Michael Chen
Engineering Manager at Datadog
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Chen is an engineering manager with 11 years of experience building backend infrastructure, data pipelines, and growth-focused systems at companies including Datadog, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and SalesforceIQ. A Berkeley CS graduate now based in New York, he blends hands-on backend and full-stack experience with a passion for user engagement and machine learning-driven products. He has led engineering teams through production-grade infrastructure and data processing challenges, and has a pragmatic track record of shipping tools that improve observability and operational reliability. Michael’s background includes early work on large-scale anomaly detection and deployment tooling, reflecting a continued interest in scalable monitoring and analytics. He is motivated by applying technology to social impact—particularly education inequality—and enjoys collaborating across product and research to turn ambitious ideas into reliable systems.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyStudy Abroad, Study Abroad at National Taiwan UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at American High School
Chinese, English
Github Skills (62)
hugo10
terraform10
terraform-provider10
datadog10
flowtype10
documentation10
cli10
sdk9
checker9
activemodel9
elastic8
compatibility8
ruby-client8
shared8
infrastructure8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
chanzuckerberg/browser-sdk
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Browser SDK
Contributions:8 releases, 11 pushes, 7 tags in 2 months
wkwebviewbrowserjavascriptsdkwebkit
chanzuckerberg/dd-trace-rb
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
Datadog Tracing Ruby Client
Contributions:4 releases, 5 pushes, 4 tags in 13 days
tracingruby-clientrubydatadog-tracingdatadog
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