Kevin Cho
Software Engineer at Tinder
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Cho is a Los Angeles-based software engineer with an MIT MEng in Computer Science and a proven ability to design scalable, secure backend systems. He is currently a Software Engineer at Tinder, delivering robust services for a high-velocity platform since 2024. Earlier at Airbnb, he worked on the Identity team to strengthen user verification and security, after interning in finance infrastructure and data engine roles. His career spans a wide arc from MIT teaching and VR research to industry internships at Sumo Logic, Rev, NAVER Labs, and NOAA, reflecting a broad foundation in systems, data, and research. Based in LA, he combines hands-on backend expertise with a persistent curiosity for side projects and opportunities in back-end development.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics, Mathematics at Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Science, Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHigh School, High School at Harvest Christian Academy
English, Korean, Chinese
Github Skills (2)
app-inventor2
android2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kchobo13/appinventor-sources
May 2019 - Jun 2019
MIT App Inventor Public Open Source
Contributions:2 PRs, 22 pushes, 4 branches in 1 month
app-inventormit-app-inventorandroidmitinventor
kchobo13/UROP-
Mar 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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