About
// Biography
Developer. Builder.
Hi, I’m Steven Lee — a software developer who enjoys building clean, functional products from idea to deployment. I care about writing maintainable code, solving real problems, and constantly learning new tools and techniques along the way.
// Experience
Where I've worked
Full Stack Engineer — Pocket Personality
2025 — Present
Building a cross-platform iOS/Android personality test app with an offline-first architecture, backed by a Go Lambda API on AWS (Cognito, API Gateway, SAM/CloudFormation). Integrated Apple/Google sign-in, AI-generated personality insights via the Claude API, a headless Sanity CMS, and AdMob monetization.
Sr. Front End Software Engineer — Paramount+
2021 — 2024
Built features and fixed bugs for Paramount+'s React/Redux app across gaming consoles, smart TVs, and set-top boxes. Consolidated repeated logic into reusable React hooks, including a timeout hook used widely for interaction-based animations.
Front End Software Engineer — Studio71
2018 — 2021
Designed, developed, and unit tested React/Redux components for data-driven internal and client-facing web apps, and built Node.js API endpoints — including one that automated manual PowerPoint generation from a Clojure REST API.
Technical Producer — Defy Media
2017 — 2018
Owned client-side ad bidding (prebid.js) and audience/conversion tracking from requirements through delivery, and led team training on modern JavaScript workflows.
Front End Web Developer — Defy Media
2015 — 2017
Built new features, implemented UI changes, fixed bugs, and refactored code across Defy Media's LAMP properties, including break.com, smosh.com, mademan.com, and thegloss.com.
// Education
My studies
B.A.
University of Hawaii at Manoa
// Tools & Skills
What I know and use in my day to day work
Languages & Frameworks
JavaScript (ES6+) / TypeScript
Go
React
Redux
React Native
Next.js
Expo & EAS Build
Node.js
Express
Infrastructure & Tools
PostgreSQL
AWS (Lambda, Cognito, API Gateway, SAM)
TDD (Jest, React Testing Library)
Webpack
SASS
Tailwind CSS
Git
REST API design
CI/CD
Claude Code
Claude API / LLM Integration
AI-Assisted Development
Prompt Engineering