Joon Kang

Software Engineer

Mountain View, California, United States20 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in cloud computing and software development.
Led multiple advanced networking projects.
Strong background in mentoring and research.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Networking expert with a strong focus on software development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentNetwork ProgrammingSdn NetworkingIntent-based NetworkingSdnNetworkingNetwork ManagementEmbedded Systems

Other Skills

PythonC++NodeJSgRPCP4Apache PulsarRedisMongoDBJavaJavaScriptRESTOpenStackGraph DatabaseSNMPC

About

I like to solve any interesting problems and enjoy research and software development for how to efficiently manage heterogeneous and complex systems and automate operations for users' satisfaction using AI/UX/XR #ainm #intent #management #automation #nomoremanual #helphumanerrors

Experience

20 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Google

Software Engineer

Nov 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos · United States

NetInfra - Network-aware scheduling for fleet efficiency and network cost saving (TL) for sustainable and greener data center network
Google Workspace - Supporting safety and reliability for releasing workspace apps (gmail/calendar/chat)

Cloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentPythonC++

Intel corporation

2 roles

Senior Staff Engineer, Barefoot Switch Division

Jul 2019 – Nov 2019 · 4 mos

Intel has acquired Barefoot Networks on July 2019.
My role is to develop advanced applications for programmable networks (Python, NodeJS, gRPC, C++, P4)

PythonNodeJSgRPCC++P4Software Development+1

Senior Staff Engineer, Advanced Applications

Jan 2019 – Jul 2019 · 6 mos

Development of advanced applications for programmable networks (Python, NodeJS, gRPC, C++, P4)

PythonNodeJSgRPCC++P4Software Development+1

Futurewei technologies

Senior Staff Engineer, SDN Networking Software

Apr 2018 – Jan 2019 · 9 mos · Santa Clara, California

Overlay network controller for Edge/Cloud/SD‐WAN – Core designer and developer
Development of large‐scale distributed controller for overlay based network using AI techniques and open source technologies (Python, Apache pulsar, gRPC, Redis, Falcon, MongoDB, etc.)

PythonApache PulsargRPCRedisMongoDBSoftware Development+1

Hewlett packard enterprise

2 roles

Senior Research Engineer

May 2016 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Palo Alto, California

Intent‐based Networking (IBN) for Cloud/SDN/NFV/SDI/IoT – Technical leader and main developer
Leading intent‐based management framework development project for cloud/SDN/NFV/IoT infrastructure and adopted to commercial product (HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager) (Java, JavaScript)
Development of label management system to build a label namespace and map label and endpoints for enabling Intent‐based Networking (Python, REST, OpenStack)
Working at Open source communities for Intent‐based Networking (ONF Boulder)

JavaJavaScriptPythonRESTOpenStackIntent-based Networking+1

Research Engineer

Nov 2013 – May 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Palo Alto, California

Policy Graph Abstraction (PGA) – Technical leader and main developer
Development of a frontend and backend for specifying network policies, composing, and enforcing using a graph model for OpenStack and SDN controller (Python, JavaScript, REST, OpenStack)
Active Technical Contributor for OpenStack upstream (neutron and congress project)
Active Technical Contributor for OpenDaylight (NIC project)
Dynamic Distributed Cloudified NFV solutions – main developer
Development of a frontend and backend for placing virtual network functions and their service function
chaining for NFV (Java, JavaScript, REST, OpenStack)
Cloud network controller – Technical leader and main developer
Development of a network controller for guaranteeing minimum and maximum bandwidth for multi‐tenants (C++, Python, OpenStack)
Active Technical Contributor for OpenStack (neutron qos project)

PythonJavaScriptRESTOpenStackCloud ComputingSDN

University of toronto

Postdoctoral Fellow

Sep 2011 – Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Toronto, Canada Area

Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructure (SAVI) (Private Cloud) – Middleware architect/developer
Development of a cloud and network resource management system based on OpenStack and Ryu controller (Python)
Development of cloud infrastructure resources (Java, Python, Graph Database)
Development of management system for virtualized resources (Java, Web Services, SOAP)
Co‐mentored 3 PhD students and 5 MS students

PythonJavaGraph DatabaseCloud ComputingNetworking

Pohang university of science and technology

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mar 2011 – Sep 2011 · 6 mos · Pohang, Korea

Development of autonomic network management system for IP networks and mobile networks (Java, SNMP)
Development of a policy language and compiler for converting business SLA to device configurations (Java)
Development of network simulator for heterogeneous mobile networks (Java)

JavaSNMPNetwork Management

Department of computer science, the university of texas at austin

Visiting Student

Oct 2008 – Sep 2009 · 11 mos · Austin, Texas Area

Feature oriented programming, Software testing, Network simulator development

University of toronto

Visiting Student

Jan 2006 – Feb 2006 · 1 mo · Toronto, Canada Area

Autonomic mobile terminal management

Alticast

Software Engineer

Jan 2000 – Jan 2004 · 4 yrs · Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea

Development of embedded middleware, web browser, testbed, and services for digital TV STB (IPO: 2013.12)
One of the core initial members
Full development of embedded middleware (JVM and library implementation)
Full development of web browser for XHTML/CSS (Java, Lex/Yacc) – Technical leader
Deployment embedded middleware with most of STB manufacturers including Samsung, LG, Humax etc.
Development of MHP application test software (Java, C, JNI)
Resident application and services (Java, JNI, C)

JavaCEmbedded Systems