[Jimmy Te-Chun Chao]
- [github.com/Rafe](http://github.com/Rafe) \n[daizenga@gmail.com](mailto:daizenga@gmail.com) \n[neethack.com]

 Experience

 [Zillow Group](https://zillowgroup.com) - [StreetEasy]
 November 2018 - Present
 Senior Software Engineer

* Led the frontend architecture project using Webpacker, boosting Javascript code contributions by 30%
* Developed the StreetEasy Expert matching program, one of the critical growth factors for StreetEasy.
* Migrated Mobile notification system from AppBoy/Braze to Iterable, saving the cost for upcoming contract renewal.
* Implemented Authorization microservice for StreetEasy and Zillow Group, create DSL to simplify complex object relation synchronization.
* Worked on Seller and Rental manager performance Dashboard with GraphQL, React, Next.js and integrate with microservices.

 [Casecommons/Casebook PBC]
 March 2013 - Febuary 2018
 Senior Software Engineer

* Developed the [Casebook] platform for the Indiana State Child Welfare system, utilizing Rails, React.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch, enhancing system efficiency and user experience.
* Led and build Casebook Mobile App, building the MVP for with React Native to improve the user experiment of field workers.
* Proposed and host developer learning lunch to build developer culture in Casecommons.
* Worked as import API team lead for Indiana State hotline system, migrated 6 million records from legacy system.
* Improved server infrastructure by integrating new tool includes vagrant, chef kitchen and serverspecs with Devops team.
* Worked under pair programming environment with test driven development and continuous integration.

 Spling
 April 2012 - November 2012
 Software Engineer

* Worked on Backbone.js single page application with python Django backend.
* Improved SplingEngine, the spling url crawler that transfer url to image. Running on RabbitMq
* Worked with Instagram, Flicker, Embedly and Bing api.
* Created Spling widget, Embeded splingboard on 3rd party website.

 Masxaro
 June 2011 - August 2011
 Software Engineer Intern

* Built RESTful api and backend with Ruby on Rails and Postgresql. Deploy service to Heroku and Amazon EC2.
* Developed single page application with Backbone.js and bootstrap.
* Published email parsing module as rubygem [mail_parser].

 Hung-Yong Software. Taiwan
 Febuary 2010 - August 2010 
 Technical Advisor

* Built Online Survey system for Taiwan Mobile, using ASP.NET MVC and Entity Framework.
* Setup Continuous Integration Server, automated deployment and testing processes for team, shortened the development time and significantly reduced integration problems.

 Education

 New York University
 August 2010 - January 2012
 Master of Computer Science

* [Rails source analysis and security report] in Penetration Testing Course.
* Built [IndexBuilder], a custom search engine and [parser], with Python in Web Search Engine Course.
* Created [Footpon], an Android application that combines pedometer and coupon, in Mobile Application Development course.

 Talks

* [Source code odyssey: GraphQL Ruby]
* [Ruby concurrent programming]
* [Bash like a Marshall]
* [Beantocurrency]
* [Let's build react js]
* [Functional javascript talk]
* [Your strategy was eaten by culture]

[parser]: https://github.com/Rafe/Crow 
[Footpon]: http://neethack.com/Footpon/
[Computer Vision]: https://github.com/Rafe/Simple-OCR
[Rails Source analysis and security report]: https://github.com/Rafe/rails_security
[mailparser]: http://github.com/Rafe/mailparser
[indexbuilder]: https://github.com/Rafe/IndexEngine
[Code Warrior]: http://code-warrior.herokuapp.com
[Casecommons/Casebook PBC]: http://casebook.net
[Casebook]: http://casebook.net/casebook/
[Flow]: https://beansauce.io/flow/