Hello, World. I am

Nguyen Charles

グェン チャールズ

[

  Social Scientist,

  Software Engineer,

  Tech Enthusiast

]

Software Engineer living in Kyoto with a passion for building scalable, user-centric applications. Experienced in modern web technologies and always eager to learn new skills.

Nguyen Charles

Technical Arsenal

Web Development

HTMLCSSJavaScriptTypeScriptReactAstroNext.js

Backend

Node.jsNestJSPythonSQLPostgreSQLGo

DevOps

DockerAWSCI/CDGit

Experience Log

Kyoto, Japan2025Present

Engineering Manager

ACTUAL .inc

I manage a team of software engineers in building a suite of applications for ACTUAL .inc.

  • Built major features for flagship product ArchiX
  • Led in strategy for AI products and implementation
  • Led company's first internal Hackathon
Santa Monica, California, USA20242025

Senior Software Engineer

Disney Streaming

Built new features to the various Disney owned streaming services including Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu.

  • Created features specifically for Global content hubs
  • Streamlined announcement banners for pre-login content
  • Built early features for the youth content pages
Burbank, California, USA20172025

Instructor

Gnomon

Taught the social science curriculum for the BFA program at Gnomon.

  • Created the syllabus for the "Cultural Studies" and "Social Science" courses
  • Outlined the general goals and criteria for the social science general education courses
  • Faculty mentor for the Gnomon Dungeons & Dragons club
Burbank, California, USA20202024

Principal Software Engineer

Entertainment Partners

Lead various teams to build applications for payroll services.

  • Maintains ep.com and community site for Entertainment Partners
  • Lead workshop team on implementing machine learning technology
  • Designed and Built an "Open Policy Agent" (OPA) for company wide use
Los Angeles, California, USA20172019

Fullstack Software Engineer

Synacor

Built and improve software as a part of a full stack development team. I work with a diverse set of technology including JavaScript, PHP, GoLang, and React.

  • Built critical components for the mobile redesign which heavily used React
  • Remade the Stock Market widget for AT&T portal site in React
  • Built improvements to ad bidding algorithm using GoLang
Los Angeles, California, USA20162017

Senior Coding Instructor

UCode

Manage and oversee curriculum delivery, customer experience, and technology education

  • Classroom instruction on youth coding
  • Raised company culture for education experience
  • Taught Computer Science class at the Ad Astra School
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA20142016

Lead Coding Instructor

DevLeague

Oversaw the curriculum for Jr.DevLeague to teach technical literacy for children

  • Create and instruct our flagship course "My Minecraft"
  • Coordinate with schools to set up new programs
  • Train new instructors to teach technical literacy

Education History

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA20092011

Masters of Arts in Sociology

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Williamsburg, Virginia, USA20002004

Bachelors of Science in Psychology

College of William & Mary

Get In Touch

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