Working towards the future

Clifford Alexander Lee
Software Engineer

Result-driven engineer specializing in AI infrastructure, query languages, and cloud systems. Building the future at Snowflake while pursuing an M.S. in AI at UT Austin.

C. Alex Lee
Snowflake Query Language & Compilers

Work Experience

Snowflake

Aug 2025 – Present

Menlo Park, CA

Software Engineer – Query Language & Compilers

Building SQL language features and security frameworks. Introduced security framework with SECURE keyword for redacting sensitive information. Implemented language features for Interactive Tables including SHOW and ALTER commands. Added Strict Type Enforcement in DML operations.

Meta

Aug 2022 – Jul 2024

Menlo Park, CA

Software Engineer – AI Infrastructure

Created the AI Publish Time Model Enforcement Framework tracking AI models using sensitive data, increasing compliance metrics by 15%. Built the AI Privacy Review Task Handler and developed fullstack services for managing and deleting sensitive AI assets across key data storage systems.

Facebook

Aug 2021 – Nov 2021

Menlo Park, CA

Software Engineering Intern – Reality Labs

Developed ML and Computer Vision projects for Portal using Android and Kotlin, improving detection rate of hands and hand motions. Enhanced facial cropping detection for the Portal Smart Camera.

Microsoft

May 2021 – Aug 2021

Seattle, WA

Software Engineering Intern – Azure

Built ML models using AzureML and Databricks to predict buildout task completion times. Integrated Azure Databricks notebooks with Cloud Capacity systems for real-time analytics.

Education

Master's in Artificial Intelligence

University of Texas at Austin

August 2025 – Present

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Cornell University

August 2018 – May 2022

Let's Work Together

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, challenging projects, or just connecting with fellow engineers.