Freddy Chen
Software Engineering Lead at Savvy Wealth
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolFreddy Chen is a software engineering lead with 7 years of cross-continental experience building resilient infrastructure and growth systems at companies like Airbnb and early-stage startups, now leading engineering at Savvy Wealth in New York. He combines hands-on backend expertise—demonstrated by contributions to a Netty-based Android IM library involving reconnection, timeout, and protobuf handling—with product-minded leadership gained as a founding engineer. Freddy’s career spans trust & safety, growth, and infrastructure domains across Toronto, San Francisco, Singapore, and Beijing, giving him a pragmatic global perspective on scaling systems. Classically trained as a concert pianist (ARCT) and holding an Honours degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, he brings a mix of technical rigor, creativity, and entrepreneurial grit to complex engineering challenges.
7 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours Computer Engineering at University of TorontoAssociate Diploma (ARCT) Performer Piano, Associate Diploma (ARCT) Performer Piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music
English, Chinese
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Github Skills (10)
javas10
netty10
im10
protobuffer10
protobuf10
java10
tcp10
android9
heartbeat9
aio8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
FreddyChen/KulaChat
May 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:19 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
FreddyChen/CEventCenter
Apr 2019 - Jun 2020
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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