Jacob Lee
About Jacob Lee
Jacob Lee is a Senior Software Developer with extensive experience in web development, having worked at various companies including Octane AI, Privi, and Lalamove. He currently works at Gun.io and has a strong background in frontend technologies and mentoring junior developers.
Current Role at Gun.io
Jacob Lee serves as a Senior Software Developer at Gun.io, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he focuses on software development, leveraging his extensive experience in the field. His responsibilities include mentoring junior developers through code reviews and pair programming, contributing to the growth of the team and enhancing the overall quality of the codebase.
Previous Experience in Software Development
Jacob has a diverse background in software development, having worked at several companies prior to his current role. He was a Software Engineer at Octane AI for 10 months in the San Francisco Bay Area. Following that, he served as a Senior Frontend Developer at Privi for one year in London, England. His earlier experience includes a two-year tenure as a Mid/Senior Web Developer at Lalamove in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and a Junior Web Developer position at Zorpia for two years. He also completed a Web Development Internship at Agoda for five months in Hong Kong.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Jacob has demonstrated proficiency in various technologies and tools throughout his career. He utilized Lighthouse and Datadog to enhance site performance and set up error tracking for both frontend applications and backend services. He successfully built a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) from scratch using React and Python with Flask, launching the product on schedule. Additionally, he implemented real-time data visualization of streaming data using React.js, Chart.js, and Redux.
Education and Academic Background
Jacob studied at The University of Hong Kong, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. His studies spanned from 2009 to 2014, providing him with a solid foundation in computer science principles and practices that he applies in his professional work.