About
I'm Daniel Kim. I work on AI for knowledge work — how AI reshapes the way we manage knowledge, automate the busywork, and write technical documentation that machines, not just people, can use.
I come at this from a deep technical career: 11+ years building in C/C++ and Java, then moving from writing code to shaping products in media & entertainment technology — OTT/streaming and DRM/content security. Currently at DoveRunner in two roles: Developer Advocate (developer docs, technical writing, conference talks) and Product Owner for the Platform Ops team, which owns the consolidated customer console, internal admin, and the backend systems tying together DRM, Watermarking, and App Security.
That background is the point: years of shipping and explaining complex systems and documentation in a hard domain are exactly what keep my take on AI concrete rather than generic.
This site is my digital garden — notes, essays, and experiments from that work, and a record of building toward an independent, solopreneur future.
Skills & focus
Product
- Product Ownership
- Product Management
- Developer Relations
- Roadmapping
Domain
- OTT / Streaming
- DRM / Content Security
- Anti-Piracy
- Watermarking
Technical
- C / C++
- Java
- Cloud / SaaS
- Technical Documentation
AI
- AI Knowledge Management
- LLM Tooling
- Agent-Ready Docs
- Automation
Career timeline
2000 – 2002
Software Developer · Netz Communications
Developed a VoIP internet call center solution — the start of an 11-year software engineering career in C and Java.
2002 – 2007
Software Developer · ACTSoft
Built an enterprise PC management solution and an online game billing system; managed projects with domestic and international partners.
2007 – 2010
Senior Engineer · Ubitrotech
Developed GPS navigation software for the North American PND market, and shipped a navigation application to the Korean iPhone App Store.
2010 – 2015
Senior Research Engineer · INKA Entworks
Built multi-DRM SDKs and content-protection clients across mobile and embedded devices, on top of a decade of C/C++ and Java systems development.
2015 – 2025
Product Manager · INKA Entworks (PallyCon)
Owned PallyCon, a cloud content-security SaaS spanning multi-DRM, forensic watermarking, and anti-piracy — driving roadmap, technical pre-sales, documentation, and global customer support across the OTT and streaming market.
2025 – present
Developer Advocate & Product Owner · DoveRunner
Dual role: Developer Advocate managing the DoveRunner developer docs site and speaking at conferences on content security and streaming; and Product Owner for the Platform Ops team, driving requirements and release plans across DRM, Watermarking, App Security, and the consolidated customer and admin consoles.