# Gora Kong

> Software Engineer at Atlassian

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gora

Results-driven full-stack software engineer with extensive experience in building scalable, high-performance web applications. Proven track record as a core contributor to Parcel, an open-source web compiler/bundler. Demonstrates expertise in delivering solutions that exceed performance benchmarks.

Technical skills:
Compiler & developer tooling, infrastructure, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, HTML/CSS, jQuery, Express, AWS S3 & EC2, Java, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Webpack, Parcel, Babel, Docker, Mocha/Chai, Jest/Enzyme

Always happy to connect. Please feel free to reach out!
Email: gora.kong1@gmail.com
GitHub: https://github.com/gorakong
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gorakong
Personal website: https://www.gorakong.com/
Blog: https://gorakong.wordpress.com/

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Atlassian
Jan 2019 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
Delivered personalized web experiences by building full-stack solutions, integrating front-end technologies with back-end services. Implemented a system that dynamically served customized content based on user data, boosting customer engagement and conversion rates. Developed custom front-end components and maintained back-end APIs and SDKs that aggregated user data for personalized recommendations, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive customer acquisition through targeted content.

Worked as a core contributor to Parcel (https://github.com/parcel-bundler), an open-source web compiler/bundler, with focus on cache, build- and runtime performance optimizations.

### Microsoft Student Partner @ Microsoft
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Vancouver, Canada Area

### Software Engineer Intern @ Hyperlight Systems
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Vancouver, Canada Area

### Software Engineer Intern @ DreamHire.io
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science, Microbiology & Immunology
The University of British Columbia


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gorakong
- Website: https://gorakong.com
- Website: https://gorakong.wordpress.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/gorakong

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Last updated: 2026-03-22