Hi! I am Jou-An(Joanne) Chen. I’m a full-stacked engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience, especially on code refactoring and browser extension development. I am passionate about software testing, clean code and clean architecture. I am now actively seeking 2024 software engineer summer internship.

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Email: joannechen1223@gmail.com

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Education

Cornell University, Cornell Tech

M.S. in Information Systems with a concentration in Connective Media

Aug. 2023 - May 2025 (Expected)

• Merit Scholarship: Carol B. Epstein Fellowship
• GPA: 3.86/4.3

National Taiwan University

B.S. in Computer Science & Information Engineering

B.B.A in Business Administration – Division of Technology Management

Sept. 2015 - June 2020

• GPA: 3.97/4.3

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Experience

ShopBack, Software Engineer

Apr. 2021 - July 2023            Taipei, Taiwan

Browser Extension Node.js React JavaScript TypeScript AWS Kubenetes GitLabCI MongoDB MySQL Redis

• Automated Extension Test
  • Puppeteer-based extension performance profiling tool
  • Browser extension e2e test suites
• Core Developer of ShopBack Browser Extension
• Project Lead of Legacy System Migration
• Project Lead of Hong Kong new market extension launch

Next Bank, Software Engineer - Backend

July 2020 - Apr. 2021            Taipei, Taiwan

Python FastAPI pytest Domain-Driven Design MSSQL

• Core Developer of account opening and member service
• Project Lead of Push notification module
• Created integration testing framework

IBM, Application Developer Intern

July 2018 - Dec. 2019            Taipei, Taiwan

Java Angular

• Developed 4 full-stack banking functionalities
• Conducted end-to-end tests, traced issues and delivered reports

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Organization & Activities

Cornell Tech, Student Ambassador          Sep. 2023 - Present            New York City, NY

Cornell Tech, Let’s Code K-12 Volunteer          Nov. 2023            New York City, NY

The MentorShip Program, Girls In Tech Taiwan, Coordinator

Nov. 2021 - Nov. 2022            Taipei, Taiwan

• Organized a half-year learning program with experts in technology fields and assisted 100+ participants to advance their careers.
• Social media management and and branding
  • Official Website
  • Facebook
  • Medium

NTU Net Impact, Academic Officer          July 2018 - July 2019            Taipei, Taiwan

NTU Fishing Village Volunteering Club, Vice Director          Sep. 2015 - June 2017            Penghu, Taiwan