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Jeff Zhifan Chen

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Director of Engineering at Traba
📍 New York, New York, United States

Jeff is the Director of Engineering at Traba, building AI-driven workflows for industrial staffing. An MIT alumnus, he previously co-founded Pixlee TurnTo, which was acquired by Emplifi. Colleagues describe him as a brilliant, dedicated, and exceptionally talented engineer with strong strategic leadership.

Outside of his direct engineering responsibilities, Jeff is passionate about building strong teams with an inspired mission. He is noted for being an exceptionally strong writer, a skill that colleagues have highlighted as unique for an engineering leader. He also has a humorous take on management.

He holds a patent for methods and systems related to user-generated content integration, stemming from his work at Pixlee.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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AI in Staffing
He leads engineering at Traba, a company focused on building autonomous AI workflows to connect industrial businesses with workers and has posted about AI-conducted interviews.
Engineering Leadership
As a Director, former CTO, and co-founder, his career has focused on building and guiding engineering teams through complex challenges, as highlighted in multiple recommendations.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Director of Engineering
Traba
11-2022 - 12-2023
Chief Architect
Emplifi
5-2018 - 11-2022
CTO
Pixlee
11-2012 - 11-2022
Co-Founder
Pixlee
11-2012 - 5-2018
Director Of Engineering
Pixlee
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Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2004 - 2008
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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
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