Noah Lee
I build systems for a living, organize events on the side, and write about the patterns in between.
Writing In Your Corner · new essays weekly · Chicago For the love of the game.
At the core of every good fighting game is a robust system, designed with rules to govern player interactions across a near-infinite space of player decisions tuned to produce fierce, dynamic competition. Around every game is a community, and around every community is a system of organizers, players, spectators, and more bringing everything to life.
I'm a software engineer with 7 years building backend systems for both startups and enterprise teams, and I'm developed tools to connect and develop communities for the Fighting Game Community (FGC). Currently building AI systems to organize how I think and work, from agentic research to work automation and new ways of working with AI.
As a community leader, I organize multiple online event series and support major offline events for my local Chicago scene and a small, global online community. I also publish In Your Corner on Substack.
When I'm not working, you can find me playing fighting games or creating content to teach and grow my community. I love hearing about new ideas, so if you're building and want to work together, get in touch.
My essays and letters live at In Your Corner, my Substack.
