Summary
Matt Lee is a research-focused software engineer with 10 years of cross-disciplinary experience at the intersection of AI, cloud finance, and product engineering. Currently a Research Assistant at Berkeley AI Research, he blends technical depth from UC Berkeley's M.E.T. dual-degree in EECS and Business with hands-on roles at AWS FP&A, Blue Origin consulting, and fintech engineering at Finda. Comfortable moving between research and operational contexts, Matt has contributed to growth equity and finance teams while shipping software features in short, impactful engagements. Based in Palo Alto and active in the Stanford/Berkeley developer scene (Cal Hacks alumnus), he brings a startup mindset to research problems and a researcher's rigor to production constraints. Notably, his background pairs formal CS training with business strategy fluency, enabling him to translate complex technical work into measurable business outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
Dual Degree: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Business Administration, Dual Degree: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Business Administration at UC Berkeley Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) program
Woodside Priory School
Korean, Chinese