Hi, I am Danny Chen.

I am a software developer and trader.|

ABOUT

Danny Chen

Fun Facts

  • Shenzhen Paris Shenzhen Dallas College Station Silicon Valley
  • When I first started programming, my friend downloaded Vim in all of my text editors/IDEs... now I breathe Vim.
  • My fastest solve-time on a 3x3 Rubik's Cube is 14.68 seconds.

About Me

Hi! 👋 I'm Danny Chen (陈琢), and I'm very passionate about learning, teaching, and just creating things in general (like this website).

In tech, I have an interest in AI, blockchains, software development, and competitive programming. In the past, I have worked on projects involving web dev, machine learning, and smart contracts.

In finance, I enjoy the volatility of stocks, exploring the crypto wild west, learning about the future of money, and just having convos with my friends on the next big thing.

In my free time, I enjoy playing pickleball, pondering on long walks, sucking at basketball, dancing (hip hop and breaking), and cooking delicious food!

My Current Interests

  • Blockchains/Crypto
  • AI applications
  • Finance
  • Full-stack dev

EXPERIENCES

Software Engineer

Meta
March 2024 - Present
  • Product development

Software Engineer Intern

Capital One
June 2023 - August 2023
  • Implemented REST API endpoints for a system designed to uniquely identify web devices, prioritizing user privacy by eliminating reliance on device fingerprinting
  • Wrote automated tests; built Jenkins jobs to create AWS infra and deploy service in a coded manner
JavaSpring BootDockerYAMLECSEC2ALB

B.S. in Computer Science & Minor in Economics

Texas A&M University
August 2020 - May 2023
  • GPA: 4.0/4.0
  • Organizations: Aggie Competitive Programming Club, Aggie Coding Club, TAMU Blockchain Club
  • Relevant Course Work: Networking, Blockchains, Computer Systems, Database System, Machine Learning, AI, Competitive Programming, Programming Languages, Data Structures & Algorithms, Analysis of Algorithms, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability & Statistics, Financial Markets, Money & Banking

Teaching Assistant

Texas A&M University
January 2023 - May 2023
  • Supported 90+ students as a TA for a competitive programming class taught under Dr. John Keyser
  • Held weekly office hours, debugging sessions, and led discussions; received all positive feedback from student evaluations
PythonC++

Software Engineer Intern

Capital One
June 2022 - August 2022
  • Developed machine learning algorithms such as decision trees to identify hot leads out of 150K+ leads generated monthly
  • Performed feature extraction using information gain and tuned model with cross validation, with 80% accuracy
  • Architected serverless backend and created REST API endpoints
PythonAWS LambdaSQLFlaskPandasJenkins

High School Student

Jasper & Plano West Senior High
August 2016 - May 2020
  • GPA: 4.32, Summa Cum Laude
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • Organizations: Computer Science Club, Artificial Intelligence Club, Robotics Club
  • Led teams to win at multiple programming competitions including Lockheed Martin CodeQuest
  • Lectured on advanced algorithms and data-structures that appear frequently in programming contests
  • Planned and judged a regional programming contest with 150+ participants

Writings

Blog

Books

Tech

Finance

PROJECTS

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NFT Sports Pass January 2023

Solidity, Hardhat

Links:  Demo Github

The TAMU sports pass is a seasonal ticket that gives access to all home football games. We built a digital version of the sports pass using NFTs and its corresponding marketplace with smart contracts.

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StockBot September 2020

Python, Tensorflow

Links:  Demo Github

A very basic discord bot that allows you to view stock prices, news, and charts.

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Plano West Wolf Invitational February 2020

Java, Python, LaTeX

Links:  Demo Github

A Valentine themed competitive programming contest on Hackerrank. Along with the PWSH CS club, I assisted with creating problems, solutions, and managing the event.

CONTACT

What's on your mind?

zhuodannychen [at] gmail.com