Michael Lee

Software engineer in Seattle.

About

I'm Michael, a software engineer in Seattle with a master's in computer science from the University of Washington. I build projects and put them online. Right now that's a board game rules assistant, an NBA win probability tool, a dashboard for testing trading strategies, and a Cantonese flashcard trainer. I mostly work in machine learning, data, and web development, and I try to keep things simple and ship them. Thanks for stopping by.

Skills

AI & LLMs

  • Claude API
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Agentic AI / Tool Use
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Vector Embeddings
  • Hybrid Search (BM25 + Dense)
  • Cross-Encoder Reranking
  • LLM Evaluation

Languages

  • C++
  • Python
  • Java
  • Swift
  • SQL
  • Dart
  • Flutter
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript

Tools & Technologies

  • OpenMP
  • MPI
  • Hadoop
  • Spark
  • FastAPI
  • Streamlit
  • scikit-learn
  • ONNX Runtime
  • React
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Alpaca API
  • REST APIs

Databases

  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • ChromaDB

DevOps & Build Pipelines

  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions CI/CD
  • Azure
  • Git
  • AWS EC2
  • DigitalOcean
  • Nginx
  • systemd

Projects

RealTrack live

A construction project tracker for a new home build — per-project schedule, budget with live roll-ups, documents & receipts, tasks, vendors, and a drag-and-drop photo log. Local-first and mobile-friendly, with an optional private Supabase backend for login and multi-device sync.

  • React
  • Vite
  • Supabase
realtrack.mikeylee.io →
MeepleMind live

Ask a board game's rules in plain English and get a streamed, cited answer. An agentic RAG assistant where Claude searches the rulebooks itself with tools, using hybrid retrieval (semantic + keyword) with cross-encoder reranking — and tells you when the rules don't cover your question. Five games and counting.

  • Agentic RAG
  • Claude API
  • FastAPI
  • Hybrid Search
boardgames.mikeylee.io →
Strategy Desk live

A dashboard that backtests and paper-trades algorithmic trading strategies, ranking them on advisor-grade metrics.

  • React
  • Python
  • Alpaca API
stock.mikeylee.io →
The Hardwood Index live

An NBA win-probability terminal. Pick two teams and it projects the winner, win probability, and final score from team ratings and position-by-position starter matchups.

  • React
  • JavaScript
  • Statistical Modeling
nba.mikeylee.io →
Cantonese Trainer live

A spaced-repetition trainer for everyday Cantonese — flashcard review, multiple-choice quizzes, and a six-tone listening drill, colour-coded by tone.

  • React
  • JavaScript
  • Spaced Repetition
cantonese.mikeylee.io →