# Amanda Chen

> Senior Software Engineer at Flex

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

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer, Mobile & Web @ Flex
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States
Building intuitive front-end experiences on mobile and web to help people manage life’s biggest payments on their schedule.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Squarespace
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | New York, United States
Empowered merchants to create beautiful online businesses.

### Software Engineer @ Squarespace
Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | New York, United States

### Teaching Assistant @ Cornell University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Cornell University
INFO 4240: Designing Technology for Social Impact (Fall 2016, 2017, 2018)
Graded assignments including design responses and projects that cover design thinking and strategies for social impact, held weekly office hours to explain concepts and work 1-on-1 with students, participated in weekly grading sessions, and answered student questions on Piazza. Taught weekly section of 30 students by leading hands-on activities and discussion of course concepts. Chosen by Professor Phoebe Sengers for the Information Science Teaching Assistant Award.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Squarespace
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area

### Software Engineering Intern @ Adobe
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Jose, CA

### Summer Intern, BBG Ventures @ AOL
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
One of four interns who worked at BBG Ventures, a New York-based seed stage venture capital fund founded by Susan Lyne and backed by AOL, by evaluating and analyzing numerous startup pitches, visiting local NYC startups, learning entrepreneurial skills from the best and brightest VCs and entrepreneurs. Judged over a hundred Girls Who Code final projects at the #BBG Challenge at Twitter HQ in 2015, culminating in a 24-hour hackathon and presentation at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Judged over 300 submissions at Spotify HQ in 2017 with top VC mentors.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Qualcomm
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Diego, CA
Developed and designed a Device Utilization tool as part of a test automation team using Sencha ExtJS for testing groups to search and filter through testing data and analyze a visualization that allows them to optimize tests. Practiced Agile methodologies on a development team with daily scrums and weekly sprints.

### SIP Participant @ Girls Who Code
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Goldman Sachs
One of 20 girls chosen to participate in the Girls Who Code summer immersion program at Goldman Sachs in NYC. 300+ hours of intensive instruction in robotics, web design, and mobile development with engaging, career-focused mentorship and exposure led by the industry's top female entrepreneurs and engineers.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
Cornell University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019

### High School
The Spence School
Jan 2008 – Jan 2015


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/amandachen
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Last updated: 2026-03-20