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Anthony Li

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I’m a senior Python engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems and reliable backend services.

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I’m a senior Python engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems and reliable backend services. I focus on designing stable architectures, improving system performance, and creating automated testing strategies that help teams ship with confidence—often by modernizing legacy systems into modular, testable components.

Across roles, I’ve worked extensively with Python, Linux, Docker, and messaging systems like RabbitMQ, and I’ve supported end-to-end service development—from API design and containerized deployments to observability, debugging across services, and performance tuning. I also enjoy leveraging LLM-assisted workflows to accelerate development and improve code quality, while collaborating comfortably across multi-language codebases.

  • Joined October 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Other

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Projects · 1

ScriptMatix

Scriptmatix is a platform focused on screenplay and story development for screenwriters, filmmakers, and storytellers. It provides a range of AI-powered tools and services to help users write, refine, and visualize their screenplays more efficiently, offering features like guided story flows, smart editing tools, and collaborative environments for creative development. I've worked in this project as LLM Engineer to prepare dataset and train the LLM with SFT, with OpenAI.

  • AI Engineer
  • Full Stack Developer

Work experience· 8 roles

Senior Python Engineer / Full Stack Developer · Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit DistrictFeb 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Designed and optimized distributed backend systems, achieving ~10x throughput improvements. Built and maintained scalable services using Python and RabbitMQ. Developed and tested APIs and backend services in Linux-based environments. Introduced Docker-based containerization strategies for consistent deployments, and improved system observability and debugging workflows across services. Contributed to modernizing a legacy architecture into modular, stable components.

Senior Python Engineer (Full Stack Developer) · Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit DistrictFeb 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Designed and optimized distributed backend systems, achieving 10x improvements in system throughput. Built and maintained scalable services with Python and message queues (RabbitMQ). Developed and tested APIs and backend services in Linux-based environments. Introduced containerization strategies using Docker for consistent deployments, and improved system observability and cross-service debugging workflows. Contributed to modernization of a legacy architecture into modular, testable components.

Senior Portfolio Accounting Analyst (Python Development) · Wellington ManagementDec 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

Developed Python-based tools to automate financial data workflows and validation processes. Built scripts and internal tools to improve data processing efficiency and accuracy. Worked with PL/SQL and Python for large-scale data systems, supporting system validation and correctness using structured testing approaches.

Senior Portfolio Accounting Analyst · Wellington ManagementDec 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos
Contract Full Stack Software Engineer · Amortize.ai (Amortize Me LLC)Oct 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos
Senior Portfolio Accounting Analyst · Wellington ManagementDec 2019 – Nov 2022 · 3 yrs
Senior Portfolio Accounting Analyst (Python Development) · Wellington ManagementDec 2019 – Nov 2022 · 3 yrs
Portfolio Accounting Analyst · Wellington ManagementDec 2017 – Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Education

BS · Northeastern University2012 – 2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) · Northeastern University2012 – 2016

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