# Samuel Shin

> Senior Software Engineer @ Campfire (YC S23) | Ex-Samsung Electronics

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

With a robust background in full-stack development and machine learning, I specialize in building scalable, user-centric software that accelerates innovation. At Campfire, I’m currently focused on developing modern accounting tools that empower startups and mid-sized tech companies to operate with clarity and precision.

Previously, I joined Suger (YC W23) as Employee #2 and Founding Engineer, where I built our Go backend from the ground up, architected a Vue3-based interface, and led the end-to-end integration with Salesforce. The role required deep knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP — and demanded both technical precision and product intuition to drive adoption.

I bring a collaborative mindset, long-term thinking, and a bias for execution to every team I join — with the goal of delivering impact that lasts beyond the next sprint.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Campfire
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Employee #5
We build a modern accounting platform for startups and mid-size tech companies.

### Founding Engineer @ Suger (YC W23)
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Employee #2
• Pioneered the Go backend server development, crafting a unified platform that integrates AWS, Azure, and GCP marketplaces.
• Engineered a Vue3-based user interface for the Suger platform, significantly boosting user engagement with intuitive and responsive design enhancements.
• Directed the seamless integration of Suger's core functionalities into Salesforce through the design and development of a comprehensive Salesforce Apex application.

### Full Stack Development Intern @ Birch.ai
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States
• Developed React customer trial WebApp for NLP models, including audio-to-text and summarization models
• Engineered FastAPI proxy server for the NLP model API server using WebSocket, RabbitMQ, and PostgreSQL
• Orchestrated deployments with Docker Compose, Alembic, and AWS EC2

### Machine Learning Engineer @ USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Los Angeles, California, United States
• Extracted global 3D position from 2D video via GLAMR model
• Converted Airpose dataset to mmhuman3d data format

### Full Stack Development Summer Intern @ Valora
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Developed blockchain wallet app using React Native, Redux, and TypeScript; conducted A/B testing through Firebase
• Created a Node.js API server with Express and GraphQL for blockchain transaction information, impacting over 500,000 users
• Designed algorithms to classify blockchain transactions into NFT or swap categories based on token transfer data

### Machine Learning Engineer @ USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Los Angeles, California, United States
• Developed pipeline to generate 3D skeleton data from TED videos using PyTorch, Variational Autoencoders, and One-Euro filter
• Co-authored paper titled “A Tool for Extracting 3D Avatar-Ready Gesture Animations from Monocular Videos,” accepted at MIG2022 (ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction and Games)

### Machine Learning Engineer, AI Core Team @ Samsung Research @ Samsung Electronics
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
• Co-founded AI dance game startup and secured $600K in funding from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation
• Developed real-time 2d body skeleton inference API server with Node.js backend using Tensorflow and FastAPI
• Invented foot pressure inference model using RGB cameras and smart shoes, achieving 90% accuracy
• Built hand detection model with 95% accuracy using YOLOv3, deployed to AR glasses at Samsung Research AR Lab
• Created background diversifying tool for hand datasets using chroma key; processed 150,000 hand images

### Software Engineering Winter Intern @ LG CNS Co., Ltd.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea
• Engineered WebSocket-based webpage to manage distributed servers for real-time processing of sensor data from smart factories

### Auxiliary Police (as military service in South Korea) @ Korean National Police Agency
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
• Fulfilled my mandatory military service in South Korea, serving as a dedicated member of the police force
• Collaborated with a team of 30 auxiliary police officers to ensure public safety and maintain peace during mass demonstrations


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
University of Southern California

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Yonsei University

### Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA in Business Administration and Management, General
Yonsei University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samuel3-shin
- Website: https://samuel3shin.com/

---
Source: https://flows.cv/samuelshin
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/samuelshin/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-20