Summary
Brian Lam is a software engineer with a decade of professional experience who blends full-stack development expertise (React, Next.js, Prisma, Chakra UI, SQL, Python/Flask) with a background in education and civil engineering. Currently developing fintech features at Couplr AI, he excels at writing clear, testable APIs and troubleshooting production issues while bringing strong organizational skills from ten years as a NYC physics teacher. His teaching experience sharpened his ability to explain complex ideas, mentor colleagues in pair programming, and design user-focused workflows that drive high-quality outcomes. A lifelong learner and former Computer Game Science student, he brings hands-on game development intuition to interactive UI design and is proactive about expanding his toolset independently. Outside work he studies languages, games, and yoga—skills that feed his patience, creativity, and cross-cultural collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Loara High School
Cal Poly Pomona
Chinese, Vietnamese, English