Chao Chen
Software Developnent Engineer II - EKS at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Kirkland, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolChao Chen is a Software Development Engineer II at AWS focusing on EKS with eight years of professional experience building cloud-native and web applications. He holds a M.S. in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology (3.9 GPA) and a bachelor’s in Electrical and Communications Engineering, blending strong systems fundamentals with frontend performance expertise. At AWS he has progressed from SDE to SDE II since 2019, contributing to production-grade Kubernetes services and cloud infrastructure. Earlier roles include optimizing website performance (cutting load time from ~10s to 1.5s) and shipping high‑usage mobile/WeChat applications, reflecting a pragmatic performance-first mindset. Based in Kirkland, WA, he pairs backend/cloud skills with hands-on frontend experience and a continuous improvement ethos summed up by his personal motto “To be a better man.”
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsMaster's degree, Computer Science, 3.9/4.0, Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.9/4.0 at Stevens Institute of TechnologyGithub contributions (5)
sitcchen47/Eatnow
Apr 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:67 commits, 36 pushes, 3 branches in 21 days
sitcchen47/bootstrap-example
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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