Min
Hwang
Software Engineer @ Google · Indie App Developer
I make apps because I want to make life a little more convenient.
Daytile, Flynook in development
About
I studied Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington, and I work as a software engineer today — by day, as an Android developer on Google Photos.
The reason I build apps isn’t anything grand. I just want to live a little more conveniently, so I pick up the things that bother me and turn them into apps, one at a time.
I mostly build iOS/Android mobile apps. I’m curious about VR/AR too, but I think the hardware still has a way to go, so I’m watching from the sidelines for now. Outside of code, I’m interested in a wide range of things — politics, the environment, culture, reading, board games.
Career
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2022.08 — Present
Software Engineer · Google
Working on the Google Photos Android team.
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2019.09 — 2022.07
Co-founder & Developer · Azure Mir, LLC
Built a Firebase-backed iOS/Android social networking app, and a marketing website for it using JavaScript and Python Flask.
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2019.04 — 2020.01
Undergraduate Research Assistant · UW Biomedical Image Computing Group
Contributed to research on a neural network that identifies the placenta in fetal MRI scans — cleaned up the 3D-to-2D data conversion code and experimented with the TensorFlow model by varying patch size and epoch settings.
Apps
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OLLOA shared home for contractors and clients — schedule, materials, and chat in one project.
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LemegetonAn offline grimoire companion for Blood on the Clocktower storytellers
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ItchLogAn eczema diary — tap where it itches on a body map, and log meals and daily habits in a few taps.
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Who Pays WhatSnap the receipt, tap who had what, and everyone pays their exact share with tax and tip.
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CiviCentsA voter guide for the 2026 midterms in 13 western states, with official sources linked throughout.
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DaytileA photo diary that gathers each day's photos on a calendar