Seungjin Jung
@seungjin.jung
Leader, Team Learners
Seungjin Jung is Chief Executive Officer of Team Learners, an IT services and consulting company headquartered in Seoul that builds AI photo apps, including the free 피카부 스튜디오, and has held the role since January 2023, building consumer products with AI. Before that came five years at Viva Republica (Toss) from December 2016 to December 2021, spanning Toss Vietnam Leader, Product Owner, Data Analyst, Data Engineer and Server Engineer, with work that drove user growth from 5m to 10m MAU, initiated a non-financial advertisement business generating $10m+ annually, and expanded Toss into the SEA market to 3m+ MAU. Earlier roles include Quantitative Researcher at Wisefn, developing and operating a smart beta ETF index, entrepreneur at a startup from 2013 to 2015, and Full Stack Engineer at Opensurvey. Education was at 한국과학기술원(KAIST) and 한국과학기술원(KAIST) 부설 한국과학영재학교. Public posts cover hiring frontend, server and ML engineers at 팀러너스 as it moves from validating product-market fit in Korea with gen AI toward global users, and share a regularly monitored list of AI, startup, product and US market podcasts along with methods for getting through them quickly.
About
Leader, Team Learners
Experience
- Toss Vietnam Leader, Product Owner, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Server Engineer - Viva Republica (Toss) Dec 2016 - Dec 2021 (5 years) - drove user growth from 5m to 10m MAU - initiated non-financial advertisement business, $10m+ annually - expanded Toss into the SEA market, 3m+ MAU
- Quantitative Researcher - Wisefn Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year) - develop & operate smart beta ETF index
- Entrepreneur - Startup Jul 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years and 5 months)
- Full Stack Engineer - Opensurvey Jan 2012 - Jun 2013 (1 year and 5 months)
- Chief Executive Officer - Team Learners (Current) Jan 2023 - Present (3 years and 7 months) - building consumer products with AI
Education
- 한국과학기술원(KAIST) Daejeon
- 한국과학기술원(KAIST) 부설 한국과학영재학교 South Korea
Posts
- 2024-12-26 — List of AI, Startup, Product, and US Market Podcasts I Monitor Regularly, and How I Quickly Digest Them - Silicon Valley insider… List of AI, Startup, Product, and US Market Podcasts I Monitor...
- 2024-12-26 — 요즘 빠짐없이 모니터링하고 있는 AI, 스타트업, 제품, 미국시장 관련 팟캐스트 리스트와 빠르게 소화하고 있는 방법 - 실리콘밸리 이너서클 관점. 미국 경제 전반 : all-in, bg2 - ai 관련 : no pri… 요즘 빠짐없이 모니터링하고 있는 AI, 스타트업, 제품, 미국시장 관련 팟캐스트 리스트와 빠르게 소화하고 있는 방법 -...
- 2023-08-08 — [팀러너스 프론트엔드/서버 엔지니어 채용] gen AI를 이용해 한국에서 PM fit을 검증했고, 이제 글로벌로 진출하려는 팀러너스에서 프론트엔드/서버 엔지니어를 채용합니다. 데이터 기반으로 가설을 세우고, 압도적으로 빠르게 검증하고… (팀러너스 프론트엔드/서버 엔지니어 채용) gen AI를 이용해 한국에서 PM fit을 검증했고, 이제 글로벌로...
- 2023-07-31 — [팀러너스 ML, 서버 엔지니어 모집] 글로벌 1,000만 명이 쓰는 AI 서비스, Next 틱톡을 만들어 갈 동료를 찾고 있습니다. 토스 1,000만 MAU를 만든 PO, MBB 출신 컨설턴트가 공동창업하여 '생존할 수 있는 팀인가?'… (팀러너스 ML, 서버 엔지니어 모집) 글로벌 1,000만 명이 쓰는 AI 서비스, Next 틱톡을 만들어 갈 동료를...