Allan Y.

About Me

I am an experienced Software Engineer and certified AWS Solutions Associate Architect with 6+ years of technical know-how in the iteration and delivery of high-end, testable and clean solutions for clients. I am an exceptional team player and customer-centered professional with proven mastery in the use of Java, AWS DevOps, distributed systems and algorithms on projects.

AI, ML & LLM

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Engineer
2019 - Present (6 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

Infomedia Ltd
Infomedia Ltd
Senior Software Developer - Core Services
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Sydney, Australia
  • Maintained shared Java libraries, microservices, deployment tools, and evolved the AWS infrastructure for Infomedia's global SaaS products.

  • Developed new CD/CI pipelines and tools to manage processes and tasks from one AWS account to multi-account production and deployment.

  • Moved processes for IDP authentication to Auth0; supporting single sign-on tasks for 40,000 logins per day across the globe.

Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Senior Software Developer
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
Sydney, Australia
  • Developed alerts to identify potential abusive trading behaviours on the Nasdaq platform using Java and Alice an in-house programming language.

  • Offered technical expertise for DevOp processes for testing and release toolings on the project.

  • Developed a BDD test framework to verify alerts on the generated trade information; reducing bugs and improving test efficiency.

MST GLOBAL
MST GLOBAL
Software Engineer
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Sydney, Australia
  • Designed, modified and developed core web applications and Java applications as a full stack developer for MST Global.

  • Designed and implemented a distributed cache library used by different web components within the company.

  • Wrote and optimized solutions that dramatically improved the performance of web services for the client.

Holocentric
Holocentric
Software Developer
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Sydney, Australia
  • Identified and resolved performance bottlenecks on web applications amd optimized complex MS SQL queries and stored procedures.

  • Managed the design and development of WPF and InstallShield to handle the installation and upgrade of applications on Windows Servers.

  • Designed, developed and delivered new, defect-free features on web applications for Holocentric.

InteRisk
InteRisk
Software Developer
2013 - 2014 (1 year)
Sydney, Australia
  • Worked as the sole developer on end-to-end software development projects at InteRisk; building highly efficient solutions for clients.

  • Designed and developed a risk/document management J2EE application deployed on AWS; which received great feedback from customers.

  • Built and published a native iOS and Android app to assist people with evacuation in two months.

Showcase

Full Stack Solo Developer - Ray White Official WeChat Service Account and WeChat Website
Full Stack Solo Developer - Ray White Official WeChat Service Account and WeChat Website
  • Allows users to search Ray White properties.

  • Provides a WeChat Official Service Account for interaction.

  • Developed and deployed the application on Azure.

Full Stack Developer/Research Assistant - ESA – Internship Project with CSIRO
Full Stack Developer/Research Assistant - ESA – Internship Project with CSIRO
  • CSIRO's ESA platform monitors real-time Twitter data across Australia and New Zealand.

  • The platform analyzes data to identify current emergency situations in the region.

  • The project utilizes Nature Language Processing, Machine Learning, and backend development to create a web interface.

Education

Education
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web Services
2019 - 2022 (3 years)
Education
Bachelor of IT, double majored in Software Development & Information Systems – First Class Honors
The Australian National University
2010 - 2012 (2 years)