# Kevin C. > SWE @Parthean Location: Pleasanton, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kevinc1 I am a recent Informatics graduate from the University of Washington, Seattle. Most recently, I worked as a software developer at Meta on the Public Interest Data Platform, where I worked on improving an AWS-based platform for distributing large datasets to researchers. Feel free to link with me! ## Work Experience ### Founding Software Engineer @ Parthean Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States - Owned the full lifecycle of feature development. Partnered with the Head of Product to deliver features in rapid, one-week iteration cycles, driving user adoption and satisfaction - Led front-end code quality initiatives by establishing component isolation best practices with React and CSS, improving reusability and maintainability across a growing codebase - Designed and deployed a budgeting feature with React and D3.js, integrating financial data into dynamic, interactive visualizations. Rewrote Redux retrieval logic for responsive charts, reducing load times by 80% - Contributed to the development and deployment of a scalable, high-availability payments infrastructure using Go and GCP, supporting ~$3M ARR across 450 customers ### Software Engineer @ Meta Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States - Architected and deployed a reconfigurable maintenance window for a Kubernetes-backed JupyterHub platform on AWS, improving data sanitization workflows using JavaScript and Docker - Implemented rate limiting and query budgeting for an API product using Hack (PHP), Python, and R - Led dogfooding efforts for a Git extension by implementing error handling, resolving critical bugs, and creating comprehensive user documentation. Leveraged Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, S3, and API Gateway ### Sponsorship Director @ DubHacks Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States - Raised over $60,000 by approaching over 300 companies to fund our annual flagship hackathon - Wrote scripts to automate sending email reminders, updating to-do lists, and keep track of sponsorship efforts using Google Sheets and Google Apps Script (Javascript) - Assisted in the coordination and execution of the premier collegiate hackathon in the Pacific Northwest, which attracted over 1000 participants ### Software Engineer Intern @ Nordstrom Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States - Implemented end-to-end testing for an enterprise React web application using Jest and Puppeteer; sped up the debugging process by 13% and increased CI/CD pipeline coverage by 15% - Managed a team in the development of a prototype team knowledge chatbot, utilizing Flask and Javascript ### Webmaster @ ASUW | Associated Students of the University of Washington Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States - Developed sites for other entities and maintained the main ASUW site with PHP, CSS, Javascript, MySQL - Migrated the ASUW’s backend from Ubuntu 12 to 20, the front end from PHP 5 to 7, and the CMS from Wordpress 4.9 to 5.6 to improve the reliability and security of the website ### Technical Project Manager @ Develop for Good Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | California, United States - Served as main point of contact between the team and our nonprofit client, CARE International - Coordinated between a globally distributed team to ensure timely completion of project deliverables - Streamlined the front and back end of CARE’s Community Sanitation Support System by proactively identifying potential problems and troubleshooting issues using HTML, CSS, Code Igniter (PHP) - Reduced onboarding time by 80% by creating onboarding documentation and implementing code comments ### Web Development Intern @ Curina Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | New York City Metropolitan Area - Migrated web services from Webflow to Shopify and implemented code styling guide - Implemented website overhaul that increased conversion rate by 20% and expanded user base by 70% - Utilized Javascript, CSS, Liquid to create dynamically scaling webpages and website components ### Student Volunteer @ Real Industry Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 Aided in development of web series on the music and video tech industry. Premiered at the University of Michigan to ~50 students. ### Account Executive @ Golden State Concepts Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Fremont, Ca Attended marketing events on behalf of Fortune 100 clients. Represented them at retail events, as well as corporate events, trade shows and sporting venues. Involved customer service, building relationships with C-Level executives and working closely with the event co-ordination team. ### Human Resources Office Administrator @ Golden State Concepts Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Fremont, Ca Delved in to the recruitment side of Golden State Concepts as well. This role involved scouring through different resumes using various job boards that we use. Mastered various recruiting softwares such as LinkedIn, Zip Recruiter, and Career Builder. Became the first port of contact on behalf of the company and invited successful candidates in for interviews. Also tasked with front desk responsibilities: meeting and greeting clients coming in to the office and answering the main reception phone. ### Teaching Assistant @ Kumon North America, Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Pleasanton, California I worked with the early learners. Taught/managed several, at times very difficult to deal with, children while also grading work. ### Co-Leader @ Discover Taiwan Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | United States Gave presentation monthly at the Castro Valley Library, CA that promotes and educates people about Taiwanese Culture. Organized events that simulated popular Taiwanese events, such as the Night Market, gourmet street food, Lantern Festival, etc. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Informatics University of Washington ### Minor in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies UW Foster School of Business ### Foothill High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kchou0907 --- Source: https://flows.cv/kevinc1 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kevinc1/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01