William Wei-Chi Chen
Software Engineer · Bellevue, WA
chenwilliam101@gmail.com · (734) 548-1203
LinkedIn · GitHub
Education
M.S., Computer Science — University of Washington
2024 - Present · Seattle, WA · GPA 4.00/4.00
B.S., Computer Science — University of Michigan
2018 - 2021 · Ann Arbor, MI · GPA 3.67/4.00
Experience
Software Engineer
Netflix · Remote · June 2025 - Present
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Implemented client-side security controls for the Netflix iOS Application, ensuring robust user and device authentication
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Migrated critical Netflix iOS codebases to OpenSSL 3, improving security posture and ensuring long-term maintainability
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Collaborated cross-functionally with platform and product teams to ensure secure launch of the Netflix Game Controller app
Software Development Engineer II / I
Amazon · Bellevue, WA · Sept 2021 - May 2025
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Designed, implemented and launched features using Swift and Obj-C for Amazon Flex, the tier-1 driver delivery app used by Amazon delivery drivers globally
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Overhauled package search mechanisms with patented label innovation, improving driver stop-level package search time by 16 minutes, saving 300 million dollars per year
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Championed app-wide architecture migration, reducing data model complexity and consolidating multi-platform business logic
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Worked with drivers in the field and responded to multiple high severity events, directly identifying and addressing crucial customer pain points
Software Development Engineer Intern
Amazon · Bellevue, WA · May 2020 - July 2020
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Implemented Package Scanning innovations on Amazon Flex, reducing on-road help requests by 15% with anticipated savings of 1.3 million dollars per year
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Developed multiple testable, modular components adhering to MVC paradigm
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Achieved 80% code coverage in newly implemented features
Artificial Intelligence Systems Engineering Intern
Taiwan AI Labs · Taipei, Taiwan · May 2019 - August 2019
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Improved segmentation and pre-processing of medical CV models, which identify diseases from CT/MRI scans
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Built a React/NodeJS/MySQL/Orthanc web system with LDAP login for displaying model outputs of image masks
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Developed an automatic testing infrastructure for computer vision models using Typescript, Kubernetes, Docker and GitLab CI/CD
Certifications
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AWS Certified Developer - Associate (March 2022)
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Java SE7 - Oracle Certified Associate (Sept 2017)
Skills
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General Purpose: C, C++, Python, Java
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Frontend: Swift, Obj-C, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, jQuery, React, React Native, Bootstrap
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DevOps: AWS, SQL, Unix, Docker, Kubernetes, Git
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Machine Learning: TensorFlow, OpenCV, Google AutoML
Languages
English, Chinese, learning Japanese.
Class projects & coursework
Relevant coursework and class projects will be added here. (Coming soon.)