jisung Choi

Greetings! I'm a self-taught software engineer with a unique blend of creativity and technical prowess. My journey began with an interest in startups and evolved into a relentless pursuit of coding mastery. To learn how to architect intricate systems, I've honed my skills while creating captivating games like "Hide and Chick," achieving viral success. My learning journey expanded into web development with projects like TinyUrl and e-commerce, where I strategically optimized resources and database mechanisms. I'm still learning to fulfill my pursuit of crafting software that delights users. Let's connect and collaborate on projects!

Game: Hide and Chick -Software Engineer, Self-employed July 2021 - PRESENT
Developed a multiplayer hide-and-seek party game, integrating gameplay mechanics where players strategically locate and eliminate each other amidst a dynamic AI chicken bot population.
Achieved remarkable viral success, capturing the attention of prominent streamers and garnering an impressive 3 million social media views, while also surpassing the break-even point to achieve revenue profitability.
Devised a polling mechanism, utilizing unique client network IDs, to efficiently initiate a server instance recycle queue for vacant servers. This solution resulted in a substantial reduction of developer effort, saving up to 8 hours per day.
Successfully implemented dynamic horizontal scaling and rolling updates, ensuring uninterrupted availability and minimal latency, thereby enhancing the overall gaming experience for players.

Personal Projects

TinyUrl  July 2023
Developed a TinyUrl platform, empowering users to generate shortened URLs for seamless and efficient redirection.
Pioneered a cost-effective approach by strategically limiting the total number of pre-registered unique shortened strings(tiny) to 1 million, thus zeroing database expenses.
Successfully implemented a robust database maintenance system utilizing Time-to-Live (TTL) mechanisms, ensuring the seamless reusability of tiny URLs and proactive removal of obsolete data.

Ecommerce Website April - July 2023
Developed dynamic online commerce platform, facilitating seamless user engagement in purchasing products from the designated vendor.
Implemented an advanced auto-complete recommendation feature within the search bar, resulting in an elevated user experience and enhanced browsing efficiency.
Executed the incorporation of JWT authentication and Stripe payment API, bolstering security against fraud and false orders.
 

B.S. in Political Economy from University of California, Berkeley