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hi, i'm avery lin.

software engineer + uwaterloo computer science alum

about me

growing up, i was always drawn to building things and solving problems - from assembling LEGO sets without instructions to working through math olympiad problems, i loved the challenge of abstract thinking and creating something from nothing. software engineering let me do both at once, so that's where i landed.

i started in frontend because i loved the short feedback loop - seeing my work show up immediately in front of users. over the course of 6 internships, i've gone from being the only frontend dev at a 3-engineer startup to working on turbotax at intuit, and that range showed me what i actually care about: moving fast, talking to users, and building things that solve real problems. i'm high agency by default, and i do my best work alongside fun, smart people who challenge and support each other in equal measure. i'm excited to keep building tools that make users' lives easier - whether that's saving them time, space, or effort along the way :)

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connect with me

i love meeting new people - please never hesitate to reach out, whether it's to work on something exciting together or simply grabbing matcha + going on a walk.

currently

based in san francisco as the second engineering hire at cast insights. i've tinkered with everything from frontend features, to low-latency search over 10M+ hours of transcribed content used by top hedge funds, to a kubernetes audio ingestion pipeline that processes 10k+ hours of audio per hour.

outside of work, you can find me collecting smiski figurines, trying cafes and restaurants around the city, or playing teamfight tactics.

location

san francisco, california, usa

learning

muay thai, threejs + webgl

excited about

pokemon, matcha, kubernetes