Summary
Edward Cheng is a Software Engineer II with eight years of experience building full-stack web applications using JavaScript, React, Redux, HTML/CSS, and Ruby on Rails, currently contributing to AWS after prior roles at Tophatter and Skillz. He began his career as an EMT, a background that shaped his pragmatic, efficiency-driven approach to engineering—turning hour-long workflows into minute-scale solutions. Edward blends product-minded frontend work with solid backend Rails experience, shipping features at both startup pace and enterprise scale. Based in San Francisco, he stays curious about emerging VR/AR technologies and explores local cuisines as a creative reset. He holds a BS in Bioengineering from UC San Diego and completed intensive software engineering training at App Academy, reflecting a disciplined transition from healthcare to software. Reach him via edwardcheng148@gmail.com or view his work at www.edwardcheng.io.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
Software Engineering, Software Engineering at App Academy
English, Chinese, Chinese