# Minh Chau > Senior Software Engineer specializing in fullstack development. Focused on shipping impactful solutions and delivering delight. Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/minhchau I’m a senior software engineer who can do a bit of everything, but am most in my element working on the frontend. I’m fulfilled by solving interesting problems, especially those that produce positive impact on the world around us. I have a proven track record building scalable, performant, and accessible applications within the aerospace manufacturing, health, big-data, and fintech spaces. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Forma Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 - Executed a11y compliance, enabling NVDA and VoiceOver support across browsers and screen sizes - Drove expansion of localization support via Smartling GDN, achieving coverage for 10 languages across Forma’s SaaS offerings and communication avenues - Implemented HSA features end-to-end, including ability to securely download tax documents and statements and designate primary and contingent beneficiaries - Integrated observability via SmartLook and DataDog, improving lead time on error reporting by 2x ### Senior Software Engineer @ Helpful Human Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 | Greater Seattle Area Core responsibilities: - Developed “Experiences” app enabling sales of time-based inventory on Shopify - Achieved 5x revenue growth with a lean team of < 5 engineers through a fast-paced, 1-year go-to-market strategy - Led engineering team to bootstrap and maintain greenfield applications for Boeing and Cigna, resulting in launch of new business verticals Cigna: - Implemented FHIR-compliant data structures to core API service, enabling secure delegation of PHI - Served as liaison between product and engineering teams, managing client interactions, allocating engineering capacity, backlog grooming, and maintaining continuous velocity Fives Lund: - Engineered jQuery & Three.js visualization to track progress and errors in carbon fiber layering - Accomplished real-time rendering in consideration of enormous, low-latency stream of 3D coordinate data - Implemented one-way messaging system from Node API to React app utilizing server-sent events Boeing: - Created React PWA for iPads to track airplane manufacturing status and issues during production - Increased mechanic productivity by 3x by digitizing paper-based processes, including requests for assistance and parts ### Mobile App Developer @ Meddle Group Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Seattle Area - Migrated existing Cordova app to React Native - Adapt browser behavior into native interface - Implement Firebase as a backend with Expo API ### Web Development Student @ Galvanize Inc Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | 111 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104 MISER A web app utilizing the Google Maps and Sqoot API to connect users with dining and entertainment deals in their surrounding area. Made for the user on-the-go, who might be unfamiliar with his or her surroundings. Miser displays local deals dependent on user queries and populates the page with the returned results. Built on HTML, Materialize CSS, jQuery and JavaScript. LENDit A community-based sharing mobile app built front to back-end using HTML, Materialize CSS, JavaScript, Node.js (Express) and PostgreSQL. LENDit allows its users in the Seattle area to conveniently borrow and lend personal items such as kitchen utensils or clothing articles, from a collective pool of shared belongings. Created with fellow classmate, Hiromi Heider. THIS.CITY Built using React Native, Android Studio, Node.js and PostgreSQl, this.city is a Waze-like android application that allows users to observe and report issues around them. Nearby issues are displayed with corresponding category icons on a map of the user's neighborhood. Users may also verify or dispute existing issues. Developed with fellow classmate, Jamieson Bates. BLIP Blip serves as a recipe book for travel, allowing users to review and share unique, hand-tailored experiences abroad within their community. Developed with React Native, Xcode, Redux, Node.js and PostgreSQL. Currently limited to only iOS platform. ### ESOL Instructor @ Kaplan Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Des Moines, WA - Led in-class instruction and provided academic counseling to a multicultural class of 15 international students on a 10 week cycle. - Coordinated with a team of instructors to design and maintain curricula for all proficiency levels. - Won the award for best instructional center in North America in 2015. ### Health Advisor @ Healthways Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Bellevue, WA - Maintained PHI database of 30,000+ Chicago Public Employees with proprietary company software. - Guided at-risk clients into well-being programs emphasizing physical fitness, tobacco cessation, etc. ### Native Speaking English Teacher @ Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 - Led in-class instruction of English as Foreign Language (EFL) to elementary school students with the assistance of a Korean native co-teacher. - Designed and implemented EFL curriculum throughout school year. - Coordinated with the English Education Department to innovate and run events, clubs and study camps. ## Education ### Certificate in Web Development Galvanize Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology University of Washington Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chau-minh - GitHub: https://github.com/xchau --- Source: https://flows.cv/minhchau JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/minhchau/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22