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.

- 6+ years of experience in professional software engineering.
- 5+ 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: Sleep Tech, Healthcare, Education, Catering
- Apple WWDC 2019 Attendant

Timeline

  • 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 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. World's first Sleep Robot as Software Developer 🛌
  • 2018 - Graduated from Bachelor Major Computer Science University of Rotterdam 👨‍🎓
  • 2017 - Started writing 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 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, and Italy
  • Performed in seven different Chinese New Year events during 2019 and 2020 for lion- and dragon dances
  • 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)
  • Operate a small gaming community called Insanctuary
  • Practiced Karate till 14 years old