Harrison Nick White

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Software Engineer at Kakao · Developer tools · VS Code extensions, CLI design

Kakao
Auckland, New Zealand · NZST (UTC+12)
1+ years experience
Yonsei University
English
Open to work
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Overview

Software Engineer at Kakao, focused on developer tools. Reduced cloud spend on developer experience by 32% in two quarters.

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  • Roles in developer tools
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
  • Questions about developer tools
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  • Requests to fix your code for free
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Skills
compilersLSPTypeScriptRustVS Code extensionsCLI design
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Next role: Software Engineer in travel, Auckland or hybrid

Target roles
Software Engineer
Level
Mid
Industries
Consumer apps, E-commerce
Work mode
Remote
Available
30 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in New Zealand
What I'm looking for
Early-stage company (Series B) where developer tools is core to the product.
Not interested in
Night shifts

1 years in developer tools. Strongest at compilers and CLI design. Available immediately.

Auckland, New Zealand · remote OKlsprustcompilers
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Experience

  1. Software Engineer
    Oct 2025 - Present
    Kakao · 1 yr · Full-time · Auckland, New Zealand
    • Cut p99 latency on the developer experience services from 377ms to 165ms.
    • Brought on-call pages for developer experience down from 20 a week to 1.

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Education

  1. Yonsei University
    BA, Information Technology
    2021 - 2025

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