Hi, I’m Patrick Sun. I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 9 years of experience building scalable full-stack applications, backend services, and cloud platforms. I enjoy solving tough problems across the development stack—from frontend interfaces and mobile apps to robust backend APIs and distributed infrastructure. Recently I’ve focused on AI-powered product development, building retrieval pipelines, indexing workflows, and backend inference services using Python, GPT-4, PyTorch, PostgreSQL, Redis, Airflow, and Kubernetes. I thrive in collaborative teams and love turning ambitious ideas into reliable, user-focused software while continually learning new ML/LLM techniques and best practices for deployment and monitoring. I’m energized by building reliable systems, mentoring teammates, and exploring how AI can augment enterprise workflows. I value clarity, maintainability, and close collaboration with product and design to deliver impactful software experiences.

Hi, I’m Patrick Sun. I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 9 years of experience building scalable full-stack applications, backend services, and cloud platforms. I enjoy solving tough problems across the development stack—from frontend interfaces and mobile apps to robust backend APIs and distributed infrastructure. Recently I’ve focused on AI-powered product development, building retrieval pipelines, indexing workflows, and backend inference services using Python, GPT-4, PyTorch, PostgreSQL, Redis, Airflow, and Kubernetes. I thrive in collaborative teams and love turning ambitious ideas into reliable, user-focused software while continually learning new ML/LLM techniques and best practices for deployment and monitoring. I’m energized by building reliable systems, mentoring teammates, and exploring how AI can augment enterprise workflows. I value clarity, maintainability, and close collaboration with product and design to deliver impactful software experiences.

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Hi, I’m Patrick Sun. I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 9 years of experience building scalable full-stack applications, backend services, and cloud platforms. I enjoy solving tough problems across the development stack—from frontend interfaces and mobile apps to robust backend APIs and distributed infrastructure. Recently I’ve focused on AI-powered product development, building retrieval pipelines, indexing workflows, and backend inference services using Python, GPT-4, PyTorch, PostgreSQL, Redis, Airflow, and Kubernetes. I thrive in collaborative teams and love turning ambitious ideas into reliable, user-focused software while continually learning new ML/LLM techniques and best practices for deployment and monitoring.

I’m energized by building reliable systems, mentoring teammates, and exploring how AI can augment enterprise workflows. I value clarity, maintainability, and close collaboration with product and design to deliver impactful software experiences.

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Dropbox
October 1, 2021 - Present
AI-powered enterprise search and knowledge discovery backend services supporting a platform that connects company knowledge across files and applications. Implemented Python microservices (gRPC and REST) for query parsing, semantic retrieval, and ranking workflows across heterogeneous enterprise content sources. Developed and maintained vector search capabilities using FAISS and Pinecone; enabled cross-modal embedding pipelines and indexing. Exposed REST APIs for retrieval during reasoning workflows and supported multi-modal content processing. Implemented and maintained retrieval tooling with Redis caching; deployed and monitored services using Docker, Kubernetes, DataDog, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
Software Engineer (Full-Stack and Cloud Engineer) at Amazon Web Services
July 1, 2016 - July 1, 2021
Built Python microservices and REST APIs for workflow orchestration on an internal Flow platform. Designed PostgreSQL persistence for execution state and job metadata; improved reliability and recovery. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions.
Software Engineer Intern at LG Silicon Valley Lab
June 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015
Collaborated with the Apps team to develop the Favorite Content application for LG's 2016 Smart TV platform. Implemented front-end navigation and improved user interaction flows within the TV interface.

Education

B.S. at University of California, Berkeley
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
B.S. in Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016

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