01.Who I Am
Let me introduce myself.
Mervin does web and mobile app development. He pins down some of his journey on his blog, www.mervcodes.com.
Languages
- ▸English (Native)
- ▸Chinese (Native)
- ▸Japanese (Elementary)
02.Where I've Worked
VISTRA
Jan 2024 - Present▸Lead Software Engineer
- ▸Led a team of software engineers in developing the Global Expansion Platform (GEP), managing project stakeholders and gathering requirements
- ▸Actively involved in the development work of the GEP, ensuring high-quality code and timely delivery
- ▸Successfully hired and onboarded new team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment
Node.jsTypeScriptReactNext.jsAWSPostgreSQLStripe
Kickoff by Zuju
Apr 2022 - Jan 2024▸Technical Lead (Backend)
- ▸Lead and manage a team of backend software engineers
- ▸Actively involved in development work
- ▸Performance monitoring and optimisations
▸Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
- ▸Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - TOKIGAMES
TypeScriptNode.jsNestJSAWS LambdaAWS AppSyncGraphQLMySQLAWS DynamoDBDatadogSentrySwaggerTerraformGitHub
ZAVE
2017 - 2022▸VP Engineering
- ▸Lead, manage and mentor engineering team
- ▸Develop engineering culture
- ▸Daily development involvement
▸Senior Software Engineer
- ▸Develop entire system (architecture to software release) from scratch
- ▸Plan and implement backend infrastructure on AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, S3, CloudFront)
- ▸Develop backend API using Node.js
- ▸Ensure scalability and high availability of backend API using Elastic Beanstalk
- ▸Develop frontend portals using React with Redux
- ▸Develop website using WordPress
- ▸Implement serverless architecture for scalability and high availability
- ▸Work together with Founder of Zave on a daily basis
ReactReduxNode.jsMySQLElastic BeanstalkS3CloudFrontRDSPHPWordPressHTMLCSSJavaScriptjQuery
versedmedios
2016 - 2017▸Software Engineer
- ▸Technical input to Director of Engineering
- ▸Architectural design and technology decisions
- ▸Content delivery platform development
- ▸SCRUM methodology
- ▸Image/video configuration (ABR) using FlowPlayer
- ▸AWS S3 and CloudFront integration
- ▸Code deployment on AWS EB and EC2
- ▸Platform conversion to API for scalability
Node.jsExpress.jsMongoDBJavaScriptjQueryHTMLCSSEC2CloudFrontS3Elastic BeanstalkGitHubPivotal Tracker
MOS Studio
2015 - 2016▸Server Programmer
- ▸System architecture planning for multiple games
- ▸Server implementation and configuration (DigitalOcean/AWS VPS, CentOS)
- ▸Amazon S3 with CloudFront configuration
- ▸Networking monitoring setup using Zabbix
- ▸REST API development for mobile games (PHP Slim Framework)
- ▸Auction house using Open Cart E-Commerce Platform
- ▸Cross-region master-to-master MySQL database deployment
PHPSlim FrameworkMySQLCentOSDigitalOceanAWSS3CloudFrontZabbixOpenCart
FASH
2015▸Mobile Platform Engineer (Freelance)
- ▸In-house Android mobile application development
Java (Android)Bitbucket
Esmegen
2014 - 2015▸Web Programmer
- ▸Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system development and maintenance
- ▸PHP system development
- ▸Client requirements gathering
- ▸User training and system demonstrations
PHPMySQLHTMLCSSjQueryJavaScriptSVN
Asian Tigers
2014▸Programmer (Temporary)
- ▸System Architect assistance in ERP development
- ▸ERP system development using VB.NET and Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Visual Basic (.NET)Microsoft SQL Server 2012HTMLCSSJavaScriptjQuery
02b.Education
Nanyang Technological University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
2011 - 2014- ▸Experienced working in small to large-scale projects
- ▸Taken up project manager role and delegated work to members, ensuring schedules are met
- ▸Self-studied iOS development and developed an iOS application using Python backend API for final year project
- ▸Worked on multi-disciplinary project involving collaboration between Computer Engineering and Computer Science students in building a robot
Nanyang Polytechnic
Diploma, Information Technology
2006 - 2009- ▸Studied Information Technology with focus on software development and systems administration
- ▸Built a strong foundation in programming, networking, and database management
03.Things I've Built
Miss Bag Lady
EcommercePrestashop
Papa John
HTML Templates
Crossbow Consulting Group
HTML Templates
Carbizz
WordPress
Esmegen Group Pte Ltd
WordPress
EHBOJIO Cafe Radar - iOS
iOS
EHBOJIO Cafe Radar - Android
Android
Acesse Creative Consultancy
HTML Templates
Acoustic Integration
HTML Templates
Pang Long Arowanas
.NETCustom CMS