Yi-Chi Trista Chen

I build systems that hold up under pressure — 9 production APIs at a live startup, a real-time health indicator on a Mars rover controller, and an AI agent that turns messy meeting notes into execution-ready action plans at a hackathon.

I work across the full stack — React frontends, Django & Express backends, relational databases — and I'm deepening into ML engineering and QA through an industry-led Edge AI project with Nuvoton and robotics systems work at SJSU.

I'm drawn to problems where clarity meets complexity: clean API design, reliable data pipelines, and interfaces that surface what matters without clutter.

Outside of code, I'm usually jogging, rock climbing, shooting hoops, or tidying something that probably didn't need tidying. Also: I was born on February 29 — so technically I've only had 5 real birthdays. Make of that what you will.