Patrick Lu
Founder at CodePress
Berkeley, California, United States
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Top SchoolPatrick Lu is a founder and product-focused software engineer with 13 years of experience building consumer and developer-facing products from idea to launch, currently leading Quant Five and AI agent startup CodePress from Berkeley. A UC Berkeley CS graduate and Y Combinator Fellow who once shipped product recommendation models at Apple, he blends applied machine learning experience with full-stack engineering (Node.js, Django, React, AWS, Wowza, WebRTC) to prototype first iterations in weeks. He has founded multiple startups including a music live-streaming platform and mentored at the Mozilla Builders Incubator, helping shape early-stage, mission-driven teams. Known for rapid execution and a portfolio-driven approach, he speaks English and Chinese and favors practical, user-centered solutions that go from concept to production quickly.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyY Combinator Fellowship, Y Combinator Fellowship at Y Combinator
English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
css-transitions10
browser10
static-site-generator10
vercel10
expo10
frontend10
python-development10
side-bar10
django10
compiler10
mobile10
hamburger-menu10
reactjs-components10
javascript10
react-component10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
quantfive/react-slide-menu
Dec 2017 - Aug 2019
A React.js menu that slides your app in & out
Contributions:38 commits, 4 PRs, 24 pushes in 1 year 8 months
react
quantfive/codepress-review
Jun 2025 - Feb 2026
CodePress Review: Open Source automated code review via LLM's + Github Actions
Contributions:9 releases, 57 PRs, 135 pushes in 8 months
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