Senior Software Engineer

COLIN CHEUNG

1 day since the last prod incident

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Last login: Sat Jul 4 16:34 on ttys001

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Colin Cheung 張志權

Open to remote · UK-based

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COMMANDSINCETIME+

react 2017 9y

typescript 2018 8y

aws 2019 7y

distributed-sys 2020 6y

ai-development 2024 2y

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Tech lead @ EDF Energy, leading AI adoption across the team.

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Glasgow

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github.com/ColinCee linkedin.com/in/colin-cheung

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1~/projects

home-lab self-hosted infra · Docker Compose, semantic search
anki-chinese Mandarin deck builder · Python, Gemini + TTS
colincheung.dev this site · Astro, terminal-native
flight-tracker home ADS-B receiver · live aircraft feed

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// hot takes

You don't need DynamoDB. SQL is the GOAT .
Working software is not enough .
Every new line of code is a fresh piece of tech debt .
Distributed monolith > microservices.
Your five-person startup does not need Kubernetes .
The best code is no code; the next best is deleted .

// reach out

Best way to reach me is LinkedIn