Ivan Chen
Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Sichuan, United States
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Top SchoolIvan Chen is a software development engineer with nine years of experience blending hands-on engineering and team leadership across startups and AWS/Amazon. He has led core engineering teams to build products from the ground up and now focuses on audit process automation and data services at Amazon. His background includes production iOS work—shipping a global Zipcar release and developing a widely used net-neutrality testing app—plus early game-engine contributions to the open-source Citrus Engine. Comfortable across mobile, backend, and cloud, he brings a pragmatic approach to refactoring and compatibility improvements that increase system stability. Ivan’s early roots as a flash game programmer and continued tinkering as a "tech enthusiast" give him a creative edge when solving engineering trade-offs. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Cyber Security from Northeastern and has a track record of delivering measurable impact, from high test coverage and crash-free releases to cost-saving automation proofs of concept.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Cyber Security, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Cyber Security at Northeastern University
English, Chinese
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Github Skills (9)
flash10
actionscript10
game-engine10
animation9
uid8
front-end-development8
ui-design8
android6
google-analytics6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
DaVikingCode/Citrus-Engine
Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
Modern AS3 Game Engine
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 21 PRs, 7 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Ivan made several updates to the Citrus Engine, primarily focusing on refactoring and maintenance. These changes include removing unused imports, adjusting code for compatibility with Starling 2.x, updating interface implementations, and modifying the core engine. The contributions span multiple files within the project, indicating a broad understanding of the engine's architecture and components. These updates suggest a focus on improving the engine's stability and compatibility.
actionscriptgamemaker-studio-2gamegamesgameengine
hewenyuann19930327/Citrus-Engine
Nov 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:25 commits, 16 PRs, 33 pushes in 8 months
gamegamedevgame-developmentas3engine
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