# Dagger Xingjian Chen

> Software Engineer at BuildOps

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dagger

As a passionate software engineer, I specialize in front-end development using JavaScript, TypeScript, and the MUI design library to build responsive, user-friendly interfaces. With hands-on experience in MySQL and AWS, I’m comfortable working with databases and cloud infrastructure, though I am continuing to deepen my expertise. On the back-end, I have worked extensively with Apollo GraphQL and Express to build scalable and efficient APIs. I’m always eager to tackle new challenges and continue growing in both front-end and back-end development, creating seamless and dynamic applications.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer I @ BuildOps
Jan 2023 – Present

### Software Engineer II @ BuildOps
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

### Software Engineer I @ BuildOps
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Software Engineer Intern @ BuildOps
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

### Research Assistant @ University of Pittsburgh
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Solvent cast the polycaprolactone (PCL) - magnesium composite and produce filament by extrusion
- Use fused-deposition-modeling (FDM) method to 3D print the PCL-Mg bone scaffold
- Use gas pycnometer to measure the volume of the printed scaffold and calculate its macroporosity. 
- Uniaxial tensile testing was used to determine the compressive strength and compressive modulus

Skills: 3D printing (FDM), gas pycnometer, solvent casting, mechanical testing

### Research Assistant @ University of Pittsburgh
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Work with PhD student in Dr. Markus Chmielus' lab to understand the effect of sintering time and temperature on density and morphology of Co-Cr-Mo alloy

Skills: Optical microscope, ImageJ, sample preparation (cutting, mounting, polishing), density measurement

### Research Assistant @ University of Pittsburgh
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Image analysis of bamboo structure to find the fraction of stoma for different bamboos
- Matlab is the main tool to process images 

Skill: Matlab

### Research Assistant @ Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Work with medical PhD students to fabricate bone grafting materials (xenograft - porcine bone)

Skills: Paraffin embedding, tissue sectioning, and cell culturing


## Education
### Master's degree in Materials Science
Stanford University

### Bachelor's degree in Material Science and Engineering
University of Pittsburgh

### Bachelor's degree in Material Science and Engineering
Sichuan University


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/dagger
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Last updated: 2026-03-30