Daniel Chong, PhD

Contract Senior Frontend Engineer
Soul Machines, Auckland, NZ
Oct 2024 - Jul 2025

● Contributed to Workforce Connect, a platform for configuring AI-powered digital humans integrated with tools like Salesforce and Zapier.
● Led development of the Agent Editor, enabling live in-call editing and real-time testing of digital human behavior — directly addressing a top user drop-off point identified via product research.
● Integrated OpenAI Agent SDK for digital human interactions, including contextual data feeding and live behavior testing.
● Built full-stack React applications using Supabase and Python.
● Used Cursor (agent mode) and GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development, documentation, and automation.
● Introduced internal tools like Bugbot and Opencode to improve AI-powered workflows across the team.

Contract Senior Frontend Engineer
Rush Digital, Auckland, NZ
Apr 2024 - Oct 2024

● Deliver website and mobile application with a tight deadline
● React TypeScript app with CapacitorJS
● Cypress end-to-end testing & Unit testing

Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack + Mobile
Veho, New York, USA
Jun 2021 - Jan 2024

● System migration from monolithic to event-based microservices
● Continuous development of driver mobile application serving 10,000 daily drivers
● Add observability to the app and services to identify issues
● On-call to help solve production issues in real time
● Build multiple proof of concepts for step function improvements
● Process improvement including supporting design teams' work
● Created a returns website for consumers to book returns pick up
● Continuous development of driver mobile application

Software Engineer
Private Chef Club, San Francisco, USA
Oct 2020 - Apr 2021

● Created front-end marketplace web application in React.JS
● GraphQL API design

Technical Interview Engineer
Karat, Seattle, USA
Aug 2019 - Present

● Conducted over 500 technical interviews with live coding
● Provide a comfortable environment for candidates and help them

Front End & Game Developer
CerebralFix, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aug 2017 - Oct 2020

● Led greenfield React Native projects ● Porting to progressive web app (PWA) ● Game development ● Introduce and educate Automated Testing company-wide

Technical Co-Founder
Smish, Christchurch, New Zealand
Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

● React Native mobile app with custom GraphQL backend

PhD in Medical Physics
Universität Bern, Switzerland
2006 - 2009