# Jonathan Kim

> JD candidate @ Harvard | ex-Meta

Location: Greater Boston, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jonathankim

Jonathan Hongsoon Kim 김홍순 金弘淳
JD candidate @ Harvard Law School
MS Computer Science, BAS Computer Science & Linguistics @ Stanford University

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | Menlo Park, California, United States
ML Generalist @ Business Messaging Monetization
- Engineered Natural Language Processing/Understanding (NLP/NLU) business messaging services such as automated chatbots, commercial intent predictors and advertisement conversion detectors
- Developed Machine Learning (ML) models to improve quality and integrity in ranking Messenger ads, reducing scams and negative experiences while increasing commercially valuable message threads
- Performed end-to-end ML development: modeling, feature engineering, data collection and pipelining, experimentation, metric design and visualization

### Teaching Assistant @ Stanford University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Stanford, CA
Department of Linguistics
- Taught LINGUIST1: Introduction to Linguistics with Dr. Katherine Hilton
- Led weekly section lectures, hosted office hours, and graded assignments

### Language Conversation Partner @ Stanford University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Stanford, California, United States
Center for Teaching and Learning
- Tutored and held conversation practice sessions for Stanford students learning Korean or Mandarin Chinese

### Grader @ Stanford University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Stanford, California, United States
Department of Mathematics
- Graded assignments for
* MATH51: Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, and Modern Applications
* MATH113: Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory

### Software Engineer Intern @ Facebook
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park, CA
Ads Machine Learning Infrastructure
- Drove version migration of internal deep learning framework used for ads ranking/personalization
- Implemented validators ensuring that ML models used for ads are sound and functional
- Developed monitoring tools to visualize metadata of training features in cross-functional ML models

### Student Worker @ Stanford University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Stanford, California, United States
Department of Linguistics
- Assisted department administration with student record management, new student onboarding, faculty communication

### Research Intern @ Hutom
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | 서울
- Researched and implemented deep learning models for computer vision tasks on robotic surgery videos, e.g. organ/tool recognition and segmentation
- Created a Relational Network model for surgical action recognition, improving task performance by 26.0% and model size efficiency by 99.7%

### Sergeant @ Republic of Korea Army
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Cheorwon County
8th Mechanized Infantry Division
- Computed howitzer ballistics for self-propelled artillery in Field Artillery Fire Direction Center
- Received two early promotions and five distinctions and awards for performance and leadership in training exercises

### Software Intern @ HealthTap
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, CA
Backend Team
- Developed scripts to simulate doctor/user behavior for quality control and demos
- Implemented APIs for video chat maintenance and translation
- Created NLP tools (POS tagging, parsing, IR) to standardize "Health Checklist" system

### Research Assistant @ Stanford University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Stanford, CA
Department of Linguistics
- Analyzed speech data of witnesses with accents or dialects in US courtrooms for Dr. John R. Rickford and Sharese King
- Researched the perceived clarity, intelligibility, and credibility of such speakers by judges and jury


## Education
### Doctor of Law - JD
Harvard Law School

### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Stanford University

### Bachelor of Arts and Science in Computer Science and Linguistics
Stanford University

### High School Diploma
Korean Minjok Leadership Academy

### Intensive Chinese Language Study Program
Beijing Language and Culture University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jonathan-kim-189b05b9

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Last updated: 2026-03-31