Experience
My professional journey in platform engineering, cloud architecture, and software development.
Platform Engineering Lead — Pickles Auctions
2020 — Present
Leading platform engineering for one of Australia's largest car auction companies.
- Architecting and operating the internal developer platform
- Managing cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure for reliability, performance, and cost efficiency
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Buildkite)
- Implementing observability and alerting with Datadog and Application Insights
- Driving significant cloud cost optimisation initiatives
Full Stack Engineer — iflix
2016 — 2017
Full-stack engineering at one of Southeast Asia's leading video streaming platforms.
- Developed and shipped front-end features using Vue.js and Nuxt.js for a high-traffic platform
- Built and maintained Node.js backend services and REST APIs
- Contributed to CI/CD pipeline improvements and deployment automation
Senior Software Engineer — Accenture
2013 — 2016
Enterprise software delivery for clients across multiple industries.
- Led development of full-stack web applications and REST APIs for large enterprise clients
- Guided junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and mentorship
- Drove adoption of cloud-native patterns and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
Tech Consultant & Cloud Architect — RAKAN Consultancy / Freelance
2016 — 2019
Independent consulting and cloud architecture for startups and SMEs.
- Delivered cloud architecture and migration projects on AWS and Azure
- Built and deployed full-stack web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks
- Designed DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines for client modernisation projects
