Conrad Lan

Changelog

A git log of things I've shipped, optimized, and accidentally made famous.

2026

  1. e29038b ·

    Built AI-Powered Content Automation Pipeline

    100+ content sources, Claude-powered scoring, bilingual content generation

    End-to-end content pipeline: fetch from 100+ sources, Claude AI scoring on 5 dimensions, bilingual angle generation (EN/ZH-TW), platform-specific drafting, quality validation, and Notion integration.

    pythonclaudeaiautomationnotion

2025

  1. c967c3a ·

    Architected Multi-Source Admin Permission System (RBAC)

    Enterprise-grade RBAC supporting IDP integration with O(1) permission lookups via DynamoDB single-table design

    Designed and implemented comprehensive RBAC system with multi-source permission resolution (manual assignment, IDP group sync, device auth service), state machine pattern for admin invitation lifecycle, and event-driven architecture using SNS/SQS for cross-service sync.

    goawsdynamodbrbacarchitecture
  2. 2cb4d04 ·

    Optimized Admin List API from 5s to sub-200ms

    25x performance improvement for organizations with 10K+ admins

    Refactored query complexity from O(N*M) to O(1) using batch operations and pre-aggregated indexes. Implemented Redis caching with intelligent invalidation and cursor-based pagination.

    goawsredisperformancedynamodb
  3. 3eba483 ·

    Built Async Event Processing Infrastructure (Worker Hub)

    Decoupled microservice communication enabling reliable high-throughput event processing

    SQS-based worker service with two-queue pattern for multi-tenant admin provisioning, SNS event publishing, and ECS auto-scaling based on queue depth.

    goawssqssnsecsmicroservices
  4. 7d25685 ·

    Lawsome: AI legal tech platform

    Full-stack SaaS with React + FastAPI + AWS ECS infrastructure

    Built complete legal tech platform with React 19 frontend, FastAPI backend with clean architecture, PostgreSQL database, deployed on AWS ECS Fargate with Terraform.

    reactfastapiawsterraformai

2024

  1. 185a0ec ·

    Overhauled Applicant Tracking System at Cake

    Redesigned 100+ APIs, 20+ database tables, migrated hundreds of thousands of records

    Led ATS overhaul including job application flow, email inbox mechanism, auth refactoring, pricing restructure, and candidate pipeline. Integrated Elasticsearch, built with FastAPI, managed infra with Terraform.

    pythonfastapielasticsearchterraformarchitecture
  2. e149b88 ·

    Saved NT$3-4M by Optimizing Algolia Search Costs

    NT$3-4 million annual cost reduction

    Implemented CDN rules to manage abnormal traffic and designed better cache mechanisms for legitimate usage, dramatically reducing Algolia search engine expenses.

    algoliacdncachingcost-optimization

2023

  1. 5c26a5c ·

    Revamped Cake Backend Tech Stack

    Migrated from legacy Rails to FastAPI with clean architecture, replacing manual clickops with Terraform

    Introduced FastAPI server with clean architecture and data mappers to replace aging Ruby on Rails, achieving decoupling from Active Record's strong coupling patterns.

    pythonfastapiterraformclean-architecturerails

2022

  1. d563a7e ·

    Migrated Cooby Infrastructure from Heroku to AWS

    75.5% cost reduction with improved availability and scalability

    Established unified Terraform management, designed highly available ECS architecture, integrated Stripe payments, built real-time analytics with DynamoDB and Redshift.

    awsterraformecsdynamodbredshiftstripe
  2. 7659584 ·

    Cooby Selected for Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 2022

    Only Taiwanese company on the Forbes Asia 100 To Watch list in 2022

    Contributed to core backend infrastructure that supported Cooby's growth, leading to recognition as one of Forbes Asia's top 100 companies to watch.

    startuprecognition

2019

  1. 35292c6 ·

    Co-founded Remoneer, a self-service BI platform

    Built data analysis platform and job search platform from scratch

    Co-founded startup building self-service BI solutions with web crawling, Django REST APIs, and OCR search. Also built a remote-work-focused job search platform for Taiwan.

    pythondjangostartupentrepreneurship