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Wil Chow

@wilchow

Product-minded engineer and leader building AI-enabled products with deep expertise in frontend, UX, and 0-to-1 development.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a collaborative environment that values innovation and professional growth.

I’m a product-minded software engineer with deep experience in frontend engineering, UX, and early-stage startups. I’m at my best when I can take an ambiguous problem, understand what users actually need, shape the product and technical approach, and stay hands-on through implementation and launch.

I’ve built products from 0 to 1, led frontend architecture, worked across the full stack, and stepped into engineering leadership when teams needed it. At Meltano, I helped take Meltano Cloud from concept to MVP, owning the frontend architecture and UX while working directly with product, leadership, and backend engineering. At RootNote, I joined as a Founding Senior Engineer, helped build the MVP, and later took on engineering management responsibilities while remaining hands-on.

AI is now a core part of how I work. I use AI throughout the development lifecycle, from product exploration and architecture through implementation, testing, debugging, and review. I’m particularly interested in how engineers can orchestrate AI agents effectively while maintaining ownership of product intent, architecture, and quality.

I’m looking for teams where engineers have meaningful product ownership, care deeply about the user experience, and are excited about how AI is changing both the products we build and the way we build them.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Aampe

Oct 2025 - Present (10 months)

Owned visual implementation of an AI-powered customer engagement platform, translating design direction into production-ready React interfaces. Led component architecture and reusable UI patterns to improve frontend consistency and maintainability while partnering with Product and Design to deliver accessible, responsive, polished UX.

React UI Component Architecture Reusable UI Patterns Responsive Design Accessibility (A11y)Semantic HTML UX Implementation Interaction Polish

Principal UX/UI Engineer

Monad

Feb 2025 - Oct 2025 (8 months)

Owned end-to-end UX/UI design for a cybersecurity data ETL platform, turning complex security workflows into intuitive interfaces. Partnered on user research, personas, and journey mapping to inform strategic product decisions.

Svelte TypeScript

Founding Senior Engineer

RootNote

Nov 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Directed full-stack development of RootNote’s MVP, improving product usability, performance, and delivery cadence through agile ceremonies and engineering workflows. Partnered with Product Management and built backend APIs and data/AI-assisted workflows using AWS Lambda, GraphQL, and DynamoDB.

MVP Delivery Agile Ceremonies Backlog Grooming Engineering Mentorship AWS Lambda GraphQL DynamoDB Data Pipelines AI Assisted Workflows Full stack Development Fullstack Development

Senior Frontend Engineer

Meltano

Jan 2023 - Aug 2023 (7 months)

Led frontend architecture, resulting in a 25% increase in development efficiency. Managed design iterations and mentored frontend engineers while developing a component library that reduced feature development time by 30%.

Next.js TypeScript Storybook GitHub Stripe Vercel Playwright Agile

Senior UX Engineer

Yardstik

Dec 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year)

Led UX design for GA features, achieving a 30% increase in user engagement. Collaborated on key initiatives and streamlined project execution by effectively communicating tech solutions to cross-functional teams.

React TypeScript GraphQL Redux GitHub Storybook UX Design Agile

Interactive Director

Meditech Communications

Dec 2005 - Dec 2020 (15 years)

Established and led the interactive department, developing web-based sales tools and interactive web demos for healthcare conferences, significantly enhancing user experience and client satisfaction.

React JavaScript PHP MySQL WordPress SCSS Team Leadership Vue.Js UX Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The Art Institutes International Minnesota

Associate of Applied Science, Multimedia & Web Design

Completed an Associate of Applied Science degree in Multimedia & Web Design, focusing on the principles of design, multimedia production, and web development.