Jihee Hwang

Jihee Hwang

Jihee Hwang

Senior Software Engineer @ Google Android XR

Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, I am a polyglot proficient in English, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. My passion lies in working at the intersection of technology + art + innovation, driven via next-gen graphics tech and XR. I also believe in the power of bridging different cultures.

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2020 — NowGoogleSoftware Engineer

2020 — Now

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Software Engineer @ Google XR, engineering immersive AR/VR experiences for the future.

Formerly:

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Software Engineer @ Google Lens

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Creative Technologist @ Immersive Partnerships

2020 — 2020realities.ioVirtual Reality Software Engineer

2020 — 2020

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Developed an automated tool in C++ to package & distribute custom Unreal Engine 4 data.

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Designed & engineered a major UI component in the product and extended UE4's Slate UI framework for a polished implementation.

2019 — 2019FINESSEMobile Engineer, UI/UX Designer

2019 — 2019

뉴욕시티 지역

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Led UI/UX design & branding in Figma for a mobile e-commerce platform.

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Built the backbone and front-end of a fully functional app in React Native.

2018 — 2018구글Software Engineer Intern

2018 — 2018

일본 도쿄

Maps, iOS Engineer

2018 — 2018チームラボ / teamLabInteractive Engineer Intern

2018 — 2018

일본 도쿄

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Assisted in designing & developing an interactive 3D scene that is projected onto a real-life Boeing plane exhibit. Unity + HLSL for the shaders.

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Use of GPGPU, noise algorithms and raymarching for generative procedural graphics.

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Worked in Japanese with business proficiency.

Education

2019 — 2021

Stanford University

Master of Science - MS

2019 — 2021

2014 — 2021

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

2014 — 2021

2011 — 2014

Daewon Foreign Language High School

English and Chinese

2011 — 2014