Yang Shan (Benson) Chen
About Yang Shan (Benson) Chen
Yang Shan (Benson) Chen is a Software Engineer I at Flexport in Bellevue, Washington, with a background in computer engineering and electrical and electronics engineering.
Current Role at Flexport
Yang Shan (Benson) Chen currently holds the position of Software Engineer I at Flexport. He operates in a hybrid work setting based in Bellevue, Washington, United States. In his role, he has taken the initiative to lead the development of debugging tools for Commerce Org APIs, significantly cutting down developer debugging time from hours to minutes. Additionally, he has implemented the first gRPC Datadog synthetics test, which has been adopted as the new company standard.
Previous Experience at Aneuvo
Prior to joining Flexport, Yang Shan (Benson) Chen worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Aneuvo for nine months between 2022 and 2023. This position was based in Los Angeles, California, United States. During his internship, he gained hands-on experience in software engineering and contributed to various projects in a significant capacity.
Academic Background
Yang Shan (Benson) Chen has an extensive academic background in engineering. He earned his Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Engineering from UCLA, spending two years on his studies from 2021 to 2023. Prior to that, he attained his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from National Taiwan University, where he studied from 2016 to 2020.
Early Career at National Taiwan University
Yang Shan (Benson) Chen's early career includes multiple roles at National Taiwan University. He served as an Undergraduate Research Student for ten months from 2019 to 2020 and again for six months from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, he worked as a Teaching Assistant for nine months from 2018 to 2019. These positions were based in Taipei City, Taiwan, where he contributed to various research projects and academic activities.
Key Projects at Flexport
During his tenure at Flexport, Yang Shan (Benson) Chen has been involved in several key projects. He designed a comprehensive golden case covering attributes for API testing and authored detailed documentation on building the correct JSON format for all protobuf types. He also played a crucial role in migrating charge applicability rulesets, which contributed to reducing revenue leakage within Flexport's company-wide charge system.