Hi, I’m Michael Chen, a machine learning and software engineer with 9+ years of experience in the financial marketing and healthcare space. I help startups ship MVPs and scale to state-of-the-art products, with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and collaboration. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust solutions and learning from teammates to push projects forward. I have hands-on experience across React, NLP, and computer vision, and a track record of delivering 10+ major AI projects and implementing 30+ important algorithms. I’m passionate about optimizing software design for research and practical ML deployment, and I thrive in forward-moving startup environments.

Hi, I’m Michael Chen, a machine learning and software engineer with 9+ years of experience in the financial marketing and healthcare space. I help startups ship MVPs and scale to state-of-the-art products, with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and collaboration. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust solutions and learning from teammates to push projects forward. I have hands-on experience across React, NLP, and computer vision, and a track record of delivering 10+ major AI projects and implementing 30+ important algorithms. I’m passionate about optimizing software design for research and practical ML deployment, and I thrive in forward-moving startup environments.

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Hi, I’m Michael Chen, a machine learning and software engineer with 9+ years of experience in the financial marketing and healthcare space. I help startups ship MVPs and scale to state-of-the-art products, with a strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and collaboration. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust solutions and learning from teammates to push projects forward.

I have hands-on experience across React, NLP, and computer vision, and a track record of delivering 10+ major AI projects and implementing 30+ important algorithms. I’m passionate about optimizing software design for research and practical ML deployment, and I thrive in forward-moving startup environments.

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Machine Learning | Software Engineer at Personal Project
May 1, 2023 - October 9, 2025
Full stack work on lakehop, cerendify, spot, DriveShare; technologies include jQuery, HTML, AJAX, AWS Cloud; Agile & DevOps, NoSQL, PostgreSQL; work spanning eCommerce/retail and client domain. Involved in voice cloning, text-to-image, image-to-text, voice chatbot using chatgpt, OpenAI, React, Node.js, GPT-3/GPT-4.
Software Engineer Team Leader at Goodera
February 1, 2023 - October 9, 2025
Design, test, and deploy new AI functionalities for 6 major projects worth $5.3M. Coordinated with management to target geographical areas, increasing store footfall by 35%. Trained and onboarded 5 team members; deep experience with Kafka architecture.
Software Engineer at EdgeDB
February 1, 2021 - October 9, 2025
Worked on the Payments team to enhance customer experiences and cash flow. Led migration from AWS to GCP to reduce cloud costs by $370,000 per year. Re-configured invoice processing with product teams, saving over 45,000 manual hours per month. Mentored 2 junior front-end developers on React and documentation best practices.
Machine Learning Engineer at TechAhead
June 1, 2019 - October 9, 2025
Design and implement well-engineered, maintainable AI functionalities across multiple applications in collaboration with AI researchers, data scientists, and software teams. Delivered AI features for 8 major projects totaling ~$5M in value.
Machine Learning | Software Engineer (.net | React) at Seasia Infotech
July 1, 2016 - October 9, 2025
End-to-end development solutions for clients with .NET and React tech stack; built NFT marketplaces and staking dApps; implemented efficient and gas-optimized smart contracts; developed web apps with Node.js, Vue.js, React; also involved in iOS/React Native projects.
Full-Stack Developer (React + Next.js) at Terato Tech
April 1, 2015 - October 9, 2025
Remote role; implemented dynamic and browser-compatible pages, live chat, and REST APIs; built solutions using React, Next.js, Node.js; worked on AWS cloud-related tasks and frontend/backend integration.
Full-Stack Developer (React + Next.js) at MicroLabs PTE LTD
August 1, 2013 - October 9, 2025
Built responsive React components for shopping forms, implemented Live Chat with Socket.IO, modeled databases in MongoDB, and developed REST APIs for authentication & e-commerce; worked with AWS cloud features for subdomains in AWS VPC.

Education

Bachelor's degree at University of Southern California
August 1, 2006 - June 1, 2010

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Software & Internet, Healthcare, Financial Services, Professional Services, Other