Brandon Lai
Senior Software Engineer at Kin Insurance
Greater Chicago Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrandon Lai is a senior backend engineer in the Greater Chicago Area with nine years of experience turning complex systems into reliable product features. He has advanced through roles at Kin Insurance, Supply Clinic, and logistics-focused startups, shipping backend services and system improvements that support customer-facing insurance and supply platforms. Trained as an industrial and systems engineer and with full‑stack bootcamp experience, he blends process optimization instincts with practical software craftsmanship. Early engineering roles in manufacturing and biotech sharpened his focus on efficiency and measurable impact, whether optimizing workflows or database queries. Comfortable collaborating across small cross-functional teams, he repeatedly delivers pragmatic solutions under tight timelines. Brandon’s background suggests he excels at bridging operational constraints and scalable backend design to move product metrics.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Full-Stack Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development at CodingDojoBachelor of Science - BS Industrial and Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Industrial and Systems Engineering at San José State University
Korean, English
Github Skills (16)
react2
windows1
secret-management1
configuration-management1
linux1
stripe1
devops1
openpgp1
cross-platform1
binaries1
electron1
secrets1
encryption1
developer-tools1
security1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Sree-Makam/POTR
Aug 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:70 PRs, 76 pushes, 35 branches in 5 months
blai00/Events
Mar 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch, 3 issues in 4 months
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