Summary
Brian Clee is a Senior Software Development Engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in Python and the PyData ecosystem, currently driving geoprocessing and deep-learning tooling at Esri. He manages and maintains Esri’s extensive conda package repository and core deep-learning frameworks, enabling GPU-accelerated workflows across the ArcGIS platform. With an M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science, he blends research-rooted problem solving with practical product engineering—having built build pipelines, CI-driven deployments, and data integrations across cloud and local environments. A Certified Software Carpentry instructor, he also teaches researchers practical Python, Git, and Unix skills, reflecting a strong commitment to developer enablement. Notably, beyond product work he has shipped an end-user iOS app and implemented testing and packaging infrastructure that accelerates team onboarding and reproducible ML experiments.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at Appalachian State University
English, Russian