Shao Tan
Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShao Tan is a Software Development Engineer at Amazon with two years of professional experience and a strong foundation from a BS in Mechanical Engineering (3.9) and an MS in Computer Science from USC. At Amazon he moved from an internship—where he built a Kotlin-based dashboard processing data from over 1M Halo users using AWS services and cut debugging time by 30%—into a full-time engineering role, demonstrating skill in cloud-native architectures and cost optimization. He has practical cross-disciplinary experience from earlier product design internships, leading small teams to deliver manufacturable hardware and test systems that improved quality and revenue. Comfortable collaborating with senior engineers and stakeholders, Shao combines hands-on implementation with system design thinking and a knack for translating complex requirements into measurable operational improvements. An educator at heart, he has coached students to higher outcomes, signaling strong communication and mentorship abilities alongside his technical chops.
2 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.9, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.9 at California State University, Long Beach
Dutch, English, Spanish, Chinese, Papiamento
Github Skills (10)
freertos10
compatibility10
opc10
connections10
iot10
openthread10
internet-of-things10
connectivity10
lte10
zephyr9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
shaoltan-amazon/connectedhomeip
Mar 2024 - Mar 2024
Matter (formerly Project CHIP) creates more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.
Contributions:3 pushes, 4 branches in 13 days
project-chip/connectedhomeip
Mar 2024 - Oct 2024
Matter (formerly Project CHIP) creates more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.
Contributions:92 reviews, 12 PRs, 92 comments in 7 months
connectivity-standards-alliancebuild-with-matterguidedzephyrconnectivity
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