# Sarah Chen

Senior Software Architect

## Professional Summary

Innovative Software Architect with over 12 years of experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems. Proven track record of leading technical teams and delivering robust enterprise solutions. Expert in cloud architecture, microservices, and emerging technologies with a focus on scalable, maintainable systems.

## Professional Experience

TechCorp Solutions
Senior Software Architect
2020 - Present

- Led architectural design and implementation of a cloud-native platform serving 2M+ users
- Established architectural guidelines and best practices adopted across 12 development teams
- Reduced system latency by 40% through implementation of event-driven architecture
- Mentored 15+ senior developers in cloud-native development practices

DataFlow Systems
Lead Software Engineer
2016 - 2020

- Architected and led development of distributed data processing platform handling 5TB daily
- Designed microservices architecture reducing deployment time by 65%
- Led migration of legacy monolith to cloud-native architecture
- Managed team of 8 engineers across 3 international locations

InnovateTech
Senior Software Engineer
2013 - 2016

- Developed high-performance trading platform processing 100K transactions per second
- Implemented real-time analytics engine reducing processing latency by 75%
- Led adoption of container orchestration reducing deployment costs by 35%

## Education

Stanford University
Master of Science in Computer Science
2013

Focus: Distributed Systems and Machine Learning

University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
2011

Magna Cum Laude

## Patents & Speaking

- Co-inventor on three patents for distributed systems architecture
- Published paper on "Scalable Microservices Architecture" at IEEE Cloud Computing Conference 2022
- Keynote Speaker, CloudCon 2023: "Future of Cloud-Native Architecture"
- Regular presenter at local tech meetups and conferences