Chelsea Chen

she/her

About

Hi! I'm Chelsea, a rising senior at MIT passionate about science, tech, and design. I'm currently seeking new grad roles in product management and software engineering.

Work Experience

2022 — Now
Software Engineer Intern at Meta
NYC, NY
  • Implemented address typeahead feature in Facebook marketplace web checkout, giving users a smoother experience inputting shipping/billing addresses and reducing time spent on checkout screen.
  • Implemented in-cart item quantity editing in Facebook marketplace web checkout, increasing customer checkout success rate.
2019 — 2021
Undergraduate Researcher at MIT Department of Biological Engineering
Cambridge, MA
  • Designed and implemented tools for a new data analysis stream in the lab.
  • Used modeling to advise research decisions.
  • Conducted independent research into the evolution and mutation of the COVID-19 virus.
2020 — 2021
Data Analyst at Wave Learning Festival
Remote
  • Optimized class-assigning algorithms by analyzing student registration data.
  • Advised outreach decisions by analyzing target audience demographics
2021 — 2021
Software Engineer Intern at Amazon
Seattle, WA
  • Improved error handling and logging to cover new metrics.
  • Implemented parallel streams in Amazon Canada’s cart tool, reducing latency and increasing speed of external data calls by almost tenfold.

Education

2019 — Now
Bachelor of Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

B.S. Computer Science & Molecular Biology | GPA: 4.7 / 5.0
Projected Graduation Date: June 2023

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