# Yvonne Kim

> Senior Software Engineer at Rapid7

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yvonnekim

Full stack engineer with a bias towards iterating quickly and shipping features that users actually like. In a past life, I cracked passwords. In a past-er life, I foraged for nuts, shoots, and berries.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Rapid7
Jan 2021 – Present | Arlington, Virginia, United States
Leading development of reporting and presentation capabilities of the cloud vulnerability management feature. SQL, Python, React in Typescript, and Redis. 

Collaborating with product and engineering leaders to integrate Rapid7's security products through a shared data mesh architecture, ensuring a consistent user experience. 

Developed the revamped infrastructure-as-code scanning engine in Go, delivering high-performance shift-left security capabilities as part of a 5-person team from concept to production.

Launched official GitHub integration and modernized the web client UI, driving adoption of the IaC scanner.

### Founding Engineer of Password Cracking @ SpyCloud
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas Area
First engineer on password-cracking team, architecting GPU-accelerated platform on AWS that processed hundreds of millions of password hashes monthly.

Built end-to-end pipeline for hash ingestion, GPU workload distribution, and auto-scaling infrastructure. Developed the platform’s web interface, enabling real-time monitoring and control.

Conducted research on password cracking methods and implemented a PCFG-based strategy that cracked novel hashes.

Partnered with the CPO to define the technical roadmap and strategy for password recovery.

### Software Engineer @ The Home Depot
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Austin, Texas Area
Rebuilt the rewards program web application in React, increasing customer engagement and streamlining operations for in-store employees.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science and Arts in Computer Science, Sociology
The University of Texas at Austin
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yvonnekim
- Website: https://yvonne.kim

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Last updated: 2026-03-22