About me

Hello, I'm Samuel Shin!

With a robust background in full-stack development and machine learning, my expertise lies in crafting innovative solutions that drive technological advancement. Currently, as a Founding Engineer at Suger, I am committed to simplifying cloud marketplace sales, aligning with our mission to streamline e-commerce for businesses. My approach is deeply rooted in collaboration, aiming to contribute diverse perspectives and foster a culture of innovation within our organization.

Since joining Suger, I've been pivotal in developing a comprehensive platform to enhance co-selling experiences. Leveraging my recent internship experience at Birch.ai, I've incorporated React development and FastAPI server engineering into our product suite, ensuring our clients receive reliable, scalable, and user-friendly applications. My hands-on experience with NLP models and data pipeline construction has been instrumental in delivering solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our clients in the cloud marketplace ecosystem.

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What I Love

Testimonials

  • Tom McGuire

    Tom McGuire

    Few are fortunate enough to have an intern as skilled and driven as Samuel. I had the pleasure of helping mentor Samuel throughout the summer of 2022 working closely on the Valora Wallet. Samuel’s ability to jump into a new code base and ship features touching both the front and backend services were superb; he was able to quickly learn our practices and process which was apparent in the quality and quantity of work he produced. Samuel’s work ethic and desire to learn were of a quality that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to any future engineering team; any team would be lucky to have him as a member and I know he will be missed here at Valora.

  • Kathy Luo

    Kathy Luo

    Samuel is a great asset for any team. I really enjoyed working with him and appreciated his ambition and dedication. He didn’t hesitate to pick up complex tasks from the very start and made many valuable contributions to our team and product in a short time. He was proactive about seeking help and feedback, and I have no doubt that this growth mindset will make him valuable to any future team. It would be a pleasure to work with Samuel again in the future.

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Education

  1. University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering

    2021 — 2023

    Master of Science in Computer Science

    Dean's Master's Scholarship

  2. Yonsei University

    2012 — 2018

    Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bachelor of Business Administration

    Undergraduate Full Scholarship

Experience

  1. Founding Engineer @ Suger (YC W23)

    Jul 2023 — Present

    • Pioneered the Go backend server development, crafting a unified platform that integrates AWS, Azure, and GCP marketplaces, catapulting ARR from $30K to $1M in 10 months

    • Engineered a Vue3-based user interface for the Suger platform, significantly boosting user engagement with intuitive and responsive design enhancements

    • Directed the seamless integration of Suger's core functionalities into Salesforce through the design and development of a comprehensive Salesforce Apex application

  2. Full-Stack Development Intern @ BirchAI

    Mar 2023 — May 2023

    • Conceptualized and implemented a React-based customer trial WebApp for NLP models, covering audio-to-text and summarization functionalities

    • Constructed a FastAPI proxy server to interface with the NLP model API server, leveraging WebSocket, RabbitMQ, and PostgreSQL for robust data handling

    • Managed comprehensive deployments utilizing Docker Compose, Alembic, and AWS EC2 to ensure seamless operation and scalability

  3. Full-Stack Development Summer Intern @ Valora

    Jun 2022 — Aug 2022

    • Developed a blockchain wallet application employing React Native, Redux, and TypeScript, enhancing user experience through Firebase-driven A/B testing

    • Initiated a Node.js API server with Express and GraphQL to streamline blockchain transaction data, significantly impacting over 500,000 users

    • Formulated algorithms to accurately classify blockchain transactions into NFT or swap categories, leveraging token transfer data for precise analysis

  4. Machine Learning Engineer @ USC Institute for Creative Technologies

    Oct 2021 — May 2022

    • Developed an innovative pipeline for generating 3D skeleton data from TED videos utilizing PyTorch, Variational Autoencoders, and One Euro Filter

    • Co-authored the paper “A Tool for Extracting 3D Avatar-Ready Gesture Animations from Monocular Videos,” which was accepted at MIG 2022 (ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction, and Games)

  5. Machine Learning Engineer @ Samsung Research

    Jan 2018 — Jul 2021

    • Co-founded an AI dance game startup as in-house project, securing $600K in funding from Samsung Venture Investment Co

    • Spearheaded the development of real-time 2D body skeleton inference API server using Node.js, Tensorflow, and FastAPI

    • Invented a foot pressure inference model utilizing RGB cameras and smart shoes, achieving a 90% accuracy rate

    • Built hand detection model with 95% accuracy using YOLOv3, deployed to AR glasses at Samsung Research AR Lab

  6. Software Engineering Winter Intern @ LG CNS

    Feb 2017

    • Developed WebSocket-based webpage managing distributed servers processing smart factory sensor data

  7. Auxiliary Police @ Korean National Police Agency

    Oct 2013 - Jul 2015

    • Served as police as a substitute for military service in Korea

    • Collaborated with 30 auxiliary police officers to keep citizens safe in a demonstration

My skills

  • Programming Languages

    Go, TypeScript, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, C, C#, Solidity, Dart

  • Web & Mobile

    Vue3, React, Angular, Android, Flutter, React Native, Node.js, Nginx, Flask, FastAPI, Bootstrap, jQuery, Redux

  • Frameworks & Tools

    AWS, GCP, Terraform, Git, Docker, Pytorch, Tensorflow, scikit-learn, Geth, Infura, Ganache, Truffle, Unity

  • Database & Operating System

    Amazon RDS, MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Alembic, SQLAlchemy, Linux, MacOS, Windows

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