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Adrian Lee

@adrianlee

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Senior software engineer specializing in scalable backend systems and real-time architectures.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles building scalable, cloud-native backend and real-time systems where I can integrate ML, improve reliability, and drive product impact.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years building high-performance backend systems, scalable microservices, and real-time data platforms using Python, Go, and Node.js. I design cloud-native applications on AWS, integrate ML models into production, and have delivered services used by millions of users.

My work spans distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and full-stack development—authoring recommendation platforms, stream-processing pipelines, and real-time dashboards. I prioritize reliability and automation, establishing CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and observability to drive product impact and measurable user engagement improvements.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Engineer

Spotify

Aug 2021 - Oct 2025 (4 years 2 months)

Architected and developed a scalable music recommendation platform with real-time streaming analytics and ML-powered collaborative filtering, serving millions of users and improving engagement through real-time playlist updates.

Python Go fastAPI Kafka AWS Lambda TensorFlow React PostgreSQL Docker

Software Engineer

Uber

Oct 2018 - Jun 2021 (2 years 8 months)

Built real-time ride matching and tracking platform with geospatial processing and ML-driven demand prediction, improving driver allocation and ETA accuracy while processing millions of ride records daily.

Python PostgreSQL Geopandas Vue.Js Redis TensorFlow REST APIs

Software Engineer

Capital One

Aug 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 2 months)

Developed an AI-powered IT support automation chatbot using Amazon Lex and AWS Lambda that reduced help desk volume and delivered data-driven insights on support trends.