Jenny Chen
Senior Software Engineer at Airbnb
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJenny Chen is a Senior Software Engineer based in San Francisco with a decade of engineering experience and a rare dual background in Computer Science and Business Analytics from the University of Pennsylvania, including an MSE. At Airbnb she drives Host Personalization and Marketplace Intelligence, building data-informed systems that improve host experiences and marketplace efficiency. Her early internships across Google, Two Sigma, Qualcomm, and Kleiner Perkins gave her deep exposure to payments, modeling engineering, and finance infrastructure. A former head teaching assistant for Penn’s introductory programming course, she blends production software development with a knack for explaining complex technical concepts. Notably, she transitioned from research-focused academic training into product-impacting roles, bridging rigorous CS foundations with business-driven product outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
High School, Cum Laude, High School, Cum Laude at The Bishop's SchoolBachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics, Business Analytics, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics, Business Analytics, Summa Cum Laude at University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude at University of Pennsylvania
Chinese, EnglishGithub contributions (3)
dylanmann/street
Feb 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:29 commits in 2 months
djennchen/djennchen.github.io
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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