
I started building an online version of a popular card game as a side project. Today, it has around 4,000 active users, with 10,000 games completed daily.
Research Publication - IROS 2015
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
McGill University - Montreal, Canada
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React, Three.js, jQuery
Tools
Git, Vim Text Editor
Languages
JavaScript, PHP, Objective-C, HTML, CSS, Python, Java
Platforms
Meteor, Android, iOS
Frameworks
React Native, Bootstrap
Paradigms
Unit Testing
Storage
MongoDB, MySQL
Other
Algorithms, Data Structures, Freelancing, Augmented Reality (AR), Machine Learning, Apps, Semantic UI, Web-based AR, 3D Modeling
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