Summary
Amanda Chau is a Senior Developer based in Greater Sydney with seven years of professional experience bridging healthcare and software engineering. After intensive full-stack training at General Assembly, she built expertise in JavaScript, React, Node.js/Express, Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL and has risen through multiple engineering roles at MYOB to design and build their data platform. Her background as a nurse practitioner and clinical research coordinator gives her a rare ability to translate clinical needs into pragmatic technical solutions, particularly in health-focused projects like a CRM for genetic counselling. She mentors and teaches—having worked as a Software Engineering Instructional Associate—and enjoys tackling complex queries, authentication flows and data-focused systems. Amanda combines disciplined, evidence-based thinking from clinical practice with a collaborative, product-minded approach to software delivery.
7 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Bachelor of Science, Nursing at McMaster University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology and Immunology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology and Immunology at The University of British Columbia
Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner (NP) Field, Primary Health Care – Global Health, Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner (NP) Field, Primary Health Care – Global Health at University of Toronto
Software Engineering Immersive, Software Engineering Immersive at General Assembly Sydney