Hi, I'm Philip Lee - Software engineer
I'm passionate about building and leading high-performing engineering teams, especially in climate tech. I thrive on tackling complex infrastructure and secure computing challenges, aiming to simplify and scale innovative solutions that make a real impact.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Founded and scaled multiple critical teams at Google, tackling infrastructure scalability, secure computing, and open-source privacy.
Drives technical strategy for a ~40-person engineering team at ev.energy, simplifying electric car charging.
Can provide strategic guidance on platform architecture and scaling, and mentor on building high-performing engineering teams.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundational Engineering
Began with an internship at Deutsche Bank, gaining early industry exposure.
✦ Internship
✦ Finance
Scaling Innovation at Google
Grew into a Staff Software Engineer, building and leading teams for critical infrastructure and privacy projects.
✦ Staff Engineer
✦ Infrastructure
✦ Privacy
✦ Secure Computing
Driving Technical Vision
Took on Principal Engineer and Platform Architect role at ev.energy, leading a significant engineering organization.
✦ Principal Engineer
✦ Platform Architect
✦ Team Leadership
Future Exploration
Seeking new challenges to leverage extensive experience in building and leading technical teams.
✦ Strategic Leadership
✦ Innovation
💪🏻 Superpowers
Architect of Scalable Systems
Expert in designing and leading the development of robust, large-scale platforms.
✦ Led technical direction for a 40-person engineering team at ev.energy.
✦ Built and scaled critical infrastructure teams at Google.
✦ Drove innovation in secure computing and open-source privacy.
Team Builder & Leader
Proven ability to cultivate and guide engineering teams to achieve ambitious goals.
✦ Founded and grew new teams at Google to address complex problems.
✦ Comfortable leading as an individual contributor, tech lead, or architect.
✦ Passionate about fostering talent and career growth.
Mentorship Advocate
Dedicated to empowering individuals, especially from underrepresented groups.
✦ Actively involved in mentoring programs for underrepresented minorities.
✦ Enjoys helping professionals navigate and advance their careers.
✦ Supported career development for diverse engineering talent.
I'm excited about
✦ Connecting with peers building innovative platforms.
✦ Exploring leadership opportunities in impactful tech domains.
✦ Discovering communities focused on secure and ethical technology.
I can help with
✦ Provide strategic guidance on platform architecture and scaling.
✦ Offer mentorship on building and leading high-performing engineering teams.
✦ Share insights on developing privacy-preserving technologies.
I would love your help on
✦ Recommendations for companies focused on sustainable technology.
✦ Introductions to leaders in cutting-edge distributed systems.
✦ Insights into emerging trends in decentralized identity solutions.