# Peter Chau

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/peterchau

I like working with early stage startups, and solving interesting problems.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Fintech
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Engineering Lead @ LOVE™ (Love.com)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Introducing People-Powered Pharma™

### Senior Software Engineer @ Lark Health
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, California, United States
Collaborated with a team to support patients with diabetes in managing their health conditions through the development of innovative technologies. Key responsibilities included:

- Contributed to the rewriting of Lark Mobile, a mobile application for iOS and Android using React Native, HealthKit, GoogleFit, and react-query to help patients manage various health conditions related to diabetes.
- Actively participated in product launch lifecycle and production issue triaging and resolution, ensuring high-quality product delivery through test-driven development and code reviews.
- Collaborated with team members to build new features, perform unit testing, and resolve bugs.
- Ensured optimal product quality through continued implementation of test-driven development and code reviews.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Cleo
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
Collaborated with a team to assist families through the challenging journey of becoming and succeeding as parents. Contributed by:

- Designing solutions and implementing features to enhance product quality through test-driven development and code reviews.
- Improving the continuous integration pipeline and participating in shared Development Operation duties to maintain the platform's stability.
- Facilitating biweekly releases, identifying and resolving bugs, and preventing deployment blockers.
- Collaborating cross-functionally to develop innovative and effective solutions, while providing recommendations for continuous improvement.

Notable projects include:

- Cleo for Families, a mobile app available on iOS and Android, that provides educational content, recommendations, and communication tools for families.
- Micro-services, a suite of services supporting the mobile app and internal tools.
- Web App, a Next.js service designed to increase user enrollment and decrease dropoff.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Pear Therapeutics
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
As an engineer at a company that produced the first and only FDA-approved digital therapeutics, I played a key role in developing products that helped patients improve their medical outcomes. Given the regulated nature of our products, I ensured strict adherence to regulations, including maintaining 98% test coverage, minimizing bugs in production, and documenting regulatory compliance.

I also collaborated with other teams to continuously improve engineering practices, setting the standard for future digital therapeutics. Notable projects I worked on include:

- Serving as the tech lead on hylia-api, a backend-for-frontend for the reset and reset-O mobile applications, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Contributing to the development of reSET and reSET-O, mobile applications for iOS and Android that assist users with addiction and opioid addiction, respectively.
- Refactoring the navigation system of the previous mobile applications with a more performant library, and migrating the crash reporting service.
- Implementing audio streaming and download for offline use, and atomic theming for a more consistent look and feel across the mobile applications.
- Organizing and facilitating Tech Talks, a monthly internal session for discussing technical topics with other team members.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Pogo CarShare
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Edmonton, Canada Area
Collaborated with founders on a per-project basis to develop innovative products and services aimed at enhancing the user experience. Took ownership of the project lifecycle by creating specifications, documentation, and prototypes for internal verification among stakeholders. Employed Test Driven Development to implement projects and ensured continuous development and support of mobile and web applications.

Highlights:

- Spearheaded the development of greenfield mobile applications using React-Native for both iOS and Android platforms.
- Successfully migrated the sign-up process from the web application to the mobile application, resulting in reduced friction and attrition.
- Created a streamlined Continuous Integration and Deployment pipeline for mobile applications to automate workflows and maintain application stability.
- Developed a 'Back to Base' product that offered additional car-sharing options to users, including Epcor Tower and Augustana Campus.
- Designed and implemented the 'Check my Parking' service using web applications and SMS to reduce tickets and tows.
- Automated and simplified the multi-step verification application process.
- Introduced the 'Front door service' feature that allowed users to have their vehicles delivered.
- Conceptualized and launched the 'Monthly plan' product to offer subscription-based car sharing services to users.


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Management
MacEwan University
Jan 2008 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/peterxchau
- Website: http://labone.tech/

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Last updated: 2026-03-22