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.