Chao-wen Tan
Software Engineer Manager, Search at Google
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChao-wen Tan is a seasoned software engineering leader with 13 years of experience building scalable, user-focused systems at Google, currently managing a 0-to-1 Search initiative in New York. He has led cross-platform teams across Search and Workspace, shipping personalized, AI-driven features and platforms that help billions save and recall information. Equally comfortable in frontend and backend domains, he began in enterprise firmware and ad tech before evolving into full-stack leadership and operational excellence. He contributes to open-source education tooling—improving the Kolibri learning platform’s UI and developer experience—reflecting a practical commitment to developer productivity and accessibility. Trained in computer science with industrial/product design study, he blends technical depth with product-minded design sensibility to speed and smooth the engineering flywheel.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at The University of Texas at AustinIndustrial and Product Design, Industrial and Product Design at Pratt Institute
English, Chinese
Github Skills (9)
javascript10
user-interface10
front-end-development10
vue10
component-design10
vue-jsx10
stylus9
html9
css9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
learningequality/kolibri
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
Kolibri Learning Platform: the offline app for universal education
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:48 commits, 10 PRs, 21 comments in 19 days
Contributions summary:Chao-wen primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and the developer experience of the style guide. They implemented a side navigation bar, integrated the Vuep library for live code examples and demos, and created a table of contents component. Additionally, they applied styling and layout adjustments for improved visual presentation and usability, and corrected various coding style issues.
learning-platformoerofflineoffline-firstkolibri
chaowentan/Purify
Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
Contributions:16 commits in 14 days
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