# Jessica C. > Senior Software Engineer at Pacaso Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jessicac1 I find meaning in building complex web applications and getting involved in all parts of the product lifecycle: idea generation, design, prototyping, planning, execution, and shipping. My experience includes building, testing, and deploying full stack projects, architecting efficient and reusable front-end systems built on microservice architecture, optimizing e-commerce cross-browser performance, integrating/leveraging 3rd party APIs, and working closely with cross-functional teams to build a product that best meets customer needs. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Pacaso Jan 2022 – Present ### Senior Software Engineer @ Noblr Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, CA Noblr is a telematics-based auto insurance startup founded by ex-Esurance CEO and acquired by USAA in 2021. - Build, refactor, and maintain quoting system with integrations to other internal Java microservices and third party APIs such as policy management system, Transunion, and telematics platform - Implement Transunion API through SSL truststore and keystore to retrieve and cache credit reports in Redis - Design and program future, back-dated, and renewal window endorsement functionality based off of versioning for existing policyholders to change their policy. - Develop and maintain python endorsement testing script for actuaries to do mass testing of different endorsements for rate plan and endorsement testing - Save engineering testing time by creating python integration script for testing quoting system and policy purchase backend, configured for inputs and outputs through .xlsx files - Prototype features quickly, such as AWS Cloudsearch, Kinesis, and Lambda integration for searching policies by identifiers such as driver names and VIN - Architect configurable system for denying quotes to users based off actuary rating requirements per state - Extend quoting system to work with concierge-initiated quotes, building PDFs with customized quote information, uploading PDFs to S3, and emailing them to prospect via Amazon SES - Integrate Uber and Lyft API with third party telematics platform for rewards program in iOS Swift - Work closely with product, actuary and design team to rapidly iterate and ship new features and product launches ### Software Engineer @ VIDA & Co. Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Vida is a Y Combinator-backed company that allows artists to print their designs on real-world materials like fabric, leather, metal and more – which are then sold as unique products. Its community of artists has grown to over 100,000 members since its launch a few years ago. Vida was acquired by Cimpress, the parent company of Vistaprint, in May 2018. - Reduced pre-production labor costs by automating template creation with ImageMagick microservice - Built wholesale tiering solution for artist platform with integration to Shopify - Migrated monolithic app to microservices with Java 8, Spring Boot, Docker, React, Redux, Canvas API - Implement secure and social login across consumer and artist platforms, leveraging Auth0 platform - Integrated Google’s machine learning vision API to generate image labels for Google and FB ads ### Sales Development Representative, Enterprise @ Sumo Logic Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Redwood City, CA Sumo Logic helps over 800 customers gain instant insights into their growing and complex pool of machine data. Proactive analytics improve reliability of mission critical applications with visibility across DevOps, IT ops and compliance and security environments. The analytics engine is powered by Pattern Detection, Anomaly Detection, Outlier Detection, Predictive Analytics and Transaction Analytics technologies. The secure service can be set up within minutes and operates at unprecedented scale while reducing cost and complexity. ### Sales Development Representative @ TRUSTe Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, CA • Exceeded meeting quota by 150% and 140% • Held the top response rate within the TRUSTe SDR team • Brought in 70 qualified opportunities with an aggregate value of $580,000 for the Corporate Sales team ### Midwest Commercial Sales Internship @ GE Lighting Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 • Generated targeted sales leads in the Midwest region through cold calls and networking events; uncovered a $12,000 and $20,000 sales order. • Managed the submittal of qualifying products to the local utility company’s rebate program; recognized with Leadership Award. ### Allocation Analyst Internship @ TJX Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater Boston Area • Developed shipping strategies for ten product classifications through analysis of sales and inventory reports at the vendor, style, region, class, and store level as well as research of key trends and competition. • Directly managed the execution of each shipping strategy through the use of in-house business tools and allocated over 1.1 million products. • Acted as a liaison between Buying, Planning, and Distribution departments to resolve issues. • Completed 8-week classroom course & on-the-job training program. ### IT Planning and Governance Internship @ State Street Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Greater Boston Area ## Education ### Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration Northeastern University ### Hack Reactor ### Cupertino High School ### International Business Study Abroad NEOMA Business School ### Shanghai American School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessica-chiou --- Source: https://flows.cv/jessicac1 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jessicac1/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22