August 2021 - April 2024
Software Engineer (Merchant Settlement Individual Contributor)
- EU SEPA bank statement soft descriptors localization
- Implement purpose code for UAE merchants to enable automated bank withdrawal settlements
- Migration of merchant settlement-specific balance aggregation based on DB queries to use cross-domain API instead (eliminate redundancies/inconsistencies), also written various node.js scripts to aid in arduous account migration process
- Implement split withdrawals and purpose code for South America/Middle East regions to enable automated bank withdrawal settlements
- Wrote Node.js scripts to process and clean up platform configurations
- Represented PayPal and contributed frontend React.js code for Open Government Products 2022 Hackathon
January 2020 - April 2020
Web Developer
- Business requirements gathering, planning and proposal of new ecommerce webstore with client
- Wrote an ecommerce webstore using GatsbyJS and Node.js serverless lambda functions, designed to run on free cloud services and managed using familiar Google apps
- Maintenance and feature iteration of webstore in production
August 2018 - April 2021
Smart Home Systems Engineer/Integrator
- Planning, procurement and installation of home automation hardware at residential units
- Wrote 2 hardware integrations using native APIs for the ESPHome opensource (OSS) project
- Wrote NEA climate sensors and weather forecast integration for the Home Assistant OSS project
November 2014 - August 2018
Student - Computing and Information Systems
- Developing an affordable and open smart home platform (final year project)
June 2012 - June 2014
Automotive Specialist Technician (Full-time NS)
- Section commander, C company, 40FMP
- Repair, service and maintenance of Bionix and Bronco armoured personnel carriers
March 2012 - May 2012
IT Consultant
- Planned, procured and installed electrical, networking, CCTV infrastructure
- Setting up of company email service and website
April 2011 - May 2012
IT Consultant
- Planned, procured and deployed a Linux-based networked file server
- IT hardware upgrades and operations support
- End-user tech support
April 2009 - April 2012
Student - Electrical Engineering
- Aquarium Monitoring & Control (final year project)
- CCA: Computer Club - Planned and presented content for weekly meetings