Yong Nicholas Kim
About Yong Nicholas Kim
Yong Nicholas Kim is a Software Engineer II at Abacus Insights in Boston, Massachusetts, where he has worked since 2021. He has a diverse background in software engineering, educational technology, and open-source contributions, with degrees from prestigious institutions including The Johns Hopkins University and the San Francisco Art Institute.
Work at Abacus Insights
Yong Nicholas Kim has been employed as a Software Engineer II at Abacus Insights since 2021. He is based in Boston, Massachusetts, where he has contributed to various software development projects. His role involves integrating CI/CD pipelines and enhancing application security through authentication mechanisms.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to his current position, Yong Nicholas Kim held several roles in the technology sector. He worked as a Full Stack Engineer at Open Source in 2018 and 2019, where he contributed to software development projects. He also served as a Software Engineer at Comcast for seven months in 2019. Earlier in his career, he was an Instructional Technology Teacher and Tech Committee Chairperson at Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District from 1993 to 1999.
Education and Expertise
Yong Nicholas Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Johns Hopkins University, where he studied at the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering. He also earned a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute, a Master of Education in Elementary Education from UCLA, and participated in The Shape of Two Cities: New York - Paris Program at Columbia University. His diverse educational background supports his expertise in software engineering and technology.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Yong Nicholas Kim has demonstrated technical proficiency through various projects. He integrated CI/CD pipelines with Azure blob for deploying React UI and Python FastAPI gateways. He designed authentication infrastructure using RBAC and SCIM, and contributed to open-source developer tools, reflecting his commitment to the developer community. His work includes refactoring state management codebases and managing database migrations.
Project Involvement and Innovations
Throughout his career, Yong Nicholas Kim has been involved in significant projects that enhance software performance and security. He led the transition of frontend API data fetching paradigms and implemented dynamic permissions management for FHIR access to sensitive data. He co-created Lucid, a developer tool for engineers working with React and GraphQL, showcasing his innovative approach in the tech field.