Open to software engineering internships

I build live apps and the databases behind them.

I'm Ryan Chen, a Stony Brook CS student (class of 2029). I ship with Next.js, PostgreSQL, and AI APIs.

  • 219 votesLive in production on Bao-bae
  • Hackathon winNue-Trivia, GPT-written quizzes
  • 3.67 GPADean's List, Stony Brook CS
  • 500+ studentsSurveyed for NYC DOE leadership

Selected builds across live apps, databases, AI, and games.

Bao-bae production dashboard with live vote totalsBao-bae Round 2 elimination ballot on a phone
Next.js · Apr 2026
219 live votes

Bao-bae

Co-developed, mobile-first live voting app for a bachelor-style campus show run by the Cantonese Club (CTC) at Stony Brook. Audience members sign in with Google and get one vote per round, while production runs the show from an admin dashboard.

Next.js
React 19
TypeScript
Supabase
PostgreSQL
Live site
Pharmacy Rx database schema diagram
PostgreSQL · Oct 2025
Contract

Pharmacy Refill Database

Owned the data layer on a remote team building a prescription refill platform: a normalized PostgreSQL schema covering every refill from request through pickup.

PostgreSQL
SQL
Bash
Twilio API
Schema diagram
Nue-Trivia game frame with the Pear character
Java · Oct 2024
Hackathon winner

Nue-Trivia

Top-down pixel-art nutrition game built by a hackathon team. Walk up to food characters and they quiz you with multiple-choice questions written live by OpenAI.

Java
Swing / JFrame
OpenAI API (GPT-4o mini)
Demo video
Pantry Tracker with five items and three Gemini recipe ideas
Next.js · Aug 2024
Headstarter

Pantry Tracker

Pantry inventory app with instant search and Gemini recipe ideas. Each person signs in with Google and gets a private pantry.

JavaScript
React.js
Material-UI
Gemini API
Next.js
Firebase
Live site

Experience, education, and the teams that shaped how I build.

Resume

Experience

Headstarter AI

Software Engineering Fellow

Jul 2024 - Sept 2024

Engineered AI-driven projects including Pantry Tracker, AI flashcards, and an AI customer support system using Next.js, Material-UI, and the OpenAI and Gemini APIs.

NYCDOE Division of Instructional and Information Technology

Intern

Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

Presented key insights to CIO and executive team, influencing strategic decisions.

Analyzed TeachHub usage and surveyed 500+ K-12 students to improve functionality for the largest U.S. school district (912,064 students).

NYCDOE Division of Instructional and Information Technology

Project Intern

Apr 2024 - May 2024

Standardized official transcript processes across NYC DOE systems by designing detailed UML diagrams and workflow proposals.

Documented edge cases and created scenarios to ensure accurate record delivery across departments.

Examined student records including transcripts, IEPs, 504s, and PSAL documentation to inform recommendations.

Education

Stony Brook University

B.S. in Computer Science

Expected May 2029

GPA: 3.67 / 4.00

Dean's List: Fall 2025, Spring 2026

Coursework: Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics, Principles of Programming Languages, Systems Fundamentals (C, Assembly).

I build practical, polished software that turns messy workflows into products people can actually use.

I am a Computer Science student at Stony Brook University and a software engineer in New York. My work sits between the data layer and the user: a live voting app that handled 219 votes at a campus show, the PostgreSQL data layer for a contract pharmacy refill platform, AI-driven web apps built as a Headstarter fellow, and a hackathon-winning trivia game.

At the NYC Department of Education I surveyed 500+ students across the nation's largest school district and presented key insights to the CIO and executive team.

Portrait of Ryan Chen

Tools I use to build across interfaces, data, systems, and AI-assisted workflows.

Languages

Java
Python
C
TypeScript
JavaScript
Kotlin
Swift
SQL
HTML/CSS
ASM
Assembly

Frameworks & Libraries

React.js
Next.js
Material-UI

Developer Tools

Git
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Vercel
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VS Code
PyCharm
IntelliJ
Android Studio
Xcode
Bash

APIs & Services

AI
OpenAI API
Gemini API
Tw
Twilio API
Firebase

Certifications

Google Cybersecurity (Coursera)
Meta Front-End Developer (Coursera)

A live snapshot of what I am listening to, working on, and building.

Now listening to
On repeat

Disillusioned

Daniel Caesar

Now working on

In progress

Midterms

Heads down studying for midterms at Stony Brook.

Now building
Live from GitHub

Let's talk.

Internship, freelance database work, or a hackathon team. My inbox is open.

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