Summary
Andy Li is a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco with 10 years of experience bridging product, mobile, and backend systems to deliver user-focused applications. He moved from B2C sales into engineering, where he developed a knack for automating workflows and connecting disparate technologies to solve social, economic, and environmental problems. At Rally Health he helps make health data accessible and secure on iOS and Android, and previously led mobile and AWS backend efforts for education tech at RightOn. He’s a hands-on builder who learned his craft through freeCodeCamp projects, hackathons, and lightweight startups, giving him strong product intuition and experience finding product-market fit. Known for hunting “missing links,” Andy blends practical engineering with creative systems thinking to reduce friction and prevent production issues. His GitHub credo—“Only you can prevent production fires”—captures a pragmatic, ownership-driven approach to shipping reliable software.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Matriculated, Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts on leave of absence, Matriculated, Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts on leave of absence at San Francisco State University