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Hi, I'm Paul Chen, a full-stack developer based in Vancouver, BC, with 4+ years of experience building scalable web apps and internal tools using React, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, PHP, and WordPress. I love turning complex ideas into polished, performant products, and I'm passionate about integrating AI features to improve UX across platforms. I've led initiatives such as integrating OpenAI Assistants API for Klue's search and content resources, migrated legacy code to modern templates, and built a standardized component library to improve consistency and reduce development time. I enjoy collaborating with marketing and engineering teams to drive product outcomes and user engagement.…Hi, I'm Paul Chen, a full-stack developer based in Vancouver, BC, with 4+ years of experience building scalable web apps and internal tools using React, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, PHP, and WordPress. I love turning complex ideas into polished, performant products, and I'm passionate about integrating AI features to improve UX across platforms. I've led initiatives such as integrating OpenAI Assistants API for Klue's search and content resources, migrated legacy code to modern templates, and built a standardized component library to improve consistency and reduce development time. I enjoy collaborating with marketing and engineering teams to drive product outcomes and user engagement.

Paul Chen

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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Hi, I'm Paul Chen, a full-stack developer based in Vancouver, BC, with 4+ years of experience building scalable web apps and internal tools using React, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, PHP, and WordPress. I love turning complex ideas into polished, performant products, and I'm passionate about integrating AI features to improve UX across platforms. I've led initiatives such as integrating OpenAI Assistants API for Klue's search and content resources, migrated legacy code to modern templates, and built a standardized component library to improve consistency and reduce development time. I enjoy collaborating with marketing and engineering teams to drive product outcomes and user engagement.…Hi, I'm Paul Chen, a full-stack developer based in Vancouver, BC, with 4+ years of experience building scalable web apps and internal tools using React, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, PHP, and WordPress. I love turning complex ideas into polished, performant products, and I'm passionate about integrating AI features to improve UX across platforms. I've led initiatives such as integrating OpenAI Assistants API for Klue's search and content resources, migrated legacy code to modern templates, and built a standardized component library to improve consistency and reduce development time. I enjoy collaborating with marketing and engineering teams to drive product outcomes and user engagement.

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Hi, I’m Paul Chen, a full-stack developer based in Vancouver, BC, with 4+ years of experience building scalable web apps and internal tools using React, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, PHP, and WordPress. I love turning complex ideas into polished, performant products, and I’m passionate about integrating AI features to improve UX across platforms.

I’ve led initiatives such as integrating OpenAI Assistants API for Klue’s search and content resources, migrated legacy code to modern templates, and built a standardized component library to improve consistency and reduce development time. I enjoy collaborating with marketing and engineering teams to drive product outcomes and user engagement.

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Work Experience

Full-Stack Developer at Klue

May 1, 2021 - June 1, 2025

Led development of a customized GPT integration using OpenAI’s Assistants API to enhance search of public resources and blog content; deployed for pilot testing, driving actionable customer feedback. Implemented new features and resolved issues in core Klue web app using React, Ruby on Rails, and JavaScript. Migrated legacy code to modern templates and reusable components, improving app performance and maintainability. Collaborated cross-functionally with marketing and engineering teams to integrate marketing campaigns into the Klue app, increasing website engagement by 10%. Built and maintained PHP/WordPress workflows, optimizing SEO and site performance. Led development of a standardized component library, improving design consistency and reducing development time by 35%.

Electrical Engineering Co-op at M&E Engineering

May 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019

Designed lighting/power layouts for 10+ commercial/residential buildings. Produced detailed AutoCAD drawings from hand designs, reducing project delivery time by 15%.