Dan Kim

Chicagoland

Looking for my next role

Looking for my next role

Hi friends – after some much needed time off, I’m (casually) back on the job hunt. I’m looking for… * An Engineering Manager role. * Fully remote (occasional travel for meetups and other team activities is great). * Open to any stack or domain, with my deepest experience being in client application

A full stack side project webapp all in Kotlin (KotlinConf 2025)

A full stack side project webapp all in Kotlin (KotlinConf 2025)

It's happened to all of us – an idea strikes for a side project and you want to build a quick webapp, but then you remember the state of webdev is still a bit of a mess in 2025. Sure you could pick up one of those "all-in-one&

Eugene catch up (May + June 2025)

Eugene catch up (May + June 2025)

It's been VERY hot in Chicago. A true Cubs fan. Look at that smile. 😄 There is no wrong way to eat eggs. There is no wrong way to rest. Lake Geneva sunning. That's just his resting face. The ears. Extreme stretch-sleep edition. Photogenic. He was not

If you're struggling with interviews, there's a decent chance that it's not you

If you're struggling with interviews, there's a decent chance that it's not you

I’ve gone through a few rounds of interviews in 2025 and they've been a stark reminder that your performance in any given interview is max 50% (arguably less) within your control. The rest is on the interviewer and the company. Sure, you can control your prep, your

Ghosting candidates is so weird

Ghosting candidates is so weird

I find this “recruiters ghosting candidates” theme / trend to be so odd. I know folks are busier than ever, but it does such a disservice to the hiring company’s image. Seems like spending a few minutes per candidate to follow up is worth every penny of goodwill it will

About those "I've applied to 5,000 jobs" posts you see 🙄

About those "I've applied to 5,000 jobs" posts you see 🙄

Sorry but I’m not buying these stories from folks who say over the past few months they’ve applied to FIVE THOUSAND jobs and have done it in a fully customized, well-researched way. Just quick back-of-the-napkin math, if over a period of 180 days (6 months) you applied to

You're interviewing the company, too

You're interviewing the company, too

In a tight job market it’s very easy to forget that not only is the company interviewing you, you’re interviewing the company. Sure, you might need to be a little more flexible than normal, and there is no such thing as a perfect job/company. And yes, of