Jonathan Chan is a Software Engineer with an enthusiasm for beautiful, impactful software. Currently part of the team at Apple, he is building experiences for Apple Vision Pro, iOS, and other Apple platforms. In 2025, his team brought Image Playground, Apple Intelligence, and more to the world of spatial computing.

2023 — NowAppleAR/VR Software Engineer

2023 — Now

Seattle, Washington, États-Unis

Apple Vision Pro — visionOS Apps

2020 — 2023Convoy IncSoftware Engineer

2020 — 2023

Seattle, Washington, États-Unis

Designed, implemented, and maintained business-critical features of Shipment Success's wide scope of cloud-based products (full stack development), including a React Native mobile app, React web apps, NodeJS backends, GraphQL interfaces, and Apache Kafka event streams.

Empowered thousands of drivers to report and submit pickup and dropoff issues through a context-sensitive issue intake app/web feature, building driver trust and transparency. Reduced total inbound call time by 12%, or $10,000 per month.

Corrected 7% of driver location tracking in all of Convoy's loads, by implementing mobile/web app features to prompt for driver assignment during crucial windows in delivery.

Automated the processing of 90% of all carrier cancellations and reduced rebrokering time by 85% by releasing improved mobile app workflows. Ensured compatibility with Convoy's other programs such as batching and 3rd party brokering.

Saved thousands per month in theft by implementing automatic fraud detection mechanisms.

Implemented improvements in location tracking tooling and integrations with various location vendors.

Implemented automatic driver late detection mechanisms.

Nurtured Convoy's recruiting programs by guiding an intern successfully through their project, providing empathetic and constructive feedback, and interviewing other candidates.

Upheld Convoy's operational excellence efforts by engaging in on-call rotations, investigating and mitigating incidents, proactively deploying bugfixes/security patches, auditing and migrating legacy code, improving team processes, and liaising with other teams to share team learnings.

2017 — 2019Northwestern UniversityTeaching Assistant

2017 — 2019

Greater Chicago Area

Challenged myself to become the most junior TA for Rust, a grad-level class. Impacted future classes by composing projects with experimental async Rust.

Took initiative to compose Intro to CS’s first official study guide using tangible analogies, helping students thrive beyond office hours.

2019 — 2019Convoy IncSoftware Engineering Intern

2019 — 2019

Région de Seattle, États-Unis

Designed and launched a new automation workflow for shipment operations team to better manage staff allocation. Saved 3,000 human-hours per year.

Empowered teammates to reach company goals by automating monthlong emails chains, with a product giving instant actionable feedback on staffing.

Architected a full-stack web product using Postgres, Node, GraphQL, and React. Testing, profiling, and rollout with Jest, Datadog, and LaunchDarkly.

2018 — 2018Fulcrum Global Technologies Inc.Software Engineering Intern

2018 — 2018

Greater Chicago Area

Designed a mobile app to help travellers split bills and prevent disputes.

Led development of an iOS app with Core Data, and a React web client, with Socket.IO for real-time bill-splitting, and adapted backend with teammates.

Launched a streamlined user experience by working closely with designers and product managers, in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Education

2016 — 2020

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Science (BS)

2016 — 2020

2013 — 2016

Shanghai American School

High School Diploma

2013 — 2016

Experience+

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS)

High School Diploma