Summary
Stephanie Chen is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building large-scale backend systems, currently at Google after a stint with DeepMind and a background in ad tech at Quantcast. She combines strong engineering skills in Java and Python with hands-on experience in MapReduce, Hadoop, and machine learning to drive system runtime improvements and production reliability. Her academic training is multidisciplinary—master’s degrees in Computer Science and Biostatistics and PhD work in life sciences—which informs a data-driven approach to complex engineering problems. At USC she applied ML to high-throughput biological behavior annotation, an uncommon bridge between research and production engineering. Based in Newark, CA, she focuses on delivering measurable business value through scalable architectures and efficiency optimizations. Not open to opportunities currently, she prioritizes deep technical impact over external outreach.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Computer Science Biostatistics(PhD candidate) Biology, Master’s Degree Computer Science Biostatistics(PhD candidate) Biology at University of Southern California
Bachelor’s Degree Life Science (Honors Program), Bachelor’s Degree Life Science (Honors Program) at China Agricultural University
PhD candidate Life Science, PhD candidate Life Science at Tsinghua University
Chinese, English