Ryan Chen
Software Engineer at CaptivateIQ
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Chen is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable backend systems and data pipelines, currently working at CaptivateIQ after roles at Google and PayPal. He has shipped production infrastructure for Google Play and YouTube integrations, led a cross-team migration to a new message-queue pipeline, and redesigned subscription and provisioning services to support high-impact product launches. Comfortable across databases, distributed systems, and developer tooling, he has a history of creating internal frameworks, open-source connectors, and data platforms that improve team productivity. A Purdue CS alumnus and former student journalist, he pairs technical rigor with clear communication—running talks, docs, and guides to help teams adopt complex changes. Notably, he balances deep systems work with hands-on delivery, from firmware tooling and embedded flashes to large-scale cloud services.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Purdue UniversitySaint Francis High School
Chinese, English
Github Skills (23)
python10
cloud-sql10
gcp9
sql9
google-cloud9
google-cloud-run9
exponent9
slack-bot7
database7
reddit6
mysql6
discord-bot5
sentiment5
discord-js5
javascript4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
fatcat2/sturdy-pancake
Feb 2018 - Feb 2022
Database holding the salaries of all employees of Purdue from 2011-2023.
Contributions:180 commits, 47 PRs, 186 pushes in 4 years 1 month
purduesalariesdatabasemysql
fatcat2/scc-covid19
Mar 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:1 PR, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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