TobyHoang.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Software Engineer with 5 years of professional experience in Java, Spring Boot, and distributed backend systems, backed by a solid Computer Science foundation from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). Demonstrated track record across mission-critical domains, including enterprise banking (loan origination & credit risk), telecommunications (policy & billing management), and fintech platforms. Strong focus on transactional data integrity, high-concurrency processing, database performance tuning, and full SDLC ownership. Pioneer in AI-native software engineering, developing custom MCPs, skills, and automated workflows to rapidly prototype end-to-end production systems.

Tung Hoang Tho
5+
YEARS
10+
PROJECTS
Based in Hanoi, Vietnam

Engineering
systems that
hold under pressure.

Software Engineer with 5 years of professional experience in Java, Spring Boot, and distributed backend systems, backed by a solid Computer Science foundation from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). Demonstrated track record across mission-critical domains, including enterprise banking (loan origination & credit risk), telecommunications (policy & billing management), and fintech platforms. Strong focus on transactional data integrity, high-concurrency processing, database performance tuning, and full SDLC ownership. Pioneer in AI-native software engineering, developing custom MCPs, skills, and automated workflows to rapidly prototype end-to-end production systems.

Outside of code, I build side projects that scratch personal itches — from a Vietnamese social network to a crypto-reward lottery backend. Always shipping.

5+
Years Experience
10+
Projects Shipped
3
Companies

Where I've worked.

2026-07
Present
Software Engineer
Freelance / Independent Contractor
Hanoi, Vietnam (Remote)

Independent software development focusing on backend systems and digital platforms.

  • Operated as primary backend engineer, partnering directly with international clients and product owners to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps.
  • Owned the end-to-end delivery of high-availability backend microservices, managing cloud deployments, API integrations, and database schemas.
  • Leveraged AI-assisted development workflows across implementation and testing, reducing end-to-end software development time by up to 50%.
2024-07
2026-05
Software Engineer
Integro Technologies
Hanoi, Vietnam

A Singapore-based product company (Aurionpro subsidiary) specializing in enterprise banking solutions.

  • Delivered critical Change Requests (CR) and core feature enhancements for Tier-1 ASEAN banking deployments (VietinBank, Sacombank, LandBank, PNB).
  • Collaborated closely with cross-border Business Analysts, QA, and solution architects to ensure strict compliance with banking regulations and SLAs.
  • Maintained system reliability across mission-critical lending operations, conducting proactive investigations to minimize production incident risks.
2023-04
2024-07
Backend Developer
LIFESUP Technology
Hanoi, Vietnam

A Vietnamese IT consulting and outsourcing firm with Viettel as the major account.

  • Owned the full SDLC for enterprise web platforms, managing requirements gathering, architecture design, and production delivery.
  • Led and mentored a team of 3 backend developers; conducted peer code reviews, enforced clean code standards, and designed relational database schemas.
  • Developed GitLab CI/CD automation pipelines and deployment shell scripts, reducing release turnaround time by 60%.
2021-07
2022-11
Backend Developer
Global CMC
Hanoi, Vietnam

A Vietnam-based outsourcing company primarily targeting English-speaking markets.

  • Engineered scalable RESTful microservices using Java and Spring Boot, translating client business requirements into robust API specifications.
  • Designed relational database schemas, tuned query execution performance, and resolved critical backend defects within Agile/Scrum sprints.

Selected work.

GitHub
01
Freelance
2026-07 — Present

Lottery Code Sales

An online scratch lottery and gamified digital platform featuring real-time dynamic probability, dual-currency wallets, and affiliate commission settlements.

Backend Developer**: Owned the full **Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)**, leading requirements gathering, system architecture, database modeling, implementation, testing, and deployment.
Engineered high-concurrency ticket purchasing logic using **Redis atomic operations** and distributed locking, preventing race conditions and overselling during peak traffic.
Architected an asynchronous event-driven pipeline using **RabbitMQ** with consumer backpressure, decoupling real-time ticket transactions from heavy multi-tier affiliate reward calculations.
Designed a dynamic-probability lottery reveal engine for rounds containing millions of tickets, adjusting win odds in real-time to guarantee zero prize pool deficit.
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02
Integro Technologies
2024-07 — 2026-05

Smart Lender

A Corporate and SME Lending and Credit Risk Management platform from Singapore, deployed across major ASEAN banks.

