Richard Li
Software Engineer at aws
Summary
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RockstarRichard Li is a seasoned Software Engineer with 15 years of experience and currently an SDE III at AWS, specializing in back-end systems and developer tooling. He contributes to high-profile open-source AWS projects such as the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains and VS Code, where he’s improved SAM integrations, credential management, telemetry services, and code-scanning for security. Richard blends deep engineering craft with pragmatic refactoring to harden and simplify complex plugin architectures used by thousands of developers. Based in the United States, he maintains a public resume and project portfolio at richardli.me, signaling a disciplined, transparent approach to career and code. An understated strength is his focus on observability and telemetry—turning usage signals into actionable improvements that reduce friction for cloud-native development.
15 years of coding experience
Github Skills (15)
javas10
scancode10
code-inspection10
scanning10
aws10
telemetry10
java10
sam10
aws-sdk10
typescript-types9
testing9
typescript9
typescripts9
vscode8
ui-design7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
aws/aws-toolkit-jetbrains
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
AWS Toolkit for JetBrains - a plugin for interacting with AWS from JetBrains IDEs
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 releases, 2149 reviews, 414 commits in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Richard focused on modifying and improving the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains plugin, specifically in the realm of the SAM (Serverless Application Model) features and integration with AWS services. The user's work primarily involved refactoring and enhancing existing modules within the project, such as credential management and the UI for AWS services. Additionally, the user contributed to improving the code scanning capabilities for analyzing code vulnerabilities, ensuring a more secure and robust toolkit.
awsjetbrainsjetbrains-idesaws-lambdasam
aws/aws-toolkit-vscode
Feb 2019 - Sep 2022
Amazon Q, CodeCatalyst, Local Lambda debug, SAM/CFN syntax, ECS Terminal, AWS resources
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:49 reviews, 39 commits, 52 PRs in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Richard implemented a telemetry service, including the creation of `DefaultTelemetryService` and `DefaultTelemetryPublisher` classes. They addressed issues related to caching and the publishing of telemetry events. Furthermore, the user made improvements to code comments.
awss3cloudformationcdkamazon
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