Ray Kim
About Ray Kim
Ray Kim is a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in mobile development, having worked at ClassPass, Capital One, and Harvard University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Harvard University and has contributed to various projects, including implementing new search modalities and leading the development of a chat feature.
Work at ClassPass
Ray Kim has held multiple roles at ClassPass, starting as an iOS Engineer from 2018 to 2020, where he contributed to mobile application development. He then transitioned to a Senior Software Engineer position from 2020 to 2021, focusing on enhancing the codebase and implementing new features. In 2021, he became an Engineering Manager for one year, leading initiatives such as the development of a 2-way chat feature using Twilio and adopting Runway to streamline release processes. Since 2022, he has returned to ClassPass as a Senior Software Engineer, continuing to work on mobile technology and team training.
Education and Expertise
Ray Kim earned a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Harvard University, studying from 2012 to 2016. He also completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science at University College London (UCL) in 2015. His educational background has equipped him with a strong foundation in software development, which he has applied throughout his career in various engineering roles.
Background
Ray Kim began his career as a Software Engineer Intern at BetterFit Technologies in 2013. He gained further experience as an iOS Engineer Intern at Wearhaus Inc. in 2014 and as a Web Developer Intern at the same company in 2015. His early roles provided him with practical skills in software development and mobile engineering, which he later applied in more advanced positions at Capital One and ClassPass.
Achievements
During his tenure at ClassPass, Ray Kim implemented new phrase-based and multi-location search modalities as the mobile tech lead on the Search & Discovery team. He also audited top crashes and fixed a critical map crash as part of organization-wide initiatives. Additionally, he rewrote the unit test suite using XCTest to improve the codebase and authored an article titled 'Introducing New Search Modalities on Mobile' on ClassPass's public engineering blog.