Backend + API Systems
Python · Django · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Redis · Docker
Jacy
AI engineer shipping useful chaos.
I build ML-flavored products, break them responsibly, then ship the least cursed version.
Battle-tested in hackathons and minor sleep deprivation
About
Fewer buzzwords, more receipts, occasional chaos.
01# profile.py02from builder import Engineer0304class Jacy(Engineer):05 def __init__(self):06 self.name = "Jason"07 self.focus = "ML systems + product execution"08 self.summary = "I learn by shipping things, snapping things, and then pretending that was part of the plan."0910 def help(self):11 return [12 "profile.contact()",13 "profile.currently_shipping()",14 "profile.stack()",15 "profile.hobbies()",16 "profile.unpopular_opinions()",17 "profile.currently_obsessing_over()",18 "profile.hire_me_if()",19 "profile.dont_hire_me_if()",20 ]2122 def currently_shipping(self):23 return ["AskLexy", "LifeXP", "half-finished side quest"]2425 def stack(self):26 return ["Python", "Django", "FastAPI", "PostgreSQL", "Redis", "Docker", "PyTorch", "TensorFlow", "scikit-learn", "OpenCV", "Next.js", "React", "Flutter", "TypeScript", "Tailwind"]2728 def hobbies(self):29 return ["Coding", "Reading", "Sports", "F1", "Gaming", "Listening to music"]3031 def contact(self):32 return {"email": "jazjasonlee@gmail.com", "discord": "jacyjason20"}3334 def unpopular_opinions(self):35 return ["the best system design is the one you can delete later", "agent frameworks are solving problems most products don't have yet"]3637 def currently_obsessing_over(self):38 return ["F1 telemetry", "DDIA", "agent workflows"]3940 def hire_me_if(self):41 return ["your backend is on fire and needs an adult", "you want ML work that ends in production, not a research repo", "you're okay with 2am Slack messages"]4243 def dont_hire_me_if(self):44 return ["you need someone to wait for the ticket", "your stack is 100% Java Enterprise Edition", "you want estimates in story points"]4546profile = Jacy()
Terminal Output
Press run to execute profile.help().
Try: profile.currently_shipping(), profile.stack(), profile.unpopular_opinions(), profile.secret()
I rank by scars earned, not logos memorized.
Python · Django · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Redis · Docker
PyTorch · TensorFlow · scikit-learn · OpenCV
Next.js · React · Flutter · TypeScript · Tailwind
Projects
Product builds, research detours, and shipping practice reps.
Hybrid CNN + U-Net model extracting road graphs from satellite imagery for rapid mapping.
View project →Publications
Peer-reviewed work from my research experiments.
Writing
Thoughts on building, research, and whatever else is on my mind.
Timeline
August 2017
Started experimenting with C and Python. Quickly discovered that building things with code was addictive.
May 2019
Launched my first personal website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
March 2020
Explored machine learning with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn.
May 2021
Interned at Bodhimaram on full-stack development.
November 2023
Began research on liquid neural networks.
February 2024
Placed 3rd in a hackathon building a hybrid CNN + U-Net model.
August 2024
Built solarVert, a solar panel management app for a hackathon.
September 2024
Won 2nd place in a human pose estimation hackathon and earned an internship.
September 2024
Won 3rd place for a cancer pain estimation and prediction platform.
March 2025
Placed top 5 in a national-level hackathon hosted at Google.
April 2025
Started building lifeXP, a gamified way to track life experiences.
May 2025
Developer at AskLexy ↗