Rick Chou

Rick Chou has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and companies. Rick most recently worked at Sundae as a Software Engineering Manager and Backend Tech Lead. Prior to that, Rick worked at Expedia Group as a Software Engineer, where they developed and deployed critical booking and payment back-end services and created external-facing GraphQL gateway. Rick also worked at ApartmentJet as a Software Engineer, where they played a pivotal role in architecting and launching the MVP and helped build and maintain Google Cloud/Kubernetes infrastructure. Before that, Rick worked at Liaison Technologies in various roles, including Integration Engineer, Client Services Engineer, and Mapping Analyst. In these positions, they coordinated with clients and utilized proprietary technologies to facilitate the transfer of B2B documents and implement internal IT processes. Overall, Rick has demonstrated expertise in software engineering, backend development, architecture, API integration, and cloud technologies.

Rick Chou holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. In addition to their degree, they have obtained certifications in Fundamentals of Product Management from Stanford University in December 2022 and Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) from Scrum.org in September 2022.