# Chris Chang

> Software Engineer @ Waymo

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/chrischang

🏁 racing towards an autonomous future 🏎️

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Waymo
Jan 2022 – Present

### Co-Chief Engineer @ MIT Driverless
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Principal designer of Spline Racer, MIT Driverless's flagship racing AI built on my MEng thesis. Leading the only student-led team competing in Roborace, the Indy Autonomous Challenge, and the Autonomous Challenge @ CES, the world’s first high-speed multi-agent mixed-reality autonomous races.

### Planning + Forecasting Lead @ MIT Driverless
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Behavior Planning Intern @ Nuro
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Project + Tech Lead @ Maple
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Flexible and social dining rewards designed by foodies, for foodies.
Conceived through ORIGIN, an 8-week entrepreneurship bootcamp.
Led vision, product strategy, sprint planning, and app development.

### SWE Intern @ Braze
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Implemented feature-rich user-facing changelog for Braze’s flagship orchestration product, reducing the customer support burden.

### SWE Intern @ Braze
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
Proposed and executed rearchitecture of broken statistics engine to be consistent, scalable, and statistically sound, restoring customer trust.

### USACO Gold & Silver Instructor @ AlphaStar Academy
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
Taught highly interactive classes in competitive algorithmic programming, including topics like dynamic programming and graph theory. Designed and executed various themed contests that were a big hit with students. Awarded Best Instructor.

### Co-founder & Instructor @ Max Flow Camp
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Affordable week-long USACO bootcamp that raised $3.4K for charity, run by two USACO finalists. Featuring original curriculum and snacks :)


## Education
### Master of Engineering - MEng in Artificial Intelligence
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Bachelor of Science - SB in Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020

### Monta Vista High School
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chriswkchang
- GitHub: https://github.com/bunnybomb123

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Source: https://flows.cv/chrischang
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Last updated: 2026-03-23