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About me

Frank David Lee · AI Engineer & Senior Fullstack Developer · Hamburg, Germany

I'm a fullstack developer with more than ten years of experience – from frontends for communication and embedded systems to browser gaming platforms and my own AI products. My core is TypeScript with Angular and Node.js; since 2025 that includes Python for machine learning, and since 2026 React/Next.js, Java and Spring Boot.

In 2025 I trained as a Data Scientist at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne with Liora (formerly DataScientest), and building on that, completed the Machine Learning Engineer (RNCP Level 7) and MLOps certificates in January 2026 – with Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, MLflow, CI/CD and model serving. Since then I've been building LLM products that work beyond the demo: Arbeitseule has been in production on AWS since September 2026 – with a cost budget, versioned AI scores, backups to S3 with restore drills, CloudWatch monitoring, deployments via GitHub Actions and legal texts that move with every feature. For heyAppa, the AWS infrastructure is defined as code in Terraform.

I orchestrate my own development with AI agents. For that I built App-Leitstand: approvals bound to content and source revision, an MCP server for Claude Code and a LangGraph pilot. I use AI where it creates value – and I build the cost side first.

Focus

  • LLM products in production

    Tiered model choice, hardened prompts, cost and quota control, honest states instead of polished answers.

  • Agent orchestration

    Human in the loop, binding approvals, MCP, LangGraph and observability.

  • Fullstack development

    TypeScript with Angular, React/Next.js and Node.js, Java and Spring Boot (since 2026) – plus Python and SQL.

  • Operations and security

    Deployment on AWS with Terraform (infrastructure as code) and GitHub Actions, maintenance windows, off-host backups with restore drills, monitoring and access control.

  • Data protection

    GDPR as part of the definition of done – legal texts move with every feature.

Background

  1. since 07/2026

    Own AI products

    Arbeitseule, App-Leitstand, heyAppa

    Designing, building and operating Arbeitseule (in production since September 2026), building App-Leitstand for agent orchestration and developing the language-learning app heyAppa.

  2. 12/2026 – early 2027

    Java Development with AI

    neuefische, Hamburg

    Bootcamp covering Java, Spring Boot and React, finishing with a capstone project.

  3. 02/2026 – 07/2026

    Senior Fullstack Developer

    Whow Games GmbH, Hamburg

    Browser gaming platforms in an agile team: Angular, TypeScript, PHP and Node.js; tracking migration (client and server side), GDPR consent management, internal dashboards, code reviews and monitoring.

  4. 03/2025 – 01/2026

    Machine Learning Engineering

    Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne with Liora (formerly DataScientest)

    Data Scientist certificate (09/2025), followed by Machine Learning Engineer (RNCP Level 7) and MLOps (01/2026): Python, machine and deep learning with PyTorch and TensorFlow, monitoring with MLflow, CI/CD, orchestration with Airflow, deployment and model serving, LLMs. Projects: Star-Rating-Prediction (data science) and Movie Recommender (MLOps).

  5. 01/2018 – 02/2025

    Software Developer

    Wenzel Elektronik GmbH, Schleswig-Holstein

    Web configuration and communication apps for public address, intercom and embedded systems: Angular, Node.js, Electron, RxJS and Redux, plus Qt/QML, MQTT and C++; Docker, Kubernetes and GitLab CI/CD.

  6. 12/2016 – 12/2017

    Software Engineer

    Brunel, Hamburg

    Responsive web applications with AngularJS and Node.js.

  7. 07/2015 – 06/2016

    WordPress & JavaScript Game Developer

    Digital agency, Auckland (New Zealand)

    WordPress and e-commerce projects; development of the 2D game Jet Hero.

  8. Degree

    B.Sc. Media Informatics

    FH Wedel University of Applied Sciences

    Java, C/C++, UI/UX, 2D/3D game development; bachelor thesis with Node.js. 3rd place at the MultiTOUCH Programming Contest 2011 (C++/OpenGL).

Tools

  • TypeScript
  • Angular
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • Python
  • Prisma
  • SQLite
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL
  • Claude API
  • MCP
  • LangGraph
  • LangChain
  • Zod
  • Playwright
  • Cypress
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub Actions
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Cloudflare
  • Caddy
  • TensorFlow
  • PyTorch
  • scikit-learn
  • FastAPI
  • MLflow
  • Airflow

Languages

German and Polish (native), English (fluent), Spanish and Korean (basic)

All certificates and details on LinkedIn

Let's talk.

The fastest way to reach me is by email or on LinkedIn.

contact@frankdavidlee.com

Open to roles as AI Engineer, Agentic AI Engineer, Product AI Engineer or Senior Fullstack Developer – in Hamburg or remote.