Summary
Sun-Yi Lin is a Senior Software Development Engineer at AWS with 11 years of experience building anti-DDoS systems and scalable cloud services. He combines a strong software engineering background in Java, Python, C, JavaScript and MySQL with advanced academic training in computer and mechanical engineering from Columbia and National Taiwan University. His work blends systems-level thinking and data-driven approaches with a unique foundation in 3D modeling and computational geometry, which informs efficient algorithm and data-reduction design. At AWS he progressed from SDE to senior roles on the Anti-DDoS team, demonstrating impact on high-availability, security-sensitive infrastructure. Based in Seattle, he excels at translating complex, cross-disciplinary problems into robust, production-ready solutions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Major GPA: 3.79/4.0, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Major GPA: 3.79/4.0 at National Taiwan University
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York
Chinese, English