# Julia Chen

> Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead Manager at Toast

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/juliachen

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead Manager @ Toast
Jan 2022 – Present
New Ventures.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Toast
Jan 2020 – Present
New Ventures. Previously part of Data Platform.

### Software Engineer @ Toast
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Boston, MA
Guest Data Platform team. Previously part of the Digital Ordering and Loyalty/Gift Card teams.

### Software Engineer @ Oracle
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Burlington, MA
• Tested and validated new firmware on SPARC server prototypes
• Refactored automated update scripts for lab servers into a common utility in Python, reducing code redundancy and increasing modularity
• Provided support and ongoing development of the update utility for multiple product lines 
• Led an interdisciplinary team to establish a proactive review process for knowledge articles to ensure currency and accuracy of content

### Hardware Engineering Intern @ Cisco
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Boxborough, MA
• Responsible for a protocol converter block for an industry leading network processor
• Delivered the protocol converter’s specification, register transfer logic (RTL) Verilog, synthesis, and Verilog testbench

### Undergraduate Research Intern @ University of Southern California
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Los Angeles, CA
• Configured a high-end server with Windows Server/Linux and SPECpower benchmark
• Created a reusable test environment to measure and record run-time power and utilization of each server component using LabVIEW
• Parsed and analyzed data using Python and Excel

### Engineering Intern @ Boeing
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Renton, WA
• Designed and built a tool that transports and stores an airplane wing part to improve the safety and efficiency of workers on the factory floor
• Drafted electrical drawings using CATIA V5 for a new fuselage tool that complied with national codes and fulfilled customer requirements

### Engineering Intern @ Trex Enterprises
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Kahului, HI
• Designed and built a mechanical system to characterize a magnetic gear winch
• Designed a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller for a brake system
• Integrated the PID controller, mechanical system, and test configuration software


## Education
### BS in Electrical Engineering
University of Southern California

### MS in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/juliachen2

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Last updated: 2026-03-31