Kai's DEV

I treat API payloads with the same rigor and immutability required for financial ledgers. Coming from a mission-critical logistics background (Foxconn, Evergreen), I understand that a lost data packet means lost cargo—a mindset perfectly aligned with Stripe’s zero-tolerance for payment failures. I don’t just integrate partners; I architect fault-tolerant adapters that survive external outages. Combining deep root-cause analysis (SQL/Logs) with a Users First approach, I am ready to translate my experience in stabilizing global supply chains to ensuring the reliability of Stripe’s money movement infrastructure.

Work Experience

Software Engineer (Team Lead)

Sep 2025 – Present

Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) • Bengaluru, India

  • System Observability & Reliability: Maintain Spring Cloud microservices dashboard monitoring container health, uptime, and centralized logging — achieving 98% system availability with plans to implement auto-recovery for 99.9% target.
  • Built local engineering team from scratch (3-5 members) under strict Apple ISM security policies; established remote development workflow to China HQ.
  • Architected polyglot microservices platform (K3s + Istio) enabling automatic failure detection and self-healing deployments.
  • Event-Driven Architecture: Implemented RabbitMQ as message broker with automatic message retry on consumer/publisher failures — ensuring reliable data flow.
  • Led system internationalization from China to India: leveraged internal AI Agent to consolidate scattered docs into systematic knowledge base, successfully onboarded 3 systems to date.
  • Established GitLab CI/CD pipelines for containerized deployments — reducing deployment time from days to hours.

Software Engineer

Mar 2025 – Sep 2025

Evergreen Marine Corp. • Taoyuan, Taiwan

  • API Standardization & Compliance: Developed Bill of Lading (B/L) APIs in strict compliance with DCSA standards (Digital Container Shipping Association).
  • Participated in weekly DCSA standards meetings with the world's 9 largest ocean carriers (75% of global container trade).
  • Developed Evergreen Developer Portal for simple self-service integration for enterprise customers (IKEA, Volvo).
  • Built container verification API integrating automated measurement systems, eliminating manual checking (hours to seconds).
  • Utilized Kafka for event-driven message processing and Oracle for reliable data flow.

Full-Stack Engineer

Nov 2023 – Mar 2025

Advantech Corp. • Taipei, Taiwan

  • Fault-Tolerant Partner Integration: Integrated third-party logistics APIs (DHL, FedEx) with retry mechanisms and timeout handling.
  • Event-Driven Order Processing: Implemented RabbitMQ-based architecture where order events automatically route to ShippingOrder service.
  • System Observability: Deployed container monitoring with Heartbeat + Prometheus + Kibana.
  • Transformed manual workflow into automated solution: reduced processing time by 30%.
  • Unified multi-carrier integration using adapter/factory design patterns into single interface.
  • Architected data model migration from relational (MS SQL) to document-based (MongoDB): improved API response time by 40%.
  • Reduced deployment cycle from weeks to days by implementing .NET Core microservices and Jenkins CI/CD.

Key Achievements

Reliability Engineering

Achieved 98% system availability with container monitoring and alerting.

Partner Integration

Built fault-tolerant integrations with 3+ logistics partners featuring retry logic.

Industry Standards

Contributed to DCSA API specifications adopted by 9 major ocean carriers.

Cross-border Coordination

Led system internationalization across 3 countries with zero critical incidents.