Maya Chen
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American software engineer and entrepreneur
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| Born | 14 March 1994, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Current location | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Software engineer · Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Notable works | OpenGrid, Lumen Labs platform |
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Chen studied computer science at Stanford University and worked at Bay Area startups before founding Lumen Labs in 2019. Her work has been cited in trade publications covering developer tools and observability software.
Early life
Chen was born in Seattle, Washington. She attended Garfield High School, where she participated in a robotics club and regional programming competitions.
Education
Chen received a B.S. in computer science from Stanford University. As an undergraduate, she contributed to research on stream processing for sensor networks.
Career
Chen completed internships at Bay Area technology companies before co-founding Lumen Labs in 2019. The company develops observability software for edge deployments and announced a Series A financing round in 2022.
She co-created OpenGrid, an open-source analytics toolkit developed during her time at Stanford, which was later adopted by several large engineering organizations according to company statements and press coverage.
Personal life
Chen resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Public profiles list interests including alpine climbing and support for computer science education programs.
See also
- Women in technology
- Stanford University
References
- ^1 User-provided profile information
- ^2 Forbes 30 Under 30 — Technology (2023)