Chien Jon Soon

Chien Jon Soon has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Chien Jon is currently working as a Software Engineer at Level since September 2021.

Prior to this, Chien worked at Xandr from September 2018 to August 2021, where they held the position of Senior Software Engineer II - Team Lead. In this role, they led a platform-wide initiative to converge on a common framework for CI/CD, provided tailored solutions for integrating different development stacks, and managed the building and transitioning of large-scale test environments on Kubernetes.

Chien also worked at AppNexus from April 2018 to September 2018, where they served as a Senior Software Engineer II - Team Lead. Here, they focused on building ephemeral test environments on Kubernetes and designing a service mocking system.

Before that, Chien held multiple roles at AppNexus, including Engineering Manager from January 2015 to March 2018, Team Lead from September 2013 to December 2014, and Software Engineer from December 2012 to September 2013. During this time, they contributed to various projects involving Kubernetes, virtual machines, and container-based test environments.

Chien's professional journey began at Microsoft, where they worked as a Software Development Engineer in Test II from March 2009 to October 2012. Chien Jon gained experience in test automation and developed test specifications for Windows 7 Application Model as an intern at Microsoft from December 2007 to February 2008.

Chien also worked at Cleantec as a Programmer from August 2005 to December 2008, where they were the sole programmer responsible for designing, implementing, and testing new features for the Foodsafe System. Chien Jon had previously worked as a Programmer at Queensland University of Technology, primarily focusing on Ruby and C# implementation.

Overall, Chien Jon Soon's work experience showcases their expertise in software engineering, team leadership, CI/CD implementation, Kubernetes, and test automation.

Chien Jon Soon completed a Masters by Research in Information Technology from QUT (Queensland University of Technology) between 2006 and 2009. Prior to that, from 2001 to 2005, Chien Jon Soon pursued a degree in Engineering/Information Technology with a focus on Electronics and Software Engineering from the same university. In addition to these educational qualifications, Chien Jon Soon obtained a Certified Kubernetes Application Developer certification from the Linux Foundation in October 2018. Furthermore, Chien Jon Soon has also completed a course on Preventing Workplace Harassment from Emtrain, although the specific details regarding the time of completion are not provided.