Michelle Chen

Software Engineer @ Telstra

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About

Full stack software engineer with experience crafting innovative solutions across a range of technology stacks in health, research and education. I’m passionate about blending creativity and technology to drive digital innovation that nurtures meaningful, positive community impact.

Experience

  • Software Engineering Specialist at Telstra
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Monash University (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Software Developer
      Dec 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Led the ground-up development of a substance use disorder treatment platform using React.js, TypeScript, and Electron.js. The platform features multi-language support and facilitated the program’s expansion into international clinical trials, supporting behavioural health interventions globally. • Led the front-end development for a core release of a Staff Allocation Management tool using React.js integrated with Spring APIs, enabling the accurate payment of staff through streamlined timesheets. • Led the release development and ongoing maintenance of a cross-platform mobile application for alcohol use disorder treatment available on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, using React Native and GCP. • Managed a range of full-stack software solutions with responsibilities as both the main developer and point of client contact for numerous projects, achieving impactful outcomes to research enablement and education enhancement. • Uplifted the developer capability by mentoring new developers and interns and providing technical expertise to student teams

    • Junior Software Developer
      Jul 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

      • Collaborated within the team, and with external stakeholders to build creative digital solutions to support client-focused outcomes. • Uplifted internal processes through the support of initiatives such as Bitbucket Cloud migration and the exploration of AWS cost saving strategies • Maintained and supported the university’s digital wayfinding tool to enhance navigation across the university campuses • Designed and developed educational simulations aimed at enhancing the educational delivery of engineering processes through tangible and interactive learning designs • Supported the development of a driving simulator and VR eye-tracking game to assess the impact of fatigue on road accidents, aimed to pioneer effective interventions for improved road safety. • Performed data extraction, manipulation and analysis to support data analysis of innovative research studies across a range of research initiatives

    • Teaching Associate
      Feb 2023 - Jul 2023 · 6 mos

      • Delivered high-quality education for the Introduction to Programming unit.

  • Customer Service Representative at KFC
    2017 - 2021 · 4 yrs

    SIR30126 Certificate III in retail

  • Customer Service Assistant at Target
    2018 - 2019 · 1 yr