I'm Stan Lee.
I am a Full Stack Software Engineer currently living in Silicon Valley. I have had the pleasure of working in both big tech companies, such as Dell and Rivian, as well as smaller but awesome startups throughout my career.
My areas of specialization lie in Node.js based backend development and cloud infrastructure setup. I am also well-versed in API design using both GraphQL (including Federation) and REST API.
I have had the opportunity to work as a Tech Lead, where I was responsible for leading a team in technical design and architecture. In addition to this, I have also mentored several junior engineers for project discussions.
Through my years of experience in the industry, I have developed a deep passion for software engineering and enjoy working on challenging projects that require creative solutions. I am always eager to learn and adapt to new technologies to deliver efficient, scalable and reliable software solutions.
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About me
Professional Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Dedicated and Committed Family Man
- Current Location:Rocklin, CA (USA)
- Interests:Programming, Piano, Guitar, Table Tennis
- Degree:Yale University (MS in Computer Science)
Education
Yale University
Master of Science in Computer Sciences•May 2011|New Haven, CT
Seoul National University
Bachelor of Business Administration•Auguest 2008|Seoul, South Korea
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science•February 2003|Daejeon, South Korea
Work
Staff Software Engineer (Member of Technical Staff)
Infinitus Systems, Inc.|San Francisco, CA
Mar 2023 - Present
- ▶ Developing and maintaining a customer portal and FastTrack product using React.js in the frontend and Go in the backend, improving user experience and increasing efficiency.
- ▶ Working on the investigation and implementation of conversational AI technology, exploring its potential for enhancing customer engagement and support.
Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack
Rivian|Palo Alto, CA
Aug 2020 - October 2022
- ▶ Involved in all phases of agile including the requirements analysis, architecture design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support for GraphQL-based applications and services
- ▶ Interacted across all backend microservice owners and relevant application holders to understand the requirements of relevant GraphQL APIs and initial resolver implementation
- ▶ Refactored and re-designed Node.js-based GraphQL server that coordinates the customer requests to buy electric vehicles from web/mobile apps
- ▶ Successfully set up CI/CD pipelines that automated build, delivery and release of packages into Dev, QA, Stage, and Production environments using Kubernetes and GitLab yaml setup files
- ▶ Provided leadership as a subject matter expert on all GraphQL issues, CI/CD pipelines, and general upgrades/maintenance of servers
- ▶ Coordinated the discussion and architecture meetings for GraphQL Federation, and implemented the first GraphQL-federated subgraphs within the team
- ▶ Educated new hires on GraphQL subjects and provided detailed documentation on server setup, development issues, troubleshoot guides, and etc.
- ▶ Provided mentorship to three junior engineers for the upcoming projects
Backend Developer
Kind Health Insurance Services, LLC|Austin, TX
March 2019 - Auguest 2020
- ▶ Designed, developed, and tested backend-level systems to ensure the uninterrupted flow of business-critical operations
- ▶ Contributed to the development and continuous enhancement of HeyKind backend server using Node.js + Express + Mongo DB(Mongoose) + Postgres SQL(Sequelize)
- ▶ Designed and implemented AWS Cognito comprising 8 lambda functions for customized authentication system(user backup & restore, user migration, login with email passcode)
- ▶ Successfully performed authentication system migration from Google Firebase to AWS Cognito by supporting backend DB handling and infrastructure build-up
- ▶ Successfully migrated backend system database from MongoDB to PostgreSQL
- ▶ Deployed AWS resources(Cognito, lambda functions) using CDK and serverless
Senior Software Engineer
EXTEN Technologies, Inc.|Austin, TX
September 2017 - October 2018
- ▶ Implemented DMTF Redfish-compatible middleware that provides REST API to access and manage data centers and storage devices
- ▶ Refactored the previous monolithic back-end middleware to implement a microservice-based architecture to maximize deployment velocity and application reliability
- ▶ Back-end JavaScript development using Node.js + Express + MongoDB
Sr. Systems Development Engineer (Software Senior Engineer)
Dell Inc.|Austin / RoundRock, TX
Auguest 2011 - September 2017
- [2nd year in Enterprise Rotation Program - Web Programming: 11/2016-07/2017]
- ▶ Designed and developed front-end UI web applications for Dell Storage Management web application using JavaScript, Typescript, Angular JS, JQuery with Java backend.
- ▶ Ported legacy Java back-end server into the one using Node.js.
- ▶ (Back-end) Developed Real Time Charting data part that collects, processes, retrieves statistics data from volumes, disks, fault domains, controllers by using Node.js.
- ▶ (Front-end) Implemented Tree View structure of storages and representation of data graph.
- [1st year in Enterprise Rotation Program - System Engineer Role: 09/2015-09/2016]
- ▶ Developed Dell’s PCIe SSD storage device by debugging engineering issues and performing numerous tests from HW layer all the way to application layer.
- ▶ Coded automation scripts to help drive reproduction of issues for faster debug and eventual resolution using Python
- [BIOS/UEFI - Software Development Staff Engineer 08/2011-08/2015]
- ▶ Developed BIOS and UEFI firmware on various Dell platform features(server, storage, switch, etc) in conjunction with team members, vendors, and strategic partners to provide OEM vendors expected customizations.
- ▶ Interface with OEM customer to provide deep technical information required to help their solutions and port their applications to Dell products.
- ▶ Responsible for optimizing communication processes, categorizing question areas, gathering documentation, and maintaining repositories
Software Development Engineer
Andamiro|Seoul, South Korea
April 2005 - January 2006
- ▶ Developed and managed the geographic information system called ‘Geographic Information Management System (GIMS)’ that provided image and XML map data to the mobile users of SK Telecom, the largest wireless telecommunication company in Korea. Performed upgrade, patch maintenance and integration with other server systems on Solaris platform.
- ▶ Developed Java-based geographic database management program, called ‘Geo-data Manager’, which includes ‘File Conversion Tool’ (conversion tool to transform raw geographic data into company-specific data format), ‘Index Manager’ (index creation tool to link index with map data), and ‘Map Viewer’ (map data viewer tool to search and show map data visually according to specific layer and location
Software Development Engineer
Digital Camp (later BSE Holdings)|Seoul, South Korea
February 2003 - April 2005
- ▶ Developed and upgraded geographic information system (GIS), location-based service platform (LBSP) in large-scale software projects, which included requirements definition, object modeling design, tier structure development, and user interface definition, on Solaris and HP-UNIX platforms. Coded programs using Java and C++, and utilized Sybase and Oracle database systems.
- ▶ Designed and developed software in ‘Location-Based Service Platform (LBSP) Repackaging Project’, developing service components of ‘Find Friend’ service on HP-UNIX and Oracle DB environment (with SK Telecom, Hewlett-Packard, and SK C&C).
- ▶ Programmed several Windows-based applications for USB-type multi-card readers: Card Reader Booting Disk Manager, CGX-2 Reader Test Program, and EMI Product Test Program.
Skills
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Programming Languages
JavaScript/TypeScript
Go (Golang)
Python
Rust
Java
Backend development
Node.js
GraphQL + Federation
Express.js (REST)
ORM (Mongoose, Sequelize, etc)
Frontend development
React
GraphQL
Next.js
Database
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
DynamoDB
Cloud Infrastructure
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS Lambda Function
AWS S3
AWS Cognito
Google Firebase
Auth0
Check out some of my work
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
-- Steve Jobs
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
-- Helen Keller
You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.
-- Shonda Rhimes
Get in touch.
I look forward to connecting with you soon!
- Location
- Rocklin, CA
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