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YIOU CHEN

Pleasanton, CA

Frontend engineer at Google. Working in Google Assistant team.

Experience

Google

Software Engineer

06/2019 - Present

I work in the Google Assistant team.

    Veeva Systems

    Software Engineer • UI Platform

    04/2019 - 05/2019

    Associate Engineer • UI Platform

    06/2017 - 04/2019

    ReactReduxWebpackBabelJestESlintPrettierStorybookSass
    I worked in the UIPlatform team for Veeva Vault. Our objective was to improve the foundation of our enterprise application using the latest technologies and best practices.
    • Set up CDN for frontend static assets on AWS infrastructure.
    • Created an interpreter runtime for a domain specific language using JavaScript.
    • Developed various UI components in React including select and data grid.
    • Developed a suite of URL/location utilities to unify client-side routing in our SPA.
    • Evaluated and integrated various UI development tools such as dependency lock, Prettier, and Storybook.
    • Rebuilt login/password reset flow using React, Redux and Redux Thunk.

    CA Technologies

    Software Engineer Intern

    05/2016 - 05/2017

    AngularSassJasmineJQueryD3
    I worked in a small fast-paced technology incubator. We experimented with various technologies and turned clients' idea into working prototype. As one of the frontend engineers in the team, I have experienced with Angular, React, Polymer, D3 and so on.
    • Developed customizable data visualization components using D3 and Angular.
    • Maintained a Angular UI component library.
    • Developed a search engine frontend using Angular.
    • Created and integrated a map widget that handled high-volume real-time data using Leaflet.

    Stony Brook University

    Computer Science

    GPA 3.87/4.00

    09/2013 - 05/2017

    I majored in Computer Science, minored in Digital art. In college, I studied various topics in computer science, including database design, system programming, network programming, computer graphics, etc. I graduated from the Computer Science Honor Program with Summa Cum Laude designation.