Hello,
I'm Louis Kim
A Lead SWE with 13 years of experience Currently developing Nike.com / Nike.net at Nike
About
Hello! I'm Louis Kim, currently working as a Lead SWE at Nike. I have 13 years of software engineering experience from previous roles at GS SHOP, EXEM, Duo System, and Prompt.
I handle all engineering areas including backend development, system design, DevOps, and infrastructure management. Currently responsible for Nike.com / Nike.net development in collaboration with global teams at Nike Korea, along with team leadership and architecture design.
Nike Korea
Current Company
Systems
Nike.com / Nike.net
Core Tools
AI Tools / IaC / CI/CD
Continuous Learning
New technologies and AI tools
Experience
Lead SWE, Squad Leader
- Modified global payment system for Korean environment & developed microservices for Korean vendor integration (Nike.com B2C)
- OAuth 2.0-based authentication/authorization system architecture design for Nike.net B2B applications
- Korea payment ecosystem integration architecture design: Scalable multi-PG/simple payment system structure
- Stored Payments system introduction to Korea with architecture design & infrastructure setup
- Nike Korea infrastructure & application architecture strategy design: Multi-layer security & scalability focus
- AI-driven development process architecture design: 40% productivity boost via Cursor, GitHub Copilot, MCP integration
Manager
- Nike Korea official online store Breeze Platform backend development and operations
- Large-scale traffic handling optimization and system stability improvements
- Product order surge response and real-time inventory management system
- Nike Korea specialized features: lottery system, limited edition sales logic implementation
- E-commerce platform performance optimization
Cloud Developer / Team Lead
- Multi-language APM agent architecture design: Python, Node.js, Java, Go integrated monitoring system
- Flamingo big data solution architecture design & supply to national core projects including KEPCO
- KEPCO project: Hundreds of servers scale big data system architecture design & implementation (main contractor)
- CloudMOA complete system architecture design: Multi-cloud integrated monitoring solution (K8s pioneer)
- Technology paradigm architecture leadership: Big Data → K8s (CloudMOA) → AI era, K8s monitoring AI architecture
Full Stack Developer
- Groupware system development and maintenance (continuing from first company experience)
- Spring Framework-based backend and web frontend development
- IBK electronic contract system construction
- Multi-DB system development based on PostgreSQL, Oracle, MSSQL
Mobile/Web Developer
- Samsung Electronics: Gear2/Gear3 watch app development
- NCSoft: NC DINOS app and Admin development
- NHN Entertainment: Comico Admin (1M+ downloads)
- Prompt Web Site redesign with Parallax Scroll
Full Stack Developer
- Groupware login, HR management, and permission management system development
- Spring Framework-based backend and ExtJS (Sencha) frontend development
- Groupware deployment in various WAS environments: Tomcat, WebLogic, JEUS
- Multi-DB support: MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL compatibility implementation
- Built enterprise groupware for major companies: Tara Group, Daedong Industrial, LG CNS, Doosan
- Overseas deployment: Azerbaijan Technical Education University (KOICA/NDS)
Skills
Architecture & Design
Backend & Framework
Auth & Payment
DevOps & Infrastructure
Data & Messaging
Programming Languages
Frontend
AI & Development Tools
Continuous Learning
I continuously learn to stay up-to-date with technology trends, always interested in improving team productivity through AI tool utilization and new technology adoption.
Contact
If you'd like to discuss new opportunities or projects, feel free to reach out anytime!
Career Summary
• Nike Korea: Lead SWE, Squad Leader - Nike.com / Nike.net development, AI tools adoption & team productivity improvement (Jan 2021~Present, 4 years 9 months)
• GS SHOP: Nike Korea Breeze Platform development/operations (Dec 2019~Dec 2020)
• EXEM: Flamingo big data solution, CloudMOA cloud monitoring solution, APM agent development, supply to national core projects including KEPCO
• Prompt: Mobile app development - Samsung Gear, NC DINOS, Comico
• Enterprise Systems: Groupware system development, multi-DB support
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS infrastructure, IaC, container orchestration, K8s
Let's work together!
With 13 years of software engineering experience, I currently handle all engineering areas including system development, team leadership, DevOps, and architecture design at Nike. If you're interested in new challenges and innovative engineering projects, please don't hesitate to contact me!