Christopher Shim
@christophershim
Full-stack software engineer with 6+ years building production web and backend systems in fintech, payments, and banking.
What I'm looking for
I’m a full-stack software engineer with 6+ years building production web and backend systems across fintech, payments, and banking. I’m strongest in React, TypeScript, Node.js/Express, and .NET Core, with PostgreSQL/SQL, Docker, and CI/CD, and I’m comfortable owning a feature end to end—from database to UI.
In my recent role, I built merchant admin dashboard features in React/TypeScript, implemented webhook signature-verification middleware (QStash/Upstash) using the captured raw request body, and developed onboarding ID-verification validation logic across multiple entity types. Earlier, I helped reduce development and improve performance for a core banking application (including migrating a module to Angular) and strengthened reliability by cutting deployment times with Kubernetes and Helm and raising server-side reliability through unit testing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Dime Pay
Nov 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)
Built merchant admin dashboard features in React/TypeScript, including beneficial-owner compliance review flows aligned with evolving backend API contracts. Implemented QStash/Upstash webhook signature-verification middleware to eliminate intermittent byte-level signature failures and developed onboarding ID-verification validation across multiple entity types.
Software Developer - Level II
MC Systems
Nov 2023 - Oct 2024 (11 months)
Maintained and extended JN Bank's core banking application (C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET), reducing development time ~30% and improving efficiency ~25%. Optimized SQL Server queries (~25%) and migrated a core module to Angular, improving application performance ~40%.
Software Developer
Smart Mobile Solutions
Aug 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 2 months)
Developed a receipt-digitalisation application using React.js and Node.js, cutting banking-process completion time ~30%. Reduced deployment times ~40% with Kubernetes and Helm, improved server-side reliability ~70% with unit testing, and standardized API documentation in Postman to reduce onboarding time ~30%.
Built and maintained features for a React-based talent-management platform across KPMG member firms by turning designs into responsive, reusable components. Improved application efficiency ~25% through rendering and load-time optimizations and integrated frontend with backend APIs while meeting enterprise security-compliance requirements.
Ran UAT cycles with project stakeholders, achieving 99% release accuracy. Documented and triaged defects with developers to resolve issues before launch.
Technical Support Specialist
Carbonite Cloud Backup
Jun 2018 - Dec 2018 (6 months)
Supported customer onboarding rollouts, achieving a 97% resolution rate. Assisted with onboarding to ensure customers could successfully complete setup and use the service.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Arizona State University
Master of Computer Science, Big Data Systems
Master of Computer Science with a focus on Big Data Systems, expected to complete in December 2026.
University of the Commonwealth Caribbean
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
2018 - 2021
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology completed from August 2018 to December 2021.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
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