Steve Cheung
Director Of Engineering at Nirvana
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteve Cheung is a Director of Engineering with nearly two decades of experience turning product ideas into market-ready software and leading teams through complex technical and business challenges. He has delivered 15+ products spanning real-time carrier systems serving millions, consumer privacy mobile apps, and cloud-based live video platforms, and has scaled and led teams of up to 35 engineers and coordinated global teams exceeding 90 people. Comfortable moving from low-level architecture discussions to executive strategy, he blends technical depth with business acumen to align engineering execution with market priorities. A serial founder and early-stage CTO, he brings entrepreneurial instincts—having built product-led businesses and production platforms—to enterprise and health-tech environments. Based in New York, he prides himself on building high-performing teams and pragmatic processes that turn ambitious visions into reliable, shipping products.
13 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
B. Math Computer Science, B. Math Computer Science at University of Waterloo
English, Chinese
Github Skills (55)
intranet9
matomo8
stylelint8
php8
security8
marketing8
google-analytics8
mysql7
web-analytics7
eslint7
privacy7
linter6
analytics6
exception-handler6
ffmpeg6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
oldcookie/qmk_firmware
Jul 2020 - May 2023
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
rp2040firmwareavratmelusb
oldcookie/go-portscanner
May 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:4 PRs, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
golangscannersecurityport-scanner
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