Charles Lin
Staff Software Engineer at SoFi
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCharles Lin is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building device and mobile software, including a decade at Amazon powering software for Fire tablets and Kindle. He combines systems-level engineering with hands-on mobile app development, having led iOS projects, firmware integrations for IoT, and custom UI/UX for startups. As a founder at Quoka Studios and product lead on multiple shipped apps, he brings entrepreneurial instincts—raising capital, running marketing, and taking products to top app store rankings. His background in electrical engineering (BASc, MSc) informs cross-domain work from embedded firmware to cloud-backed mobile services. Now at SoFi, he leverages large-scale device and systems experience to drive reliable, user-facing platforms. Colleagues would note his rare mix of product ownership, low-level systems chops, and proven delivery across startups and big tech.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Point Grey SecondaryBASc, Electrical Engineering, BASc, Electrical Engineering at The University of British ColumbiaMSc, Electrical Engineering, MSc, Electrical Engineering at Columbia Engineering
English, Chinese, Chinese
Github Skills (39)
continuation9
io-uring9
http-request9
ipv69
dpdk9
fibers8
api8
wechat8
nfv8
h38
vxlan8
libev8
sdn7
ietf7
udp7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
linxiaocong/qcloud-documents
Jun 2021 - Dec 2023
腾讯云官方文档
Contributions:40 pushes in 2 years 6 months
linxiaocong/sjtubbs
Oct 2014 - Jul 2015
Contributions:44 commits, 6 pushes in 8 months
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