Timothy Chen
Staff Software Engineer at Google
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTimothy Chen is a Staff Software Engineer at Google with a decade of hands-on experience building web applications and productivity features—currently contributing to Google Docs from New York. A University of Maryland graduate with dual BS degrees in Computer Science and Finance, he blends technical depth with business sense to ship impactful product features. His background spans internships at Lyft and Appian, progressive engineering roles at Google, and leadership in large student-run hackathons like Bitcamp and Technica, where he combined tech leadership with event logistics and production. Comfortable across frontend, backend, and multimedia, Timothy brings a maker’s mindset—balancing production-grade engineering with creative side projects in video, motion graphics, and SEO experiments.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Finance, BS, Finance at University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of BusinessComputer Programming Academy, Computer Programming Academy at River Hill High SchoolBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Maryland
English, Chinese, French
Stackoverflow
374reputation
12kreached
20answers
9questions
Github Skills (52)
csv-import10
csv9
imports9
management8
umd8
chrome-extension8
admin8
chrome7
html6
firebase6
ruby-on-rails6
heroku6
css6
chartjs6
resque6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
thisistimothychen/comprehensive-git-cheatsheet
Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:22 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 23 days
thisistimothychen/thisistimothychen.github.io
Aug 2016 - Sep 2022
Contributions:130 pushes, 1 branch, 6 issues in 6 years 2 months
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