# Jon Chong

> Software Engineer

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jonchong

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Practising Law Institute (PLI)
Jan 2023 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Full Stack Developer @ Haven Technologies
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States
Transitioned core product from legacy in-house framework to modern Angular application and GraphQL API to support it. Performed on-call duties as primary point of contact to fix issues in QA, demo, and production environments.

- Reduced total data queried from database through use of optimized SQL queries and GraphQL, retrieving only data needed per request.
- Minimized redundant database queries by using performance profiling tools that identified and optimized problematic components.
- Created more inclusive experience by working closely with UX designers, ensuring full accessibility of new and existing components.

### Software Engineer @ Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Developed and deployed an internal web app that integrated existing processes used by R&D scientists. Communicated with stakeholders daily to develop new features, improve existing ones, and debug issues.

- Sped up CI pipeline runs by 1000% by parallelizing the end-to-end Selenium test suite.
- Reduced repetitive work by automating generation of testing documentation and code coverage
   reports required for each major software release.
- Increased velocity of feature development by spearheading adoption of React for new pages and
   retrofitting existing pages.
- Received team reward for on-time feature delivery and high-test coverage.

### Software Engineer @ Mphasis Wyde
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Rebuilt a legacy application using a low-code tool, integrating with the backend REST API in
development. Worked on a new initiative to create an end-customer portal for managing insurance
policies.

- Boosted development velocity to meet project deadlines by bootstrapping a React component library.
- Increased client engagement by winning support for client portal projects, reducing friction for clients trying to access and modify their data.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
University of California, Santa Cruz


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jonchong56
- Portfolio: https://jocchong.github.io

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Last updated: 2026-04-13