# Ji Min Park > Senior Software Engineer at Newsela Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jiminpark ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Newsela Jan 2022 – Present ### Software Engineer @ Newsela Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York ### Full-stack Developer @ Bauer Xcel Media Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York ❖ As a member of an agile and dynamic scrum team, goals were focused on having actively iterating and improving our CMS utilizing React and Redux in the front-end and RoR for back-end while being lean by having stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming. ➢ Implemented RSS feeds for specific categories to diversify the ingestion of content utilizing Flipboard. ➢ Coordinated bi-weekly sprint ceremonies utilizing Jira. ➢ Developed UI components in React for both reader and editor-facing sides. ➢ Utilized GA and GTM across desktop, mobile, and AMP to better understand baseline metrics and improve ad revenue. ➢ Created unit tests for each feature developed through Mocha, Chai, Sinon, and Rspec. ➢ Applied continuous integration with Codeship and Heroku, a cleaner deploy using Docker, and created staging environments for a variety of platforms: AWS, GTM, CMS, and built-in API micro-service. ❖ A recent project of ours consisted of building a fully-fledged feature from the ground up to utilize print content data to the proprietary CMS. This resulted in having an increase of over 100 pieces of content being published every month and increased monthly sessions by 12% with an overall increase in revenue. ➢ Built a Rails API micro-service that ingested unstructured print articles in xml and manipulated the data through querying, parsing, cleaning, and processing each file to making it publishable data that can be digested into our proprietary CMS. ➢ Utilizing AWS S3 and Lambda, when a new unstructured file was added to the S3, the lambda would automatically trigger our micro-service allowing complete automation in the conversion of print to web-viewable posts. ➢ Created a NPM package for customization for a file browser interface allowing the processed content to be imported on our CMS with added unit testing for security. ➢ Designed and implemented UI patterns to increase work flow for editors and user retention. ### Teaching Fellow at The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy @ The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area Daily Academic Mentorship of 30+ students - Conducted office hours with students one-on-one to help them understand JavaScript fundamentals, development tools, full stack data flow, debugging and problem-solving. - On a team of seven fellows and two instructors, responding to daily help tickets pertaining to programming basics, system errors and conceptual questions. - Tracked the progress of each student through grading coding assessments and projects. Managed 9 student group projects - Assigned daily tasks based on Agile workflow with the teams deciding task master and git master - Performed weekly code reviews & acted as a scrum master. - Guided students through the conception, planning, & development of projects - Assisted students with debugging code Proctored Admissions Technical Interviews for prospective students for Fullstack Academy and Grace Hopper Presented weekly reviews of algorithms, data structures, functional programming, & optimization. ### Software Engineering Student @ The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area Full time student in bootcamp program focused on web development using JavaScript. ### Digital Marketing Intern @ Wing Beans Coffee LLC Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | New Jersey, US Wing Beans Coffee LLC. is an online coffee roastery, which needed brand awareness and growth in generating new customers. During my internship, I focused on: • Create blog content captures and nurtures leads. • Plan, execute and optimize our content strategy. • Schedule and organize promotional campaigns • Copy for email marketing, display ads, press releases and Facebook posts ### English Second Language Instructor @ Ivy Prep Learning Center Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Vietnam • Helping pupils to expand and improve different areas of English skills: Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Writing. • Creating lesson plans and materials for a variety of classes. • Teaching English to juniors ranging from ages 8 and up and adults for basic communication. ### English Second Language Teacher @ YOLA Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Vietnam • Teaching English to juniors ranging from ages 8 and up and adults for TOEFL/IELTS test preparation. • Implementing my own lesson plans and materials. • Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of English classes. ### English Second Language Teacher @ VaStar Language Center Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Vietnam • Teaching English to kindergarten, primary, secondary, and adults. • Using a variety of strategies to teach the topic of the day, incorporating writing, speaking, listening, reading, and comprehension. ### Education Volunteer @ Remy English Language Center Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Vietnam • Volunteer teaching English to beginner adults, ranging from 18-29 years old. • Practicing on conversational skills and social aspects of a variety of topics. • Conducting 2-hour classes twice per day. • Helping students to improve their pronunciation through phonetic focused lessons. ### Public School Teacher @ EPIK (English Program in Korea) Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Wonju, Gangwon-do, Korea • Teaching the English Language from 3rd to 6th graders in elementary level • Helping pupils to define and identify different types of pronouns, nouns, and adjectives. • Incorporating teamwork to match the different levels of each student. • Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of English classes. Conducting up to 6 classes in one day. ### Community Volunteer @ Kawamata English Center Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Hitachinaka, Japan Duties: • Teaching English to students ranging in age of 3 to 5 years old. • Preparing materials and songs for story time. • Implementing a variety of ways to practice basic English skills. (i.e. Alphabet) ## Education ### Computer Software Engineering Fullstack Academy Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 ### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry Georgia State University Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Variety Universidad LCI Veritas Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 ### Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Apparel Design Istituto Lorenzo de'​ Medici Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 ### Chemistry University at Buffalo Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/parkjimin0 --- Source: https://flows.cv/jiminpark JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jiminpark/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22