Gary Chen

Senior Software Engineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States8 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in backend solutions with Apache Kafka and Flink.
Proficient in Kubernetes for cloud-native applications.
Strong Python developer with production-ready applications.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Software Engineer with expertise in cloud-native technologies and data processing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Apache KafkaApache FlinkKubernetesPython (programming Language)

Other Skills

Go (Programming Language)SeleniumJavaJavaScriptCC#C++CSSHTMLMIPS AssemblyOpenGLReact.jsRubySPARQLSQL

Experience

8 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 6 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Airbnb

Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2025 – Present · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

Doordash

Senior Software Engineer

Apr 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Sunnyvale, California, United States

Confluent

Senior Software Engineer

Sep 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mountain View, California, United States

Backend software engineer - ksqlDB, Flink stream processing & analytics.

Apache FlinkApache KafkaKubernetesGo (Programming Language)

Cohesity

Software Engineer

Mar 2019 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos · San Jose, California, United States

Backend software engineer - data management control plane.

KubernetesSeleniumGo (Programming Language)Python (Programming Language)

Bank of america

Software Engineer Intern

Jun 2017 – Aug 2017 · 2 mos · New York, New York, United States

Developed an application for bankers to intuitively construct SPARQL queries and access the internal reference database. The tool was deployed to production following the internship and is actively being used by engineers.
Extended the existing internal database search function by implementing a visual graph mapping of query results.
Wrote Python/Shell scripts to automate developers’ daily email and file management tasks.

Python (Programming Language)

Gigabyte usa

Engineering Intern

May 2016 – Aug 2016 · 3 mos

Helped to redesign and enhance the efficiency of the cooling fan on the Gigabyte GTX 1080 and 1070 graphics cards.
Coded LED and fan speed customizability functions in Java for the Xtreme Engine Utility GPU pairing software.

Columbia university in the city of new york

Teaching Assistant

Jan 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · New York, New York, United States

TA for CSEE3827: Fundamentals of Computer Systems. Topics: Circuits, FSMs, MIPS assembly, CPU microarchitecture.
Gave 3 hour-long recitation sessions per week, held office hours and graded projects/exams for a total of 10 hours per week.

Coasia microelectronics corp.

Summer Internship

Jun 2015 – Aug 2015 · 2 mos

Performed functionality and debugging tests for Samsung/Huawei Android tablets under a senior software engineer.
Focused on catching operating system related bugs, finding ways to isolate and replicate the causes of said bugs.