David Kim

David Kim is a performance optimization specialist who has helped scale high-traffic web applications to millions of users. His expertise focuses on delivering exceptional Core Web Vitals, ultra-fast loading, and seamless user experience through modern rendering, caching, and network optimization techniques.

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  • Curated by practitioners

    All DevSummit speakers are selected by an independent program committee with real-world engineering experience.

  • Curated by practitioners

    All DevSummit speakers are selected by an independent program committee with real-world engineering experience.

  • Curated by practitioners

    All DevSummit speakers are selected by an independent program committee with real-world engineering experience.

  • No pay-to-play sessions

    Talks and workshops are chosen based on relevance, depth, and practical value—not sponsorships.

  • No pay-to-play sessions

    Talks and workshops are chosen based on relevance, depth, and practical value—not sponsorships.

  • No pay-to-play sessions

    Talks and workshops are chosen based on relevance, depth, and practical value—not sponsorships.

  • No pay-to-play sessions

    Talks and workshops are chosen based on relevance, depth, and practical value—not sponsorships.

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    Each speaker meets DevSummit’s standards for clarity, technical depth, and actionable takeaways.

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    Each speaker meets DevSummit’s standards for clarity, technical depth, and actionable takeaways.

  • High-quality standards

    Each speaker meets DevSummit’s standards for clarity, technical depth, and actionable takeaways.

  • High-quality standards

    Each speaker meets DevSummit’s standards for clarity, technical depth, and actionable takeaways.

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Speaker Overview

What he works on

  • Web performance engineering & scalability

  • Core Web Vitals optimization at scale

  • Rendering strategies, caching & CDN architecture

  • Real-time profiling, performance monitoring & debugging

  • Front-end performance automation & tooling

About

With a background in computer science from UC Berkeley and years of experience optimizing large-scale systems, David has led performance audits that improved conversion rates up to 30% for global brands. His deep understanding of rendering pipelines and network bottlenecks helps engineering teams eliminate slow paths and reduce load times from seconds to milliseconds.

He regularly contributes to performance tooling standards, speaks at developer conferences, and maintains a widely-read performance engineering newsletter followed by 20,000+ developers. David is also recognized as a Google Developer Expert for Web Performance.

Why attendees value his sessions

  • Teaches how to detect & fix real bottlenecks, not just theory

  • Performance wins that translate directly into business results

  • Clear frameworks for Core Web Vitals & page speed improvement

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Sessions by this Speaker

  1. Intermediate

    Day 2

    09:00

    Mastering Core Web Vitals

    Deep dive into Core Web Vitals and modern performance metrics. Learn how to measure, optimize, and maintain excellent performance scores across real-world web applications.

    Room A

    Intermediate

    Day 2

    09:00

    Mastering Core Web Vitals

    Deep dive into Core Web Vitals and modern performance metrics. Learn how to measure, optimize, and maintain excellent performance scores across real-world web applications.

    Room A

    Intermediate

    Day 2

    09:00

    Mastering Core Web Vitals

    Deep dive into Core Web Vitals and modern performance metrics. Learn how to measure, optimize, and maintain excellent performance scores across real-world web applications.

    Room A

    Intermediate

    Day 2

    09:00

    Mastering Core Web Vitals

    Deep dive into Core Web Vitals and modern performance metrics. Learn how to measure, optimize, and maintain excellent performance scores across real-world web applications.

    Room A

  2. Advanced

    Day 3

    13:00

    Performance Optimization Deep Dive

    Advanced techniques for optimizing web application performance. Cover Core Web Vitals, rendering optimization, and performance monitoring strategies.

    Main Hall

    Advanced

    Day 3

    13:00

    Performance Optimization Deep Dive

    Advanced techniques for optimizing web application performance. Cover Core Web Vitals, rendering optimization, and performance monitoring strategies.

    Main Hall

    Advanced

    Day 3

    13:00

    Performance Optimization Deep Dive

    Advanced techniques for optimizing web application performance. Cover Core Web Vitals, rendering optimization, and performance monitoring strategies.

    Main Hall

    Advanced

    Day 3

    13:00

    Performance Optimization Deep Dive

    Advanced techniques for optimizing web application performance. Cover Core Web Vitals, rendering optimization, and performance monitoring strategies.

    Main Hall

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