I am a dedicated and results-oriented software engineer with a relentless commitment to meticulous design and impeccable craftsmanship. With a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions, I bring a blend of technical expertise and creative vision to every project. I have led backend development, created Salesforce integrations, and implemented CI/CD pipelines while working on multiple projects. I have successfully introduced Agile methodologies and mentored junior developers, improving team performance and collaboration. I have extensive experience in modern tech stacks including .NET Core, microservices, Azure, AWS, Docker, and React. I am passionate about refactoring legacy systems, performance tuning, and delivering scalable cloud-based applications.

Keya Xu

I am a dedicated and results-oriented software engineer with a relentless commitment to meticulous design and impeccable craftsmanship. With a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions, I bring a blend of technical expertise and creative vision to every project. I have led backend development, created Salesforce integrations, and implemented CI/CD pipelines while working on multiple projects. I have successfully introduced Agile methodologies and mentored junior developers, improving team performance and collaboration. I have extensive experience in modern tech stacks including .NET Core, microservices, Azure, AWS, Docker, and React. I am passionate about refactoring legacy systems, performance tuning, and delivering scalable cloud-based applications.

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I am a dedicated and results-oriented software engineer with a relentless commitment to meticulous design and impeccable craftsmanship. With a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions, I bring a blend of technical expertise and creative vision to every project. I have led backend development, created Salesforce integrations, and implemented CI/CD pipelines while working on multiple projects.

I have successfully introduced Agile methodologies and mentored junior developers, improving team performance and collaboration. I have extensive experience in modern tech stacks including .NET Core, microservices, Azure, AWS, Docker, and React. I am passionate about refactoring legacy systems, performance tuning, and delivering scalable cloud-based applications.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at nib Group
September 1, 2024 - Present
Working as a Senior Software Engineer on a contract basis, contributing to complex software projects involving .Net technologies, microservices, AWS, and React. Responsible for backend development, performance tuning, and production support.
Tech Lead & Scrum Master at New Image International
August 31, 2024 - August 4, 2025
Led backend development for multiple projects including Salesforce integrations and CI/CD pipelines under tight schedules. Introduced and acted as Scrum Master, transitioning the team from Waterfall to Agile practices with effective sprint ceremonies and velocity tracking. Mentored junior developers and helped hire senior developers.
Senior Software Engineer at Woolworths
January 31, 2024 - August 4, 2025
Led backend development, design of microservices, and CI/CD pipeline creation. Tuned onboarding processes from 4 seconds to 200ms. Managed multiple projects concurrently. Refactored legacy monolith systems into microservices. Created new Salesforce integrations and pipelines. Mentored junior developers and production support.
Senior Software Engineer at Kiwibank
July 31, 2023 - August 4, 2025
Key member of the Loyalty and Subscription team. Created the new Onecard enrollment page improving client signup experience. Worked on architecture design and Backend services with .Net Core and Azure. Mentored junior developers and supported production environments.
Tech Lead at Woolworths
November 30, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Rewrote a legacy platform from MVC monolith to microservices. Designed architecture to simplify onboarding new team members. Built new CI/CD pipelines from scratch using Azure DevOps and pipelines. Decommissioned old pipelines and introduced Agile practices improving team collaboration and delivery.
Senior Analyst Developer at FNZ
May 31, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Developed backend microservices and pipelines. Managed ETL product releases and performance monitoring. Mentored junior team members.
Senior Software Engineer at Xero
March 31, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Responsible for the creation and maintenance of backend services, microservices and pipelines from scratch. Led production support and mentoring juniors.
Senior API Developer at Kiwibank
October 31, 2021 - August 4, 2025
Created several new microservices and pipelines for a new banking platform using Kafka, Salesforce and FICO. Decommissioned the old platform. Mentored junior developers.
Senior Software Developer at Xplor
April 30, 2021 - August 4, 2025
Worked on refactoring large monolithic systems into microservices and creating DSL frameworks to enable business logic creation by clients. Mentored junior developers and supported production.
Software Engineer at Aderant
July 1, 2013 - Present
Engaged in software development using .Net and related technologies.
Senior Software Engineer at nib Group
September 1, 2024 - Present
Working as a senior software engineer on contract, leading backend and microservice developments, creating salesforce integrations, building CI/CD pipelines, and performance tuning large projects. Worked on decomposing monolithic systems to microservices and mentoring junior developers.
Tech Lead & Scrum Master at New Image International
August 31, 2024 - August 4, 2025
Led backend development and created Salesforce integration and CI/CD pipelines under tight deadlines. Introduced Agile methodologies to the team including standups, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, velocity tracking and mentoring junior members. Acted as the tech interviewer and helped hire senior developers.
Senior Software Engineer at Woolworths
January 31, 2024 - August 4, 2025
Led backend development of microservices and CI/CD pipeline creation, co-ordinated performance tuning project reducing onboarding process time significantly, refactored large monolithic systems into smaller functions, and worked on multiple projects simultaneously.
Senior Software Engineer at Kiwibank
July 31, 2023 - August 4, 2025
Key member of the Loyalty & Subscription team creating Onecard enrollment pages and product support, worked with architects on backstage projects, mentored junior developers, and refactored legacy systems.
Tech Lead at Woolworths
November 30, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Re-wrote legacy platform from monolith to microservices, created architecture for new microservices for easy understanding by new team members, introduced Agile, created new CI/CD pipelines, and mentored junior members.
Senior Software Engineer at Kiwibank
November 30, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Onboarded quickly to a full job management system, created new CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity and Spinnaker, reverse engineered and rewrote signup service from JavaScript Heroku app to .NET 6 microservice on AWS, set up performance monitoring and logging services for microservices, maintained mobile banking API, and mentored junior developers.
Senior Analyst Developer at FNZ
April 30, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Rewrote notification system creating microservices and CI/CD pipelines from scratch, enabled faster migration from monolith to microservices, production support and mentoring junior developers, created pipelines for new microservices, and production support.
Senior Software Engineer at Xero
March 31, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Worked on various back-end and microservice projects with modern tech stack, production support, and mentoring junior developers.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science at Massey University
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2025
Bachelor of Economics at Fudan University
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2025
Bachelor of Computer Science at Massey University
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2025
Bachelor of Economics at Fudan University
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2025

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Retail, Professional Services

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