HyungKwan Park (박형관)

A full-stack software engineer who thinks from the customer's perspective, designs comprehensible architecture, and builds reliable systems.

📬 Contact & Links


Email	[email protected]
GitHub	github.com/violethpark
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🛠️ Tech Stack

Backend

Java · Spring Boot · Spring Framework · MyBatis · JSP · Maven · Apache Tomcat · Apache Web Server · eGovFramework · Go · Kotlin · Python

Frontend

TypeScript · JavaScript · Vue.js 3 · Vuetify · React · Next.js · HTML5 · CSS3 · Bootstrap · Sass · jQuery · pnpm · Playwright · Vitest

Database

Oracle DB · MySQL · PostgreSQL · pgvector

AI / RAG

OpenAI API · LlamaIndex · Pinecone · RAGAS

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (ECS, RDS, EC2, S3) · Pulumi · Docker · GitHub Actions · Vite · Git · GitLab · Node.js

💼 Work Experience

INMED DATA — Technology Division · Manager

Mar 2026 – Present | Full-Stack Developer

Developing Metriever, an evidence-based medical literature AI search & chat service (RAG)
Backend: Go API server, RAG chat engine, and RAGAS answer-quality evaluation
Frontend: Next.js/React app, design system, and CSS/React UI components
Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, RDS, EC2, ALB) as code with Pulumi, CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Hypertech — SW Engineering Division · Assistant Manager

Jun 2024 – Mar 2026 | Maintenance Developer

Lead developer for Korea Arts Welfare Foundation integrated information system maintenance
Primary owner of 4 systems: Artist Career Information System, Rights Protection System, Industrial Accident Insurance, Artist Pass
Secure coding, privacy compliance assessment, web vulnerability response
Production deployment, maintenance, and feature development based on client requirements

Pentaworks — SCP Lab (Headquarters R&D) · Researcher

May 2022 – Nov 2023 (1 year 7 months) | Full-Stack Developer

Emerging technology research and PoC development
Internal framework management and enhancement
Frontend/Backend design, development, and QA
GitLab administration

📂 Key Projects

1. Metriever — Medical Literature AI Search & Chat

Mar 2026 – Present | Go, PostgreSQL/pgvector, Next.js, React, TypeScript, AWS, Pulumi

Migrated the backend from Kotlin to Go, enhanced the RAG engine, and modernized the Next.js/React codebase
Built the user web app, operator admin site, and design system; set up CI/CD
Run AWS as infrastructure as code (IaC); built and operate a high-availability (HA) system with a high SLA

2. Korea Arts Welfare Foundation — Information System Maintenance

Jul 2024 – Mar 2026 | Java, Oracle DB, eGovFramework, JSP, jQuery

Java 1.7 → 1.8 migration
Implemented i-PIN identity verification and one-account-per-person policy
Database error correction and terms-of-service consent history management
National Pension and Industrial Accident Insurance support program development

3. In-house Project AER — Vue (Frontend Lead)

Oct 2022 – Oct 2023 (~1 year) | Spring Boot, Vue.js 3, Vuetify, TypeScript, MySQL, AWS

MSA/AWS-based backend API design and DB design for membership module (ERD, UML, specifications)
Lead frontend developer — architecture design and team leadership
Built frontend from scratch using Vue.js 3, Vuetify, TypeScript, Pinia, Vite
Collaboration in a 7-member project team (4 on frontend, including me)
End-to-end participation: planning QA → design → development → QA integration testing

4. In-house Project AER — React (Frontend Lead)

Oct 2023 – Nov 2023 (~2 months) | React, Next.js, JavaScript

Vue (TypeScript) → React (JavaScript) migration
Introduced Next.js framework considering service requirements
Proposed source structure and development patterns; conducted team training

5. In-house Project GDC (PoC)

Jun 2022 – Aug 2022 (~2 months) | Vue.js 3, TypeScript, Vite, Bootstrap

Rapid PoC implementation with a 2-person development team
First adoption of Vue.js 3 and TypeScript within the company
Refactored Axios-dependent API call code to library-agnostic implementation
Laid the foundation for the subsequent AER project

6. Internal Backoffice Framework Migration

2022 | Vue.js 2.5 → 2.7, Vite, Node.js 18

Migrated legacy build tooling (vue-cli, babel, Node.js 12) to modern stack (Vite, Node.js 18)
Achieved 10x+ improvement in build times

🎓 Education

Yonsei University (Seoul) — B.S. in Computer Science (Mar 2009 – Feb 2016)

📜 Certification

Engineer Information Processing — Human Resources Development Service of Korea (Jul 2015)

🪖 Military Service

Republic of Korea Army, Sergeant, Honorable Discharge (May 2013 – Feb 2015)

IT Specialist — Capital Corps Command (수도군단사령부) IT Center

Served as a server management specialist at the Corps IT Center (Chungui Unit)
Managed and maintained servers across multiple platforms (Windows Server, UNIX, Linux)
Performed routine maintenance of storage systems and IT infrastructure
Monitored and managed the military base network operations
Managed and maintained the unit’s official website
Provided IT equipment installation support for shared office spaces across departments
Handled network equipment installation, configuration, and recovery tasks
Gained foundational experience in system administration, troubleshooting, and infrastructure management

I'm HyungKwan Park, a full-stack software engineer driven by curiosity and a passion for problem-solving. I find fulfillment in overcoming challenges and joy in continuous learning. Through diverse projects, I've built expertise in both frontend and backend development, and I value teamwork to create better outcomes. I thrive on new challenges and growth, always striving to deliver better services.