# Neal Patel

> Fullstack Staff Software Engineer

Location: Yorba Linda, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/neal

Entrepreneurial Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working on large scale internet systems. Skilled in  JavaScript, React, C#, Java, Android, SQL Server, web & desktop-based development.  Full-stack engineer with a unique blend of hands-on technical experience coupled with strong communication skills.  A team-oriented engineering professional with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused in Computer Science, Biology, and Mathematics from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

## Work Experience
### Fullstack Staff Software Engineer @ ChowNow
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

### Web Development Engineer - AWS SageMaker @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Senior Software Engineer @ sweetgreen
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Irvine, California, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Acorns
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Irvine, CA

### Web Development Engineer - AWS Pinpoint @ Amazon Web Services
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Irvine, California
Responsibilities included:
 - End-to-end ownership of product UI components.
 - Refactoring code and reducing tech debt.
 - Prototyping UI concepts and working with product managers to establish best-of-breed experiences for AWS customers.

Technologies included:
 - JavaScript (ES6), React, React-Redux, Jest
 - NodeJS, Webpack, Grunt, Babel
 - HTML5, CSS3
 - AWS S3, AWS EC2, AWS Lambda
 - Java, Spring MVC
 - Git, ReviewBoard, Amazon-proprietary CI/CD

### Software Development Engineer - Recommendations Service @ Amazon
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Orange County, California Area
Responsible for the design, development, and monitoring of features that are a part of Amazon's Recommendations service such as "Recommended For You" and "Customers Who Bought Also Bought".

Responsibilities include:
 - Design and development of recommendation strategies in the area of eBooks, music, and apps.
 - Participate in ongoing web lab experiments to gauge effectiveness of various recommendation treatments on amazon.com.
 - Participate in team-level design and code reviews.
 - Participate in on-call rotation to address operational issues such as system latency and traffic.
 - Technologies used include Java and  Amazon-proprietary service-development framework (Coral).

### Software Development Engineer - Amazon Appstore UX @ Amazon
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | Orange County, California Area
Responsible for the design and development of UX features for Amazon Appstore.

Responsibilities included:
 - Working closely with UX and PM teams to deliver high-fidelity prototypes and production code.
 - Working closely with quality assurance/test teams to ensure code was secure and met all business and technical requirements.
 - Participate in on-call rotation to address operational issues such as system latency and traffic.
 - Technologies used include HTML 5, prototypal JavaScript, CSS 3, jQuery, LESS, SASS, and proprietary Amazon-based frameworks.

### Web Development Engineer - Microsoft Dynamix CRM @ Microsoft
Jan 1998 – Jan 2002 | Redmond,WA
Senior web development engineer on the Microsoft Dynamix CRM team.  Responsibilities included:
 - Working closely with UX and PM teams to advise on level of effort estimations.
 - Advocate UI code design patterns and practices to team.
 - HTML, JavaScript, CSS design & development of features.
 - Working closely with quality assurance/test teams to ensure code was secure and met all business and technical requirements.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science, Biology, Mathematics
Rutgers University - Camden
Jan 1992 – Jan 1995


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/neal
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Last updated: 2026-03-22