# Sherwin Chiu > Staff Software Engineer at Affirm Location: Millbrae, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sherwinchiu Software engineer with over 18 years of experience delivering enterprise platforms and applications. Highly analytical with the proven ability to learn technologies quickly and guide decisions on architecture and overall direction. A leader and a willing mentor. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Affirm Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Led, designed, and implemented backend services for the Returnly returns platform. Reviewed and provided guidance on proposed technical designs as a member of the Returnly architecture design review board. ### Master Software Engineer @ Capital One Jan 2014 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California Performed engineering manager, technical lead, technical product owner, and developer roles as needed by the project. Led teams to deliver platform modules and REST APIs. Developed cloud native multi-region distributed platform components. ### Software Engineer Associate Manager @ Accenture Jan 2005 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area Led a team of software engineers to define, design, and deliver applications. ### Google Alliance Lead Technical Architect @ Accenture Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 Managed IDC team to deliver client and internal assets using Google technology. Provided technical expertise to set technical direction. Provided technical guidance and support to team members. Most notable delivery was the Official Royal Wedding website developed on Google App Engine. ### Accenture Innovation Center for BEA Innovation Design lead @ Accenture Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 Identified and created new assets including demos using BEA technology. Established and managed infrastructure to house and run demos. Defined new processes for the newly established Accenture Innovation Center for BEA. Presented demos to clients during visits. Provided assistance to client teams' BEA product related issues. ### Services Lead @ A Global Consumer Electronics Company Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Led a team of software engineers to define, design and deliver REST-like API web services for internal consumption. Established the application architecture for the API. Managed scope and estimates by monitoring development velocity. ### Technical Lead @ A Large Internet Company Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 Managed development team to deliver a Total Rewards web application. Provided technical expertise to set the technical direction. Participated in release management and estimates. Provided technical guidance and support to team members. Drove 8 releases to production. ### Team Lead @ A Large Communications Company Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 Managed a team of software engineers to deliver enhancement requirements to an existing large sales web application. Assisted with designing and developing components. Subject matter expert in multiple sales workflows within the application. ### Java Architect @ A Large Internet Company Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 Provided and implemented architectural designs of a data migration tool. Supported client, functional, and development teams. Managed builds and deployment environments. Developed 12 of the 23 components. ### Enterprise Integration Developer @ A Large Utility Company Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 Drove Shared File System and Portal related technical architecture implementations and initiatives. Identified and implemented deployment processes. Developed and maintained common frameworks established for the BEA WebLogic Platform. Designed and developed the error handling process on WebLogic Integration and AquaLogic Service Bus. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science San José State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sherwin-chiu-7677b088 --- Source: https://flows.cv/sherwinchiu JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sherwinchiu/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12