Vincent Chen
writes software
takes photos
and plays way too many video games
Introductions
Software engineer specializing in Cloud Computing and Test Driven Development.
Languages
Proficient
C#
Proficient
Java
Proficient
Python
Intermediate
Ruby
Intermediate
Lisp
Intermediate
C
Intermediate
C++
Intermediate
Powershell
Technical Skills
01
Cloud Services
3+ years experience doing continuous intergration with cloud services. Familiar with Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Digital Ocean Cloud Services.
02
Test-Driven Development
3+ years writing Test Designs, Test Infrastructure, and Unit Tests.
03
Scripting and Automated Jobs
2+ years industry experience writing automated jobs. Some examples included a job to automtically create and remove VM instances and a job to gather and organize VM package metadata.
04
RESTful API web apps
1+ year industry experience creating web apps that users interface through via RESTful APIs. Created primarily for internal tooling.
Experience
2017 – Present
Test Engineer
Seattle, WA
Test Engineer on the Google Cloud Storage EngProd team.
2015 – 2017
Microsoft
Software Developer Engineer
Redmond, WA
Implemented several new features for the Halo Lobby Service. Usually involved from initial design all the way to development, testing, launch, and post-launch support.
2014 – 2015
Microsoft
Software Developer Engineer in Testing
Redmond, WA
I worked on Test Infrastructure and testing; including but not limited to, unit tests, integration tests, and stress tests. Was also oncall to ensure that Halo 5 was shipped with a AAA multiplayer experience.
Summer of 2013
Amazon
Sofwater Engineer Intern
Seattle, WA
Developed metrics tools for Amazon Web Services' package statistics. Used a cron job to automate package statistics gathering then used Django to create a central web hub to view the data. .
2012 – 2013
SM3 Research Group
Research Assistant
College Park, Maryland
2011 – 2012
University of Maryland's Financial Aid Office
Web Developer
College Park, Maryland
Education
2010 – 2014
University of Maryland, College Park
B.S. in Computer Science with a Minor in Chinese Language
College Park, Maryland
Selected Coursework: Algorithms, Modern Cryptography, Artificial Intelligence, Human Computer Interactions, Data Structures
Projects
Halo 5: Guardians
2015Helped ship the multiplayer lobby service of Halo 5 to hundred of thousands of concurrent users.
Open Bounty
2014 UMD bitcamp hackathonPrototype of a site to microfinance fun challenges or activities, one dollar at a time.
TrackTime App
2013 Penn Apps hackathonA mobile-based app which uses iBeacon proximity detecting to determine whether an employee is within the building region governed by the beacon
