Iris Chien

Senior Software Engineer

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States5 yrs experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Graduated with dual degrees in Computer Science and Environmental Science.
Experience as a Senior Software Engineer at Confluent.
Led educational initiatives as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Engineer with a focus on sustainability and data-driven technology.

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TypeScriptPythonLeadershipJavaScript

About

May 2023 grad from UNC-CH with a degree in Computer Science and Environmental Science with a minor in Information Science. Interested in exploring the intersection of sustainability, data, and technology.

Experience

5 yrs

Total Experience

1 yr 8 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Confluent

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Feb 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Software Engineer

Aug 2023 – Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Software Engineer Intern

Sep 2022 – Dec 2022 · 3 mos · Remote

Jpmorgan chase & co.

Software Engineer Intern

May 2022 – Aug 2022 · 3 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Tesla

EHS&S Data Engineer Intern

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 · 7 mos · Fremont, California, United States

Accenture

Technical Summer Analyst at Accenture

Jun 2021 – Aug 2021 · 2 mos

Juni learning

CS Instructor

Sep 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr

Led 50-minute lessons to beginner level students 10 times a week
Taught basic concepts of programming with Scratch and Turtle Graphics in Python
Communicated with parents and HQ regarding student process and concerns

Unc department of computer science

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for COMP 110

Aug 2020 – May 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Hold office hours for a 500+ student class to explain programming assignments and technical concepts, such as recursion and classes, in Python
Facilitate learning and explain complex concepts for 30 students as lead TA to increase student understanding
Contribute to a grading team that grades 500+ submissions in detail for each programming assignment

Unc institute of marine sciences (ims)

Research Assistant

Jun 2019 – Dec 2019 · 6 mos · Chapel Hill

Project Title: Characterization of the Hawaiian Bobtail squid and its bioluminescent bacterial symbionts
Dissected squids, isolated bacteria, tested isolates for lethality and role in conjugation using PCR and functional assays
Presented poster at the UNC Undergraduate Research Symposium in July on behalf of Septer Labs
Part of the 2019 IDEA (Increasing Diversity and Enhancing Academia) program cohort