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Full-Stack Engineer with global experience, focused on Seoul tech

Hi,    I'mDaniel Holmes (다니엘 홈스)

Full-Stack Engineer building scalable, user-centric products.

Open to relocation to Seoul · Partnering with product and AI teams worldwide.

7+ yrs experienceTeam Lead & 70% ICAI + Full-Stack Architecture

서울에서 글로벌 제품을 만드는 팀에 합류하고 싶습니다.

Team Lead & Senior Software Engineer @ Global Relay
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소개

About Me

Global outlook, Seoul focus

01 · Who I am

I'm a full-stack engineer and team lead with 7+ years of global experience across React, Next.js, and NestJS platforms. I stay 70% hands-on, guide small squads, and keep architecture, DX, and UI quality balanced.

02 · Why Korea

Korea's pace, craftsmanship, and product ambition match how I like to build. I admire teams such as Naver Z, Toss, Sendbird, Coupang, and Moloco for shipping global features with precision.

한국 기술 문화의 속도와 완성도에 매료되어 한국에서 경력을 이어가고 싶습니다.

03 · Recruiter priorities

  • Reliability: I handle releases end-to-end, document decisions, and support QA until launch.
  • Fast learning: I ramp on new stacks quickly and share playbooks so teams move together.
  • Collaboration: Product, design, and platform partners trust me to translate vision into scalable delivery.
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왜 한국인가

Why Korea

Where I want to build next

한국에서 글로벌 제품을 만드는 데 기여하고 싶습니다.

⚡️

01. High-velocity squads

I want to work in Seoul to join product-driven teams that iterate weekly, not quarterly.

🎨

02. Design × engineering craft

I'm passionate about Korea's design quality, speed of iteration, and storytelling-level UX.

🌏

03. Global reach from Seoul

I want to contribute to global products that are designed, localized, and scaled from Korea.

Korea's blend of design, engineering precision, and rapid iteration aligns perfectly with how I like to build.

I'm intentional about learning the language, partnering closely with design and product, and understanding how Korean users evaluate trust, craft, and performance on mobile. That mindset helps me stay aligned with both Korean startup recruiters and global stakeholders.

한국에서 장기적으로 성장하며 기여하고 싶습니다.

기술 스택

Tech Stack

Tools I use every week

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptNestJSNode.jsAWSDockerTailwind CSS

프로젝트

Projects

Some of my recent work

AI Demo Platform (Global Relay)

Architected Global Relay's AI Demo Platform with React and Node.js to orchestrate streaming SSE transcription responses, prompt pipelines, and reusable demo components for regulated clients. Led a three-engineer pod to deliver the MVP in under three months and reduced manual demo prep effort by 70% while keeping enterprise observability guardrails in place.

글로벌 및 한국 시장 적용 가능.
ReactNode.jsTypeScriptLLM OrchestrationSSEAWSTailwind CSS

MacroMate – Meal Planning & Macro Tracking

Designed MacroMate, a meal planner where uploads or quick entries turn into precise macro, calorie, and recipe plans powered by Python/LLM nutrition parsers. Optimized the Next.js + Tailwind UX to keep daily logging under 15 seconds and automated 80% of manual nutrition tracking for paying users.

글로벌 및 한국 시장 적용 가능.
Next.jsTailwind CSSTypeScriptPythonLLM APIsPostgreSQL

Vimo – AI that markets your SaaS for you

Built Vimo, an AI-powered platform that creates, schedules, and publishes complete social media campaigns automatically for SaaS companies. Posts to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn with AI-powered content generation and optimization.

글로벌 및 한국 시장 적용 가능.
Next.jsNestJSDrizzle ORMSupabaseSupabase Edge FunctionsOpenAI APIsTypeScriptFFmpeg

경력

Experience

My career journey

Team Lead & Senior Software Engineer

2022 – Present

Global Relay

글로벌 릴레이

  • Led a three-engineer squad (70% IC) to design and ship the AI Demo Platform MVP in under three months, creating a reusable React + Node.js showcase for regulated enterprise clients.
  • Defined the transcription streaming architecture, prompt pipelines, and observability guardrails that keep every exec-facing AI demo stable across regions.
  • Coordinated product, GTM, and delivery of the MVP for an unauthenticated app the first time in the company's history.

Full Stack Engineer

2020 – 2022

Collective Benefits

콜렉티브 베네핏츠

  • Owned onboarding, payments, and partner integrations across Next.js + NestJS services, cutting new market launch time by 40% while enabling EU contractor expansion.
  • Implemented caching, background jobs, and dashboards that reduced API latency by 50% and kept payout accuracy at 99.98%.
  • Partnered with design to roll out a Tailwind system adopted by three squads, reducing UI defects by 35%.

Software Engineer (Frontend, Services, iOS)

2018 – 2020

Capital One

캐피탈 원

  • Shipped React + TypeScript account-servicing experiences for 5M+ customers while keeping shared UI packages in sync across web and iOS.
  • Partnered with Node/Java service teams to keep fraud checks under two seconds and align API contracts with native clients for simultaneous releases.
  • Worked with US and UK stakeholders to coordinate simultaneous mobile/web launches and improve release reliability by 20%.

Get In Touch

Let's connect and discuss opportunities

Connect with me

Feel free to reach out through any of these channels. I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, especially in Seoul! 🇰🇷