Summary
Steven Chang is a full-stack software engineer with 8 years of experience building maintainable web applications across MERN, PEAN, Angular/.NET Core stacks and relational and NoSQL databases. Transitioning from a prior career as a physical therapist, he brings a diagnostic mindset for identifying root causes and restoring system health—skills he applies to debugging, code quality, and UX-driven feature work. He has shipped production systems at healthcare and research-focused companies like Clarify Health Solutions and Aya Healthcare, and led platform engineering efforts at Tecolote Research. Comfortable across frontend and backend, he favors simple, coherent architectures and has hands-on experience integrating third-party APIs, cloud storage, and authentication. Known for turning clinical attention to detail into pragmatic engineering decisions, he combines strong user empathy with reliable delivery.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Integrative Biology, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Integrative Biology at University of California, Berkeley
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) at Northeastern University
Master of Science (MS) Physical Therapy, Master of Science (MS) Physical Therapy at UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy
Full Stack Web Development Immersive, Full Stack Web Development Immersive at Thinkful