Thomas Lee
@thomaslee4
I am an experienced technical leader building large-scale distributed systems and mentoring teams.
What I'm looking for
I am a technical leader with 11 years of experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems that serve millions of users.
At Elevance Health I led development of the Sydney Health platform, improving provider search accuracy by 15% and reducing latency 20%, enabling real-time claims access for 5M users and scaling telehealth to 20K monthly consultations with 90% satisfaction.
Earlier roles in site reliability and software engineering drove platform reliability—reducing configuration errors 40%, accelerating incident resolution 30%, and scaling systems to process trillions of data points daily—while ensuring strong security and compliance across cloud environments.
I mentor engineers, partner with product and compliance teams to align roadmaps with business goals, and focus on building secure, reliable platforms using a modern cloud and data stack to drive operational excellence and measurable impact.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Staff Software Engineer
Elevance Health
May 2020 - Jun 2025 (5 years 1 month)
Built and scaled the Sydney Health platform, improving provider search accuracy by 15% and reducing latency 20%, while enabling real-time claims access for 5M users and supporting 500K+ monthly searches.
Site Reliability Engineer
Datadog
Sep 2016 - May 2020 (3 years 8 months)
Improved platform reliability by codifying infrastructure policies and automating response playbooks, reducing configuration errors 40% and accelerating incident resolution 30% while scaling to trillions of data points daily.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Riverside University
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science
Completed a Master's Degree in Computer Science at Riverside University, graduated May 2014.
Riverside University
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science
Completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at Riverside University, graduated May 2012.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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