Jack Chou

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   NerdWallet

   Mar 2019 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Backend engineer for NerdWallet, on a mission to provide clarity for all of life’s financial decisions.> EFFECTIVE: Proven track record of delivering high-quality software and displaying strong leadership qualities> HIGH-LEVERAGE: Collaborated on multiple teams and contributed to various new codebases and new platforms throughout my tenure, playing a crucial early role in building out and maintaining a variety of key backend platforms, libraries, and APIs that will continue to power NerdWallet\'s personal finance management features for both native and web applications for years to come> VERSATILE: Created, integrated, and maintained financial data linkage and credit report integration systems with various disparate third-party APIs> RESOURCEFUL: Designed and implemented a highly personalized financial insights engine that leverages user-linked financial data to generate tailored insights on cash flow, budgeting, bills, and net worth tracking> PROACTIVE: Spearheaded stability metrics and service level objectives—with accompanying dashboards and monitors—for multiple teams> STRATEGIC: Championed an effort to replace our technical phone screen interview with an asynchronous coding exercise, significantly improving nearly every single downstream hiring funnel metric, and saving—and continuing to save—countless hours for candidates, engineers, and recruiters alikeWe provide consumers with expert, personalized, and actionable guidance across a range of personal finance topics. Whether you’re shopping for a new credit card or mortgage, hoping to refinance a student loan, interested in learning more about investing, or just want to stay on top of your money, we do the homework for you, simplifying complex ideas so you have the information and tools you need to make the right decision for you.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

  2012 — 2016

• San Ysidro High School

  Valedictorian | Highest Honors Diploma, California Scholarship Federation

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Android
• Css
• Windows
• Software Engineering
• Python
• Information Technology
• Java
• Javascript
• C++
• Information Security