# Joseph Kim

> Frontend Engineer at Nextdoor

Location: Alameda, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/josephkim5

Quick learning sponge, simple yet complex, and constantly growing my skill professionally and personally, I’m motivated by community, working together for the same goal.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Nextdoor
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
Help develop and launch Nextdoor Ads platform
Help develop and launch Nextdoor Ads Manager
Frontend Engineer for Ads Application.
Led Cypress cloud integration into our CI/CD pipeline for enhanced application stability and quality.
React, Nextjs, typescript, graphql, cypress, jest, apollo, Relayjs

### Software Engineer @ Malauzai Software, A Finastra Company
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Austin, Texas Area
Updated smart web application latest version of react 16, removal of reflux, and react router
Worked on UI/UX refresh project for smart web application including implementing Material-UI
Refreshed UI for Financial Institutions End User Management tool
Introduced and developed unit testing with Jest and React testing library
Interviewed and mentored new developers

### Software Developer @ ClutchAnalytics
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Austin, Texas Area
Collaborate on cross product feature Integration with different product teams and marketing
Making design and technology decision for new projects

### Junior Software Developer @ ClutchAnalytics
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Austin, Texas Area
Full stack on MERN Stack - Mongo, Express, React, Nodejs + Redux for state management
Wrote unit testing for existing applications with Jest 
Working on multi-state Insurance Web Application. 
Developed new homeowners insurance web application

### Electrical Product Engineer @ Cisco Systems
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 | Austin, Texas Area
Evaluated and assisted in new product life-cycle tool that replaced 30+ legacy systems.
Helped coordinate training across two departments and local site.
Helped with product launches from the Internet of Things switches and Enterprise switches.

### LSI Clean Equipment Engineer I & II @ Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Austin, Texas Area
Developed and systematized NPW system to improve team’s productivity.
Developed and monitored automated tool health system for collecting tool data .
Selected as part of 32nm team to collect and distribute tool and process knowledge from HQ.
Excelled in both knowledge base and work ethic and quickly promoted to Engineer II.
Represented department in cross-functional meetings on process integration, quality, and yields.  Managed data exchange and comparison between HQ FAB and Austin Fab.
Received Team applaud award for cross-functional work done on major tool set.

### Process Engineer/Analyst @ KoMiCo Technology Inc.
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Austin, Texas Area
Quickly learned processes and procedures and began contributing value quickly
Adapted to cover the responsibilities of 3 expatriates

### Co-op Hardware Test Engineer @ Cisco Systems
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | San Francisco Bay Area
Helped guide two interns and covered duties for a full-time employee on vacation


## Education
### BS in Electrical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin

### Dev Bootcamp


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joseph-kim-01125414

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Last updated: 2026-04-11