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Embedded multimedia / Android BSP / Automotive systems

Hao Wen Chen

Senior Software Engineer building production multimedia platforms across automotive, TV, codec middleware, and hardware-software integration.

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7+ years delivering embedded systems
2019-2026 MediaTek multimedia platform ownership
C2 HAL Android multimedia integration for automotive SoCs
DVT -> MP factory tools, OTA, and production-line support

Experience

Product ownership where silicon, Android, and customers meet.

2026/07 - Present Google

Customer and Partner Solutions Engineer

Provide technical support for advertising customers and partners across Google ads platforms, troubleshooting product integrations and helping advertisers scale and optimize campaign performance, measurement, and API usage.

  • Resolve technical issues for ad platforms, APIs, and partner integrations.
  • Guide customers on campaign optimization, measurement, and attribution best practices.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to escalate and drive feature improvements.
2019/06 - 2026/07 MediaTek

Senior Software Engineer

Owned multimedia enablement and customer support for automotive and TV platforms, spanning Android C2 HAL, SoC bring-up, codec drivers, middleware, certification, and production issue closure.

  • Integrates and debugs Android C2 HAL on new SoC platforms with NVIDIA collaboration.
  • Serves as primary technical owner for Comcast engagements and new TV chip bring-up.
  • Drove two generations of SoC bring-up with Vestel, Samsung, Roku, and Xperi browser integration.
  • Developed and verified AVS3 video codec drivers with early silicon and HAPS flows.
2018 - 2019 ChangXing

BSP Engineer

Delivered T-BOX platform work for Nissan and Honda programs, coordinating overseas OEM requirements and supporting BSP R&D through MP process execution.

  • Built factory tools bridging SPI, JNI, Android Framework, MCU protocols, and EOL test software.
  • Implemented USB OTA flows for Android framework, MCU firmware, and LTE module firmware.
  • Supported DVT-to-MP production setup, automated testing, and failure analysis across stations.
2016 - 2018 Addweup

CIO, Startup

Built kiosk prototypes and payment-system integrations across multiple online platforms, translating product concepts into working hardware and software demos.

Systems

Comfortable across the full embedded multimedia stack.

Android

BSP and framework integration

Android C2 HAL, BSP debug, middleware enablement, customer platform integration.

Codec

Video and multimedia pipelines

AVS3 driver development, TV middleware, browser certification, playback issue closure.

Automotive

OEM-facing delivery

NVIDIA, Zeekr, BYD, Nissan, and Honda related programs from bring-up to MP support.

Research

IoT and distributed systems

Master's research on MQTT broker load balancing with historical data analysis.

Recently Side Projects

Hands-on systems built outside the job title.

3D CAD design for a custom printed part
3D printing

Useful parts from CAD to printed product

Designs parts as needed, prints prototypes and small products, and applies 3D printing to EV charger holders, car cooling parts, fan blades, and custom fixtures.

Printed fan duct attached to a development board cooler
Thermal design

Quiet fan duct for development boards

Replaced a noisy development-board cooler with a 12cm low-RPM fan and custom duct, then shared units with colleagues and donated proceeds to charity.

DIY relay board with MTK LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo
IoT

Garage controller from relay to cloud

Built a LinkIt 7688 REST API server, frontend control page, DIY relay circuit, GCP-hosted Google Home integration, and car geofence automation.

Home networking cabinet with router and service equipment
Infrastructure

Home lab and service migration

Built a 42U home lab, ran RouterOS on an x86 SBC, hosted personal services, then migrated most workloads to Docker on Raspberry Pi 5 to cut power use.

Thermal camera view of a solar battery pack and BMS wiring
Energy system

DIY solar power and LFP storage

Designed a safe solar routing panel, assembled battery storage from individual LFP cells, and managed the system with BMS monitoring and thermal validation.

Small PCB inspected during reverse-engineering repair work
Reverse engineering

Board-level repair and schematic tracing

Diagnosed and repaired broken electronics, including inverter MOSFET failures, Hall sensor damage, and bathroom fan controller board varistor failures.

Build Archive

Earlier products, community work, and research signals.

Currency exchange and donation kiosk prototype

Addweup kiosk and payment system

Built Windows IoT kiosk prototypes on Raspberry Pi, integrated bill and coin acceptors, and designed a payment aggregation layer for Alipay, WeChat Pay, PayPal, and partners.

Microsoft developer event with participants working in teams

Microsoft Taiwan technical evangelism

Supported Universal App development, enterprise engagements, developer tutorials, Azure IoT demo scenarios, and community work as a Microsoft MVP.

Patent drawing for an innovation calendar interface

Patent, backend contracts, and MQTT research

Holds Taiwan patent M470329 for a touch-friendly calendar interface, maintained cloud backends across Azure, AWS, and GCP, and researched MQTT broker load balancing.

Education

Electrical engineering roots with computer science depth.

National Cheng Kung University

M.S. in Computer Science, 2014 - 2017

MQTT broker dynamic load balancing for IoT applications.

Shu-Te University

B.S. in Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering, 2010 - 2014

Electrical engineering competitions, hardware projects, and embedded systems foundations.

Recognition

A long record of competitions, certifications, and community work.

Certifications

  • Microsoft MVP, Windows Platform Development
  • Linux Professional Institute Certification, Level 1
  • Novell Certified Linux Administrator
  • Data Center Technical Specialist
  • Computer Hardware Maintenance, Class B
  • Industrial Electronics, Class C

Awards

  • Honorable Mention, MobileHeros 2016 SDN/NFV Category
  • Microsoft Award 3rd, NTU Hackathon 2015
  • 1st and 3rd, Microsoft Community Rising Star 2014
  • 1st and 2nd, Microsoft Community Rising Star 2013
  • Microsoft Imagine Cup Taiwan finalist recognition
  • Solar PV, IoT, Kinect, and microcontroller competition awards

Contact

[email protected] ntex.tw