Chen S
Senior Software Engineer at Northwestern Mutual
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChen S is a Senior Software Engineer and technical leader with 11 years of experience building full-stack and cloud-native data platform solutions, currently based in Colorado Springs. He blends hands-on development with DevOps and automation expertise—driving Terraform, Azure, Docker, and CI/CD adoption to simplify deployments and boost team productivity. At Northwestern Mutual he has led modernization efforts, migrating UNIX workflows to Linux, introducing CI practices, and streamlining complex nightly batch cycles across many applications. A former US Army Power Generation Mechanic, he brings disciplined troubleshooting, resilience training, and adaptability from high-pressure environments into his engineering practice. He’s also mentored bootcamp students and built self-service automation that cut client requests dramatically, showing a penchant for practical tooling that amplifies team velocity.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree General Studies, Associate's degree General Studies at INTI International College PenangBachelor's Degree Management Information Systems General, Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems General at DePaul UniversityWeb Development Coding Bootcamp Web Development, Web Development Coding Bootcamp Web Development at Northwestern University
English, Chinese, Malay, Chinese, hokkien
Github Skills (6)
hebrew9
phpbb8
translation7
localization7
internationalization7
php6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
Chisor/phpBB-Hebrew
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push in 1 day
translationphphebrewinternationalizationphpbb
ReallyGood/phpBB-Hebrew
Aug 2014 - Sep 2014
The Hebrew localization of phpBB happens here
Contributions:7 commits in 1 month
translationphphebrewinternationalizationphpbb
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