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I'm Vaughan Hostler, a Principal Engineer with deep expertise in system architecture, software development, testing, cloud operations, and medical technology. I thrive on turning complex stakeholder needs into scalable, reliable solutions that work in international health contexts. Currently, I lead neurotechnology backend and frontend development at Serava Health Ltd (previously Exsurgo ltd) in Auckland, focusing on remote EEG-based therapy for chronic pain. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architecture decisions, and delivering secure, maintainable systems that make a real-world impact.…I'm Vaughan Hostler, a Principal Engineer with deep expertise in system architecture, software development, testing, cloud operations, and medical technology. I thrive on turning complex stakeholder needs into scalable, reliable solutions that work in international health contexts. Currently, I lead neurotechnology backend and frontend development at Serava Health Ltd (previously Exsurgo ltd) in Auckland, focusing on remote EEG-based therapy for chronic pain. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architecture decisions, and delivering secure, maintainable systems that make a real-world impact.

Vaughan Hostler

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I'm Vaughan Hostler, a Principal Engineer with deep expertise in system architecture, software development, testing, cloud operations, and medical technology. I thrive on turning complex stakeholder needs into scalable, reliable solutions that work in international health contexts. Currently, I lead neurotechnology backend and frontend development at Serava Health Ltd (previously Exsurgo ltd) in Auckland, focusing on remote EEG-based therapy for chronic pain. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architecture decisions, and delivering secure, maintainable systems that make a real-world impact.…I'm Vaughan Hostler, a Principal Engineer with deep expertise in system architecture, software development, testing, cloud operations, and medical technology. I thrive on turning complex stakeholder needs into scalable, reliable solutions that work in international health contexts. Currently, I lead neurotechnology backend and frontend development at Serava Health Ltd (previously Exsurgo ltd) in Auckland, focusing on remote EEG-based therapy for chronic pain. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architecture decisions, and delivering secure, maintainable systems that make a real-world impact.

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I’m Vaughan Hostler, a Principal Engineer with deep expertise in system architecture, software development, testing, cloud operations, and medical technology. I thrive on turning complex stakeholder needs into scalable, reliable solutions that work in international health contexts.

Currently, I lead neurotechnology backend and frontend development at Serava Health Ltd (previously Exsurgo ltd) in Auckland, focusing on remote EEG-based therapy for chronic pain. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving architecture decisions, and delivering secure, maintainable systems that make a real-world impact.

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Principal Software Engineer at Exsurgo Ltd

January 1, 2021 - Present

Lead software development for the Axon EEG neurofeedback system. Designed remote EEG infrastructure for chronic pain therapy. Built and maintained all backend APIs. Integrated Stripe payments and AWS cloud services. Supported research trials within UK and NZ health systems.

Technical Expert at IQVIA

January 1, 2021 - October 17, 2025

Maintained and enhanced Mobile Intelligence systems. Delivered Salesforce integrations and internal tools. Designed and implemented database migration tools and APIs.

Senior Developer at Cegedim / Dendrite / IMS Health

January 1, 2017 - October 17, 2025

Designed Outlook plug-ins and data-sync tools for Mobile Intelligence. Built HTTP binary replication components and replication managers. Led host-system enhancements for pharma clients in France, Italy, Germany, and Japan.

Software Engineer (Global) at Dendrite / EDC

January 1, 2000 - October 17, 2025

Developed host systems and tools for Takeda, BMS, Novartis, Schering-Plough. Worked onsite across Japan, Germany, Belgium, UK, France, USA. Delivered Oracle/Sybase data loaders, Windows DLLs, and Java travel expense systems.