Summary
Xchel Diaz is a Senior Software Engineer with six years of experience specializing in front-end development, currently building the first AI-powered application UI at Capital One. He has repeatedly led end-to-end UI projects—driving feature rollouts, modular redesigns, and accessibility compliance—while boosting test coverage from below 80% to ~96% and cutting build times dramatically through smarter test architecture. A Texas A&M CS graduate with minors in Cybersecurity and Game Design, Xchel blends product-focused engineering with strong cross-functional collaboration across design, data, and ADA stakeholders. He’s equally comfortable shipping rapid design iterations in under a day and implementing robust analytics pipelines to ensure measurable impact. Known for mentoring newcomers and improving onboarding, he brings a practical, user-centered approach informed by both research internship experience and a lifelong passion for games and tech.
6 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Research Intern Computer Science, Research Intern Computer Science at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at Texas A&M University
Spanish, English