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Ao Chen - Software Engineer in United States, USA

Ao Chen

Entry Software Engineer specializing in cloud APIs and distributed systems

AmazonCornell UniversityUnited States, USA1 Years ExperienceEntry LevelWorks Remote

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Backend engineer with hands-on ownership of AWS-based production systems, including resource-based policy support for Aurora DSQL and a VPC endpoint service name API. Stands out for combining security-sensitive authorization design, strong reliability instincts, and end-to-end product ownership that helped unblock enterprise adoption and customer onboarding.

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Key Strengths

  • Designed and shipped resource-based policy APIs for Aurora DSQL clusters
  • Strong backend architecture in serverless AWS environments
  • Deep access-control and authorization design thinking
  • Thoughtful handling of security vs usability trade-offs
  • Built lockout-prevention mechanism with optional bypass flag
  • Owns APIs end-to-end from stakeholder discovery to launch
  • Reliability-focused decision making with fail-open/fail-close strategies
  • Strong testing discipline across unit, integration, and canary coverage
  • Customer-focused product scoping under ambiguous requirements
  • Delivered features that unblocked customer onboarding

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Experience

Software EngineerAmazon ยท Sep 2024 โ€“ Present

Education

Cornell Universitymaster, Computer Science (2024)

Awards

  • Recognized for excellence in technical writing and presentations - Cornell University

Languages

English

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Ao ChenEntry Software Engineer specializing in cloud APIs and distributed systems