Summary
Phyliss Lee is a Principal Software Engineer based in Seattle with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications and data-driven systems using Python, SQL, and Node.js. She progressed from research and front-end roles to senior engineering positions at Microsoft and Truveta, where she now leads architecture and delivery work. Her background includes technical project leadership at the Institute for Systems Biology and early applied research optimizing radiation therapy equipment, reflecting a strong blend of domain curiosity and practical engineering. Phyliss is comfortable spanning backend services, databases, and responsive UIs while mentoring teams and driving production-quality releases. She holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and brings a research-informed perspective to product engineering decisions. Quietly pragmatic, she often connects experimental ideas from her research days to reliable, scalable solutions in healthcare and enterprise settings.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at University of Toronto