# Landon Paik

> Co-Founder @ app.community

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

I’m on a mission with my brother to build a digital home for every community.

As Korean immigrants to the US, we relied heavily on our community for everything - food, recommendations, doctors, and a sense of belonging. Yet, we never felt there was a useful digital solution to connect us.

We quickly learned this was a shared frustration. From other diaspora groups to faith-based organizations, health & wellness circles, and civic groups - communities everywhere were lacking the right tools to thrive online.

So, we founded 'app.community' to fix that.

We are building a free 'business-in-a-box' for niche communities. Our philosophy is simple:
You build the community. We'll build the business.

We provide the infrastructure (Custom App, Website, Full suite of Features, Monetization Tools) so you can focus on the people. No coding. No upfront fees.

Check us out at: http://app.community

If you are a community builder, or know someone looking to give their community a digital home, please don't hesitate to reach out!

## Work Experience
### Co-Founder @ app.community
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Co-Founder @ Oliv
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Sr. Manager, Product Design @ Amazon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
• Led a team of 9 Product Designers focusing on Acquisition, Engagement, Discover, Search, Voice/Multi-Modal (Alexa), Merch, and Live Concerts on Amazon Music.

### Principal Product Designer @ Amazon
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
• Led a team of 5 Product Designers focusing on Acquisition, Engagement, Discover, Search, Voice/Multi-Modal (Alexa) on Amazon Music.
• Drove a large cross-org livestream platform launch at Amazon Music (Twitch integration).

### Sr. Product Designer @ Amazon
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
• UX Lead for Amazon Music HD launch.
• UX Lead for Amazon Music Free launch.
• Led UX efforts for Acquisition, Globalization, Search, Voice, Conversational UI (Alexa), Growth, and Retail experiences at Amazon Music.

### Product Designer II @ Amazon
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
• UX Lead for Amazon Music Globalization efforts across 45 countries.
• UX Lead for Amazon Music Student plan launch.
• Led UX efforts for acquisition, engagement, search and voice growth projects at Amazon Music.

### Product Designer I @ Amazon
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
• One of the founding design team members that launched Amazon Music Unlimited service.
• Led the initial launch of Amazon Music Voice experience (Alexa).
• Spearheaded Amazon Music Retail projects across all devices.

### Guest Lecturer @ Yonsei University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Yonsei Digital Experience Center | Lecture Topic: Achieving target audience satisfaction through design thinking and methodologies

### UX Research Lead - Capstone @ Bank of America
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Pittsburgh, PA
• Led User Research efforts on a 8-months Capstone project with Bank of America, experiencing a full product development lifecycle of a software application and came up with IoT solutions to make finance more relevant in people’s everyday lives.

### Marketing Manager @ Opineer
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Chantilly, VA
• Helped formulate business models, tactics, and strategies and led marketing initiatives, including advertising, promotions, and SEO.

### Sergeant, Squad Commander @ Republic of Korea Marine Corps
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea
• Received an award for exceptional leadership as Squad Leader of Rifle Platoon
• Awarded Commendation for excellence by the Commandant for completing Head Quarter Interpreter Training 1st in the class


## Education
### Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Dual Major in Psychology and Communication and Media, Minor in Asian Language and Culture (Chinese)
University of Michigan


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/landonpaik
- Portfolio: http://app.community/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13