Mike Lui
Software Engineer at Cartesian
Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolMike Lui is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience delivering scalable backend systems and data-oriented software. He is currently at Automata in Salem, MA, where he builds reliable, high-performance services, following a tenure at Meta where he improved data warehouse pipelines and multi-stack infra for privacy-preserving workloads. An active open-source contributor, he has played a key role in Apache Arrow, addressing build issues, enhancing Arrow-Pandas integration, and extending compatibility with the ORC adapter. His background blends academic rigor with industry impact: a PhD in Computer Engineering from Drexel and hands-on hardware-software co-design work during internships at leading tech firms. Mike is known for translating complex requirements into robust, auditable solutions and for driving cross-team collaboration to reduce latency and improve reliability.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Engineering at Drexel University
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Github Skills (13)
apache-arrow10
pandas10
c-language10
python10
c-programming-language10
build-system9
unit-testing9
cmake8
orc7
vim6
constructor6
numpy6
cython6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
apache/arrow
Mar 2023 - Nov 2024
Apache Arrow is the universal columnar format and multi-language toolbox for fast data interchange and in-memory analytics
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 7 PRs, 24 comments in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Mike primarily contributed to the Apache Arrow project by addressing build issues and enhancing the library's integration with other tools. This includes fixing a build issue related to incorrect variable usage and improving the support of double-conversion. Moreover, the user added support for enhanced Arrow and Pandas integration, along with bug fixes, and refactored for two pathways. Additionally, they corrected a struct chunking issue and added a missing header for the ORC adapter, ensuring compatibility and streamlined build processes.
memorymulti-languagetoolboxacceleratedarrow
VANDAL/dynamorio-sigil2
May 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:21 commits, 20 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
instrumentationdynamic-instrumentation
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