Devon Kim
Staff engineer, owner of order-routing-v2. Joined Helix from a logistics startup; deep latency/observability instincts.
Threads
- order-routing-v2 (owner)
- use-protobuf-internal (co-decider)
- single-region-eu (decider)
- 2026-04-22-q2-planning
Notes
- Strong opinions on RPC boundaries — has made three project decisions hinge on serialization cost. Worth listening to.
- Prefers written design docs before commitment. Review turn-around: ~2 days.
- Likes EU runway because his on-call rotation overlaps Sydney + London.
Backlinks · 4
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