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Chase Van Halen

@chasevanhalen

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Full-Stack Software Engineer specializing in scalable SaaS, cloud, and AI integrations.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles building scalable SaaS and AI-driven products with strong cloud practices, collaborative teams, mentorship opportunities, and a focus on reliability and privacy.

I am a bilingual Full-Stack Software Engineer with deep experience designing scalable SaaS architectures and integrating AI for high-traffic EdTech platforms. I have led engineering efforts that produced award-winning products, built enterprise-grade features like a high-precision AI grading system, and maintained context-aware AI chatbots grounded in course-specific data.

I mentor and manage developer teams, optimize developer workflows, and collaborate across security and infrastructure reviews to ensure reliability and data privacy. My background spans cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), modern frontend frameworks, DevOps tools, and unit testing, complemented by certifications in cloud platforms, Docker, and TypeScript.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Software Engineer

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Catalyst Education

Jun 2024 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Designed and deployed generative AI features for a SaaS platform serving 100,000+ users and engineered a high-precision AI grading system that reduced instructor grading time and improved student feedback speed.

Generative AI Gemini API TypeScript AWS GCP Data Privacy Scalability

Software Engineer

Playpod

Jan 2022 - Jun 2024 (2 years 5 months)

Served as lead engineer for a 3-person team building an award-winning, mobile-first EdTech SaaS platform; architected the core codebase and guided code reviews to ensure consistent cross-platform functionality.

Next.js TypeScript Code Review Architecture

Software Instructor

Per Scholas

Oct 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Managed groups of ~20 developers across 200+ coding exercises and mentored 145 junior developers in full-stack topics including React.js, preparing candidates for careers in software development.

Teaching Curriculum Design React JavaScript MongoDB Git Mentorship

Full-Stack Programmer

Parijat Controlware

Feb 2022 - Nov 2022 (9 months)

Developed secure web interfaces for seven factories and troubleshot live systems to achieve 95% factory uptime, delivering early operations for two factories using multiple languages.