# Richard Chen

> SWE @ Citadel Securities | CS @ Stanford

Location: San Diego, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/richardchen

Hi! I'm Richard and I'm studying CS at Stanford.

Get in touch with me at rdchen24 at gmail

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Citadel Securities
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States
Reg reporting

### Section Leader @ Stanford University School of Engineering
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Stanford, California, United States
Lead weekly sections and interactive grading sessions teaching core introductory CS concepts to Stanford CS106 students

### Software Engineering Intern @ Citadel Securities
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States
Q Framework

### Software Engineering Intern @ Nuro
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View, California, United States
Routing and logistics

### Software Engineering Intern @ Meta
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Menlo Park, California, United States
iOS product engineer on Business Suite

### Project Lead @ Stanford Student Space Initiative
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Stanford, California, United States
HABSIM (High Altitude Balloon Simulator)

### Software Engineering Intern @ Wells Fargo
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
Technology Analytics delivering Machine Learning use cases
- SQL, Python, Aqua Data Studio, and DataRobot

### Programming Instructor @ Learn2Code.Live
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Remote
Taught K-12 students fundamental programming skills using Python

### Frontend Lead @ Doctorlingo
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Remote
Used React and Typescript to develop Doctorlingo.com

### Frontend Developer @ Doctorlingo
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Remote

### Software Engineering Intern @ Element Biosciences
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Diego, California, United States
- Optimized algorithm in C/C++ embedded programming to increase speed by 90% 
- Improved data processing by using pointer manipulation and SIMD instructions
- Statistically analyzed 90,000+ data points for testing
- Final algorithm used in production

### Research Intern @ San Diego Supercomputer Center
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIMed) International Summit Research Abstract Winner (2019)
- Used deep learning techniques in drug discovery to predict for diabetic cataract treatments
- Created deep neural network with 96% accuracy using Keras and Hyperas hyperparameter tuning

### UCSC COSMOS @ University of California, Santa Cruz
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | University of California, Santa Cruz
- Studied Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
- Conducted research project on the binary classification of a Twitter dataset on natural disasters
- Employed semantic analysis to determine meaning/legitimacy of Tweets to aid first responders


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Stanford University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Stanford University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024

### High School Diploma
Westview High School
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29