Diagnosed and resolved critical **production issues under tight deadlines**, conducting live debugging and deep **Root Cause Analysis (RCA)** across a 17,000+ Java file codebase to safeguard bank SLAs.
Integrated the lending platform with **client banks' internal enterprise systems**, ensuring seamless data interchange and transactional reliability.
Architected a system-wide **SLA Configuration module**, implementing the **Maker-Checker (Dual-Control)** pattern via Staging-Master data isolation to safely manage high blast-radius credit workflows.
Designed an **asynchronous, non-blocking OCR pipeline** for customer ID verification, leveraging background worker thread pools and webhook callbacks to eliminate server thread starvation.
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03
LIFESUP Technology
2023-12 — 2024-07

Sani Terminal

A comprehensive web booking system (bus, ferry, hotel, tour) for a Malaysian client.

Participated across the full **Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)**, collaborating with overseas clients and Business Analysts from technical design to production delivery of **modular microservices**.
Led 3 backend developers**: designed **PostgreSQL** schemas, standardized **RESTful API contracts**, and implemented database optimization strategies to boost throughput.
Integrated **Stripe** and **iPay88** payment gateways with **idempotent webhook handlers**, guaranteeing transaction reliability.
Developed Shell scripts and **GitLab CI/CD pipelines** to automate testing, deployment, and database backups.
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04
Viettel High Tech
2023-10 — 2024-05

Camera AI

An embedded Java backend service running on Android-based AI cameras for automated traffic violation detection for Hanoi Public Security.

Sole Backend Developer**: Architected and developed a lightweight **Java backend server** and embedded **SQLite database** directly running on **Android smart cameras**.
Implemented the centralized configuration dashboard and **dynamic rule-engine logic** to process real-time edge telemetry and traffic violation events.
Overcame severe environment constraints (no physical devices or local emulators): successfully engineered and debugged core features by **remote deployment**, **detailed log instrumentation**, and **deep mental code execution tracing**.
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05
Viettel High Tech
2023-07 — 2023-10

V-OCS 4.0

Viettel's largest centralized back-office system managing telecommunications pricing policies and rating business logic.

Maintained and engineered policy and billing calculation features within Viettel's largest centralized administrative back-office system.
Resolved a critical performance bottleneck by partitioning datasets for **multithreaded parallel processing**, significantly improving batch execution time.
Diagnosed and resolved severe system lag caused by deep recursion by refactoring the recursive logic into an **iterative algorithm**.
Proactively discovered and resolved a **system-wide search defect**, restoring search accuracy across the entire management platform.
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The toolkit.

Programming Languages
Core languages for enterprise backends and full-stack services.
JavaSQLJavaScriptHTML5/CSS3
Frameworks & Technologies
Enterprise dependency injection, microservices, and web frameworks.
Spring BootSpring FrameworkSpring Data JPA/HibernateRESTful APIsMicroservicesJSP/Servlet
Databases & Storage
Relational banking databases, embedded edge storage, and distributed caching.
Oracle 19cPostgreSQLSQLiteRedisMongoDB
Messaging & Distributed Systems
Event-driven message pipelines, consumer backpressure, and concurrency locks.
Apache KafkaRabbitMQDistributed CachingConcurrency Control
DevOps & Tools
Containerization, CI/CD automation, cloud deployment, and system tools.
DockerKubernetesAWS (S3SNS)GitLab CI/CDLinuxGitPostman
AI-Native & Agentic Engineering
Model Context Protocol (MCP), custom agent tools, and accelerated workflows.
Model Context Protocol (MCP)Custom Agent Skills & ToolsMulti-Model OrchestrationAutomated WorkflowsRapid End-to-End Prototyping
Practices & Methodologies
Full SDLC ownership, SQL execution plan tuning, and Agile execution.
SQL Query OptimizationUnit Testing (JUnit/Mockito)Full SDLC OwnershipAgile/Scrum
Tech Stack
Java
Spring Framework
Spring Boot
Spring Security
Microservices
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
PostgreSQL
Redis
Kafka
Elasticsearch
Linux
Nginx
Git
CI/CD
Prometheus
ELK Stack
SQL
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
REST APIs
Java
Spring Framework
Spring Boot
Spring Security
Microservices
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
PostgreSQL
Redis
Kafka
Elasticsearch
Linux
Nginx
Git
CI/CD
Prometheus
ELK Stack
SQL
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
REST APIs
Java
Spring Framework
Spring Boot
Spring Security
Microservices
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
PostgreSQL
Redis
Kafka
Elasticsearch
Linux
Nginx
Git
CI/CD
Prometheus
ELK Stack
SQL
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
REST APIs
Vietnamese
Native
English
Professional Working Proficiency (Technical Documentation, Client Communication)

Let's work
together.

Open to senior engineering roles, tech lead opportunities, or interesting freelance work. If you're building something that challenges the ordinary — I'd love to hear about it.

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