Experience
My professional journey, from a founding role at an AI startup to fintech giants, full-stack development, and academic mentoring.
Stealth Startup
Aug 2026 - Present
Founding Software Engineer
New York, United States
Productizing AI for the Next Billion Users
Founding engineer at a stealth AI startup backed by $20M from the VCs and angel investors behind companies like Notion and Anduril. Building at the frontier of AI — architecting systems across the entire stack from 0 to 1, and turning early ideas into real products.
What I'm Building
- • Systems across the entire stack, 0 to 1
- • Context & model orchestration
- • Real-world agent systems
- • Technical foundations from first principles
The Company
- • $20M raised from VCs and angel investors
- • Backers behind Notion, Anduril and more
- • Founding engineering team
Focus
AI Products, Agent Systems, Model Orchestration, Full-Stack Architecture.
Trontal Group
Mar 2025 - Aug 2026
Full Stack & Charting Engineer
Promoted
Full Stack Engineer
Initial
OpenMarket Trading Platform
Built OpenMarket (formerly Kiyotaka.ai) — a blockchain quantitative trading platform — end to end, from system design to deployment. Scaled the product from 0 to 50,000 monthly active users while refactoring the codebase into a modular, scalable architecture that kept the system fast and reliable as traffic grew. Promoted to Charting Engineer with ownership of the core charting library and platform infrastructure.
Technical Highlights
- • Real-time charting & data visualization
- • Kata — AI assistant for authoring kScript indicators
- • Live collaboration over WebSockets (session management & live chat)
- • CEX & DEX integrations (Binance, Bybit, Hyperliquid)
Key Contributions
- • Scaled the platform from 0 to 50,000 monthly active users
- • Refactored into a modular, scalable architecture
- • Guest access system & Progressive Web App (PWA)
- • Alert, in-app & push notification systems
Tech Stack
Vue 3, Nuxt 4, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, Pinia, Node.js, WebSockets, PWA, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloudflare Pages.
Ant International
Nov 2024 - Mar 2025
Backend Engineer
Backend & Middleware Systems
Delivered backend and middleware components for mission-critical payment systems — including the merchant registration system, non-insured refund project, and merchant OTP system — on a SOFABoot / Spring Boot stack serving millions of users globally. Selected for a business trip to Ant International's global event in Hangzhou, working onsite at Ant HQ and Alibaba's Xixi campus.
Technical Highlights
- • Merchant registration, refund & OTP systems
- • Async processing with message brokers
- • Recurring tasks via job scheduling
- • Runtime tunability via dynamic resource config
Key Achievements
- • Three golden rules: grayscale, monitoring, emergency response
- • Large-scale traffic handling (11.11)
- • Cross-functional work across China & Singapore
- • Onsite at Ant HQ & Alibaba Xixi (Hangzhou)
Tech Stack
SOFABoot, Spring Boot, Microservices, Message Brokers, Job Scheduling, RESTful APIs, Auth Systems, Git/GitLab, Network Security.
iFAST Corporation
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
Full Stack Engineer
Global Bank Platform
Contributed to the iFAST Global Bank platform, working on both frontend and backend components while learning invaluable lessons about modern web development in a professional fintech environment.
Key Achievements
- • Full-stack development on live banking app
- • Mastered Angular framework
- • Built robust RESTful APIs with Spring Boot
- • Developed responsive interfaces
Team & Learning
- • Agile Scrum methodology
- • UI/UX collaboration
- • KitaHack hackathon participation
- • Back-office email system
Tech Stack
Angular, TypeScript, Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Bootstrap, MySQL, Git, Jira.
Monash University
Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
Mathematics Tutor
Computer Science Mathematics
Provided personalized instruction and comprehensive support for the continuous mathematics unit MAT1830, delivering effective tutoring in both in-person and online formats.
Responsibilities
- • Personalized mathematics instruction
- • Hybrid teaching (in-person & online)
- • Exam preparation support
- • Concept clarification
Impact
- • Enhanced student confidence
- • Significant grade improvements
- • Practical application of concepts
- • Mentoring skills development
Subject Focus
MAT1830 - Continuous Mathematics, Calculus, Mathematical Analysis, Problem-Solving Techniques.