Experience

Backend and full-stack roles across four companies in Malaysia, with a focus on APIs, serverless, and scalable systems.

• Seek
  Software Engineer · Oct 2020 – Present · Malaysia
  Node.js TypeScript AWS Serverless React Elasticsearch
  • Led API development for CIAM-CAS: production-ready endpoints, validation patterns, OpenAPI docs in Backstage.
  • Built scalable APIs with Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS Serverless; migrated 100,000+ users to a unified platform.
  • Improved Elasticsearch queries for Candidates Tab API (accuracy, performance, sorting) without reindexing.
  • Scoped and enabled DORA metrics; migrated assessments to GitHub/Backstage; improved Redis error handling.
  • Key member of User Credential Remediation: auth gaps, WAF for DDoS protection, load-tested.
  • Modernised BackOffice features (Hirer User search) with TypeScript, React, and Braid.
• RinggitPlus (Jirnexu)
  Senior Software Engineer · Sep 2019 – Oct 2020 · Malaysia
  AWS Lambda API Gateway SQS DynamoDB Lua
  • Led a team of 3 engineers; delivered features that improved lead quality and automated lead acceptance.
  • Architected and developed serverless chatbot web services (AWS API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB).
  • Reduced production defects by 15% via code reviews, pair programming, TDD and BDD.
  • Built suggestion plugin and daily encrypted lead reports; integrated CRM for lead tagging.
• Accendo HR Solutions
  Senior Software Engineer · Sep 2018 – Aug 2019 · Malaysia
  Laravel React PHP
  • Led a team of 4 developers building a talent assessment platform (coding tests, live video interviews, reports).
  • Built talent lifecycle platform with Laravel and React; gamification, psychometric integrations.
  • Collaborated with UI/UX to reduce steps in key workflows; reduced technical debt via upgrades and refactors.
• Accendo HR Solutions
  Software Engineer · Mar 2017 – Aug 2018 · Malaysia
  Laravel Laravel Forge PHP
  • Built PSR-4 package for external provider communication; API contracts for assessment providers.
  • APIs and MVC integration with front-end; integrations with third-party services; documentation.
• Maven Group
  Software Engineer · Mar 2016 – Feb 2017 · Malaysia
  Web Unit testing
  • Requirements, design, development, and testing for MoneyMatch (money transfer platform).
  • Web applications with unit tests; contributed to KYC application.