Alex Chen
Foster City,CA
Summary
An independent and self-motivated computer science student eager to gain experience in a software developer role. Driven with a strong work ethic and able to thrive in team-based or individually motivated settings.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Software engineer
Amazon
Santa Cruz, CA
05.2023 - Current
- Developed and shipped customer and driver safety features for the Amazon Delivery app (400k+ active drivers globally) across Android and iOS.
- Introduced new safety reason code flows that allow drivers to report hazardous situations in real time and trigger immediate escalation workflows. New reason codes account for 2% of all Amazon packages marked undeliverable.
- Implemented a dog hazard warning feature that alerts drivers of potential dog risks before delivery, reducing dog-related incidents by 22%.
- Contributed to migrating the team from separate native Android and iOS development to Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), reducing new feature development time by ~30%.
- Led the team's migration from MVVM to BRIC architecture (VIPER-inspired), improving modularity, testability, and separation of concerns across the codebase.
- Led the adoption of integration and screenshot testing for team-owned features, reducing critical bug regressions by ~20%.
Software engineering intern
Amazon
Santa Cruz, CA
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Implemented an in-app keyboard and location-based point-of-interest search system to help drivers quickly find nearby delivery locations.
- Collaborated with product managers and designers to define requirements and deliver a seamless user experience.
Software engineering intern
Arista Networks
Santa Clara, CA
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Optimized an internal web extension’s SQL query speed through pagination and indexing.
- Use Python and Flask to build internal tools for bloat detection in files.
- Converted an existing application to Python3 from Python2.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy05-2023
Skills
- Mobile development with Android and iOS
- Web development with React
- Skilled in Python development
- SQL
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and Chinese
Timeline
Software engineer
Amazon
05.2023 - Current
Software engineering intern
Amazon
05.2022 - 08.2022
Software engineering intern
Arista Networks
09.2021 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute