About

Hi all, my name is Hoye Lam, you can follow me on Twitter and Instagram.

Aiming to help as many people as possible through technology and solving real problems.

- 8+ years of experience in professional software engineering.
- 7+ years of experience in iOS development.
- 1+ years of experience in leading/managing teams and projects
- 1+ years of experience in back-end development.
- 1+ years of experience in Android development.
- Strong experience in software architecture and development lifecycle.
- Main Programming languages: Swift, JavaScript, Go(lang), Kotlin
- Experience in industries: Languages, Sleep Tech, Healthcare, Education
- Apple WWDC 2019 Attendant

Timeline

• 2024 - Father
• 2024 - Rewrote Thinkdrop 2
• 2023 - Married
• 2023 - Launched Esportfort
• 2022 (December) - iOS Engineer @DeepL
• 2021 - Launched Think Drop 2 💭
• 2021 - Launched Devleads [discontinued]
• 2020 - Launched Growrilla 🦍
• 2020 - Started personal blog
• 2020 - Launched Kowa 🐷
• 2020 - Software Lead and Developer for Somnox B.V.
• 2020 - Started a new company Kin-Yee
• 2019 - Launched Think Drop 🤔
• 2019 - Project Lead and Software Developer for Somnox B.V.
• 2018 - Launched Esports Calendar 📆 [discontinued]
• 2018 - Started working at Somnox B.V., the World's first Sleep Robot as a Software Developer 🛌
• 2018 - Graduated from Bachelor Major Computer Science University of Rotterdam 👨‍🎓
• 2017 - Started writing a thesis: Research and development on third-party services integration within mobile and microservices.
• 2016 - Acquiring freelance jobs (part-time)
• 2016 - Started company Startup Story (discontinued)
• 2015 - Started Mobile Development as an Intern and part-time developer
• 2013 - Started Major Computer Science
• 2013 - Graduated from Highschool Economics and Society

Trivia Facts

• Can speak Dutch, English, Cantonese, and some Mandarin
• Like esports primarily CS:GO and League of Legends
• Like to listen to music, especially Hip-Hop
• Primarily lived in the Netherlands but also Hong Kong
• Traveled to the U.S., China (Shenzhen), Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Iceland, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany, U.K., Spain, Portugal, and Italy
• Occasional lion and dragon dances since 2018
• Started learning iOS development on a (bad) Windows Laptop using Virtual Machine
• Played League of Legends semi-professionally in 2013-2014 (Diamond 1, 80~ lp)
• Played Overwatch semi-professionally in 2018 (Overwatch Open Division)
• Practiced Karate till 14 years old