Lately
- Working onThreads
- ReadingThe Overstory (slowly)
- LearningJapanese, badly
- Next tripAsia, this winter
New York · Brown CS ’20
Kevin Saechew
Hi, I'm Kevin. I'm a software engineer in New York, working on Threads at Meta. Before that: a startup, a crypto company, and a few years at Amazon.
Photo: portrait
Work
Cloud infrastructure, music, crypto, and public conversation. A few chapters in building software people use.
ThreadsBuilding for public conversation.Meta · software engineer
Threads at Meta
I'm a software engineer on Threads, Meta's app for public conversations. A social product brings its own set of questions: how people share ideas, find their communities, and decide which conversations are worth joining. That's the world I'm building in now.
Ethoscrypto · mobile wallet
Ethos
I worked on Ethos, a cryptocurrency mobile wallet. The challenge: bringing a technically complex world onto a small, everyday screen and making it feel approachable.
Voyagercrypto · software engineer
Voyager
I worked on Voyager's consumer crypto product during a fast-moving period for the industry. Software at the intersection of finance and everyday life, where clarity and reliability carry real weight.
Amazonsoftware engineer
Amazon
My first full-time engineering role after Brown. I returned to Amazon after two summer internships, this time in Boston, and got a closer look at how a large engineering organization builds and ships software.
AWS + MusicFrom cloud databases to consumer software.internships
Internships at Amazon
One summer on AWS Aurora, Amazon's cloud database, followed by another on Amazon Music. Two different views of software: the infrastructure behind a product, and the experience in someone's hands.
- AWS Aurora
- 2018 · Seattle
- Amazon Music
- 2019 · San Francisco
Writing
I write occasionally, mostly to figure out what I think.
Elsewhere
When I'm not working.
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photo · Oaxaca
Oaxaca, 2025
Took a cooking class and still can't make mole like that.
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photo · climbing
Climbing
Mostly bouldering. Mostly falling.
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photo · cooking
Cooking
My mom's dumpling recipe, slowly getting the folds right.
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photo · travel
Travel
23 countries, Japan next.
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photo · records
Records
Way too much 70s Japanese city pop.
Places
21 places on this map. A few places I’ve been, and where I’m going next.
The world
Choose a highlighted place to explore.
Odds and ends
What I'm up to, and how to reach me.
Currently in
New York
It's Eastern time here.
On rotation
City pop
70s Japanese records.
Next trip
A winter in Asia
December 17, 2026 – January 12, 2027
Philippines → Vietnam → Taiwan → Japan. Beaches, coffee, a birthday in Taipei, and a wedding in Kyoto.
See the route on the map ↗The rough plan, with room to wander. Workshops and weather-dependent days are still flexible.
Dec 19
Clark · Philippines
Settle in and recover after the journey.
Dec 20–22
El Nido · Philippines
Lio Beach, sunsets, and a lagoon boat trip with kayaking if the weather cooperates. A little browsing at Kalye Artisano.
Dec 23–25
Boracay · Philippines
Beach days and a slow Christmas. Hoping to try beginner kitesurfing, with time for a spa or sunset sail.
Dec 26
Manila · Philippines
An easy overnight and a little rest between stops.
Dec 27–29
Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam
Cafés and neighborhood walks. Hoping to make a clean, woody perfume and take a hands-on coffee workshop.
Dec 30–Jan 4
Taipei · Taiwan
New Year’s Eve, good food, and a little wardrobe shopping. January 4 is my birthday: tea, a special meal, and maybe a hot spring.
Jan 5–8
Kyoto · Japan
A welcome dinner on January 6 and a wedding on January 7. Then a quiet day, with a scarf workshop or fitting if it works out.
Jan 9–10
Osaka · Japan
Namba, cafés, some shopping, and a little time to work and unwind before heading home.
Leaving New York December 17. Heading home January 11, back in New York January 12.
Favorite card
My favorite Pokémon card: Muse with Grey Felt Hat, from the Van Gogh collab. PSA 10.
Market price$8,888.88
Get in touch
Email is best. I'm slow on everything else.
hello@kevinsaechew.com