# Alex Chao

> Software Engineer @ Stripe

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexchao

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Stripe
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States
Applied ML

### Software Development Engineer II @ Amazon
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States
Performance Advertising Core Services
Maintained and iterated backend systems in Java for processing 2MM+ TPS of ad metrics and billable events.

### Senior Software Engineer @ The New York Times
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
Messaging and Personalization (MAPS)
Built backend systems in Go and Node.js that served personalized experiences (newsletters, push alerts) for New York Times content, with a focus on increasing product engagement and subscriber retention.

### Software Engineer / Lead Technical Mentor @ Codesmith
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | New York, NY

### Software Engineer @ GraphQuill
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New York, NY

### Simulations Engineer @ PM Group
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Burlington, MA, USA


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University

### Stuyvesant High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexmchao

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Last updated: 2026-04-05