Dave Lee
Principal Software Engineer at Twilio
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDave Lee is a Principal Software Engineer based in Seattle with 11 years of experience designing and shipping large-scale communication and messaging systems at Twilio. He progressed through senior and staff roles building core Messaging APIs and next-gen communication products, bringing hands-on design and delivery to complex distributed systems. Prior to Twilio he developed greenfield projects at SendGrid and worked on Android OS and internal tooling at Dell, demonstrating a mix of product-facing and infrastructure engineering. Known for pragmatic engineering and steady upward trajectory, he pairs deep technical execution with a tendency to iterate quickly on unfinished ideas—a hint in his personal tagline, "Jobs not finished." A University of Michigan CS graduate, he balances technical rigor with a background of leadership and mentorship cultivated since early internships and summer counselor roles.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.), Computer Science at University of MichiganHigh School Diploma, Math/Science, High School Diploma, Math/Science at Yorktown High School
French
Github Skills (25)
specification6
twilio6
bookmarklet5
travis-ci5
sendgrid5
javascript4
markdown4
nodejs4
gatsby4
static-site4
react4
cli4
openapi4
algolia3
typescript3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
davelee/beesloveham.me
Sep 2014 - Jan 2017
Contributions:16 commits, 12 pushes in 2 years 4 months
davelee/DaveChat
Jul 2016 - Jan 2025
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 6 months
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