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# Lee Cattarin

he/him or ze/hir • Vashon, WA 98070
lee.cattarin@gmail.com • this very website • linkedin.com/in/lee-cattarin

## Platforms Engineer

Design-oriented platforms/infrastructure engineer with a well-rounded background in algorithms, UI/UX, observabilty, databases, and accessibility. Consistent customer focus with strong communication skills and a passion for sharing knowledge.

## Toolkit

- Git, bash, and the terminal
- Containers and Kubernetes
- Terraform, Bicep, and infrastructure deployment
- GitHub Actions and other pipelines
- HTML/CSS, Javascript, and UI/UX design
- Languages like Go, C, and Python
- Accessiblity knowledge and thoughtful design

## Experience

Microsoft, Redmond, WA

August 2018 – July 2025

### Software Development Engineer I & II

Worked on green- and brown-field projects with customers, solving emerging problems in infrastructure, devOps, and LLM/human interaction. Wrote reports on product feedback to relay to product teams and improved documentation.

- Contributed UI/UX, algorithm, and database design to a new human-in-the-loop approach to LLM form automation, ensuring both that content was effectively reviewed and that auditing was smooth.
- Deployed and configured Kubernetes for many scenarios, handling monitoring and observability, scaling, traffic routing, security and policy, Windows container support, and more.
- Maintained team working agreements to ensure team unity and consistency. Shaped team processes and documentation to improve clarity and speed up onboarding.
- Improved Azure and open source documentation with new, updated, and corrected information.
- Coached multiple learning-oriented hackathons to ensure broader community understanding and adoption of Azure services.
- Presented to groups of 10–100 on backend accessibility and queer/trans education.

Riverside Refuge Studio, Vashon, WA

October 2023 – Present

### Co-owner and artist

Maintains website, storefront, and inventory for a diverse set of artistic goods. Communicates with a range of customers, both digitally and in-person.

- Designs and creates art/crafts in a variety of mediums ranging from visual to functional.
- Presents work in art shows in and around Seattle.
- Runs booths or studio space at art fairs and markets.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

September 2015 – December 2017

### Undergraduate Programming Mentor

Helped students debug and develop in Python and learn core programming concepts. Created daily quiz material and graded exams.

Microsoft, Redmond, WA

June 2017 – August 2017

### Software Development Engineering Intern

Developed a chatbot add-on for the Azure Android application.

## Projects

### 11ty Lessons (inherentlee.codeberg.page/lessons)

February 2026 – Present

Designs, develops, and maintains Eleventy-based website that details lessons learned while building with Eleventy.

### Spoonfairies (inherentlee.codeberg.page/spoonfairies)

February 2026 – Present

Designs, develops, and maintains Eleventy-based website for a just-launching project to build community and help people find support.

### Siblinghood of the Traveling Greeting Card (siblinghood.quest)

November 2025 – Present

Designs, develops, and maintains website. Manages communication and logistics for a ~40 person global community building project.

### Beall Greenhouses (beall-greenhouses-market.pages.dev)

October 2025 – Present

Created logo. Designs, develops, and maintains website. Manages artist information for the Beall Greenhouses artist studios.

### leecat.art (you are here!) (leecat.art)

October 2022 – Present

Designs, maintains, and creates all content.

### FediZineFest (fedizinefest.fyi)

December 2023 – July 2025

Created and ran a global event for zine artists on the fediverse (Mastodon) for two years. Coordinated website, physical material shipping and logistics, payment, and marketing for a 40–50 person project.

### Rescue Trans Rescue (rescue-trans-rescue.quest)

2024

Created a digital art exhibit and sale to raise money for charity. Coordinated ~30 artists to contribute physical and digital work as well as a collaborative sticker sheet. Raised ~2.3k for Trans Rescue.

## Education

Bachelor of Science — Computer Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY