Hayden Shin

Software Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Software engineer passionate about building user centred products with ๐™…๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™Ž๐™˜๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฉ, ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ, and ๐™๐™ฎ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™Ž๐™˜๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฉ. I thrive on continuous learning and collaborative problem solving. ๐Ÿ“ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ - Crypto Trading Simulator: launched and grew to 400+ active users applying my curiosity to understand market dynamics and user behaviour - Social Community Web Platform: built as full stack developer attracting 50+ active users with zero downtime deployment strategies โœจ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ž My natural curiosity pushes me to dive deep into new technologies and industry trends. I'm energised by collaborative environments where diverse perspectives lead to innovative solutions. Whether it's learning about emerging web technologies or contributing to team discussions, I bring enthusiasm for both technical excellence and teamwork. ๐ŸŒฑ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  Web performance optimisation, scalable architecture patterns, and the intersection of finance and technology. I dedicate significant time each week to expanding my technical skills and staying current with industry developments. ๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ Software engineer always up for connecting with folks working on interesting problems or building great teams.

Experience

  • AI Transformation Intern at SHI International Corp.
    Jun 2026 - Present ยท 1 mo

  • University of Sussex Students'โ€‹ Union (Brighton ยท On-site)
    • Buddy Scheme Lead Volunteer
      Oct 2025 - May 2026 ยท 8 mos

      - Organising social and cultural events to help new students connect and settle into university life - Leading and supporting a group of volunteer buddies to create an inclusive and welcoming environment - Encouraging social interaction and cross-cultural friendships among both local and international students - Acting as a point of contact for welfare support and community engagement within the student network - Demonstrating leadership, communication, and empathy in diverse group settings

    • Korean Language Tutor
      Jan 2024 - May 2026 ยท 2 yrs 5 mos

      - Teaching conversational Korean to international students at the Language Cafรฉ - Guiding learners to improve pronunciation, vocabulary, and confidence in real-life conversations - Facilitating cross-language exchange sessions between Korean and English speakers - Encouraging cultural understanding and global community participation

  • Student Representative at University of Sussex
    Oct 2025 - May 2026 ยท 8 mos

  • AI Data Trainer at Outlier
    Apr 2024 - Oct 2025 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

    - Contributing to training and fine-tuning large language models through English data annotation and quality evaluation tasks - Creating and reviewing diverse linguistic datasets, ensuring high accuracy, clarity, and contextual consistency - Assessing AI-generated responses for grammatical correctness, logical coherence, tone, and factual accuracy - Collaborating with global annotators through Slack for communication and coordination, later transitioning to Outlierโ€™s in-house collaboration platform - Maintaining confidentiality and adhering to strict data-handling and ethical AI guidelines

  • Tech Bootcamp Graduate at Kakao Corp
    Oct 2024 - May 2025 ยท 8 mos

    Kakao Tech Bootcamp is an intensive developer training program by Kakao, South Korea's leading tech company known for KakaoTalk. The program follows a startup inspired, self directed learning approach where participants drive their own development through hands-on programming and collaborative problem-solving in a dedicated offline environment. Responsibilities: - Completed 6 month intensive bootcamp covering full-stack development from frontend to DevOps - Developed REST APIs with Express.js and implemented CI/CD pipeline on AWS with Docker - Applied Agile methodologies and led 5-person development team for major projects Key Achievements: - Successfully delivered 2 production-ready applications within tight 2-month development cycles - Organised mock trading competition achieving 120 DAU with 10-minute peak engagement - Implemented comprehensive monitoring system using Prometheus, Grafana, and Sentry