Vincent Lee
Software Engineer at Meta
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVincent Lee is a software engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building backend systems at scale, currently contributing at Meta after prior roles at TikTok and multiple teams within AWS. He has a strong foundation in systems and performance work—evidenced by contributions to heavyweight open-source projects like HHVM and pyre-check where he fixed memory corruption issues, optimized core data structures, and improved build tools. Vincent also brings deep domain experience in game-mod ecosystems, contributing to major Minecraft modding projects (MinecraftForge, Botania, TwilightForest) where he focused on core mechanics, item handling and entity behavior. His early career in embedded systems produced production firmware, real-time data acquisition libraries, and optimized C++ image reconstruction algorithms, reflecting a comfort with low-level optimization as well as high-level service design. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area with an EE degree from USC, he blends pragmatic engineering with a curiosity for diverse codebases—from low-level embedded C to large-scale backend services.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at University of Southern California
Chinese, English
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Github Skills (30)
minecraft10
minecraft-forge10
develop10
static-analysis10
type-check10
python10
behavior10
recipe10
forge10
entities10
java10
ocaml10
javas10
type-checking10
game-development10
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
VazkiiMods/Botania
Nov 2015 - Jan 2023
A tech mod for Minecraft themed around the magic of nature and plant life.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 137 reviews, 3626 commits in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Vincent made significant contributions to the Botania mod, focusing on code changes related to data regeneration and various recipe-related updates. They updated blocks, entity, and item data, suggesting work in core game logic. The user also addressed bug fixes and adjustments to the mod's internal mechanics, particularly with regards to item handling, and implemented a new features to the Thaumcraft integration.
plantminecraftfabricmodmagic
TeamTwilight/twilightforest
Jun 2016 - Jun 2020
Twilight Forest repository
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:535 commits, 29 PRs, 331 pushes in 4 years
Contributions summary:Vincent's commits primarily involve adding functionality for passive entities, specifically focused on the implementation of traits for entities to have. The code changes demonstrate proficiency in Java, particularly within the context of the Minecraft modding environment. The commits indicate work on defining and implementing various components related to the behaviour of passive entities.
forestminecraftmodtwilightjava
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