# Chase Carnaroli

> Software Engineer | Prev @ Khan Academy

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/chase

Passionate about learning, programming, and nature.

## Work Experience
### Founder @ Carnaroli Software
Jan 2026 – Present
A solo software studio for side projects and consulting.

### Software Engineer @ Khan Academy
Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 | Mountain View, CA
Built Khanmigo, an AI tutor that can teach learners anything.

I worked on our RAG system, moderation system, AI memory, image input, file input, voice mode, dynamic diagram generation, evals system, and designed our first agent architecture.

### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Amazon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington
Improved the redundancy of Alexa's emergency services capabilities.

Created a side channel notification system to alert emergency service providers when a customer uses Alexa to call for help. This systems serves as a critical redundancy in a scenario where the main call fails to reach the provider.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Khan Academy
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote
Outlined and began to implement a plan to port Khan Academy's existing Computer Science platform from a Python monolithic server to a Go micro-service.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Khan Academy
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Remote
Backend developer working with Python, Go, and GraphQL.
Collaborated with Senior Engineers to convert the monolithic backend to a more efficient ecosystem of microservices.
Implemented an index for retrieving content, reducing the number of instances needed by 350%.

### Resident Advisor @ UC Irvine
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Irvine, California
Supervise a hall with 67 freshmen from a variety of STEM majors.
Coordinate and lead professional development workshops, tech tutorials, and social mixers.

### Kayak Instructor @ UC Irvine
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Newport Beach, California
Lead groups on kayak and paddle board adventures, while providing them with a fun and safe experience.

### Student Coordinator @ UC Irvine
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Irvine, CA
Develop and implement programs and resources to enhance the Residential Life experience within the dorms at UC Irvine.
Mentor a group of Freshmen who plan large events for the dorms at UC Irvine.
Manage the social media accounts for Mesa Court.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Khan Academy
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California
Frontend developer working with Javascript and React.
Improved the Learning Time tracking system to classify an additional 1.4 million minutes of user activity per week.
Redesigned and launched a new Translators About page to recognize the work of the internationalization team (https://www.khanacademy.org/contribute).
Created a live markdown previewer for discussion posts and comments.

### AppJam+ Program Mentor @ Dreams for Schools
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Irvine, CA
Mentor middle school students while teaching them how to develop an Android game application.
Teach students computer science concepts and introduce them to possible careers in STEM.

Dreams for Schools oversees programs and initiatives that contribute to educating youth about Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) fields. The main outreach program of the organization is the AppJam+ initiative. AppJam+ is a program that takes the concept of building software in a short period of time and uses it as a tool to excite and inform middle school students about STEM fields while teaching them the creative and hands-on technical process of mobile application development. Middle school students receive mentorship from college undergraduates and learn to make Mobile apps, which will be utilized by a K-12 audience.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Koder
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Irvine, CA
Backend developer working with C#, ASP.NET Core, SQL Databases, and Microsoft Azure.
Created the backend for promotional codes and referrals on the Koder Platform.
Implemented email, push, and feed notifications with Koder’s iOS app.
Worked on additional API endpoints and Azure Functions.

Koder is a future-of-work platform that connects companies with teams of crowdsourced developers to deliver results. Through the Koder service, anyone can get an elite team of engineers to build their next idea.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
UC Irvine
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022

### Poway High School
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chasecarnaroli
- Website: https://www.chasecarnaroli.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/ChaseC99

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Last updated: 2026-03-20