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I am a versatile software engineer with 20+ years of experience across full-stack development, DevOps engineering, and test automation. I design and deliver scalable applications, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and implement automated testing strategies that improve quality and reduce costs. I enjoy leading technical change, coaching teams, and leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery. I thrive in Agile environments and value software craftsmanship. I am passionate about building maintainable systems, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across organizations.…I am a versatile software engineer with 20+ years of experience across full-stack development, DevOps engineering, and test automation. I design and deliver scalable applications, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and implement automated testing strategies that improve quality and reduce costs. I enjoy leading technical change, coaching teams, and leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery. I thrive in Agile environments and value software craftsmanship. I am passionate about building maintainable systems, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across organizations.

Steve Zhang

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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I am a versatile software engineer with 20+ years of experience across full-stack development, DevOps engineering, and test automation. I design and deliver scalable applications, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and implement automated testing strategies that improve quality and reduce costs. I enjoy leading technical change, coaching teams, and leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery. I thrive in Agile environments and value software craftsmanship. I am passionate about building maintainable systems, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across organizations.…I am a versatile software engineer with 20+ years of experience across full-stack development, DevOps engineering, and test automation. I design and deliver scalable applications, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and implement automated testing strategies that improve quality and reduce costs. I enjoy leading technical change, coaching teams, and leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery. I thrive in Agile environments and value software craftsmanship. I am passionate about building maintainable systems, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across organizations.

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I am a versatile software engineer with 20+ years of experience across full-stack development, DevOps engineering, and test automation. I design and deliver scalable applications, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and implement automated testing strategies that improve quality and reduce costs. I enjoy leading technical change, coaching teams, and leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery.

I thrive in Agile environments and value software craftsmanship. I am passionate about building maintainable systems, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across organizations.

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Senior Developer at Scotiabank

December 1, 2022 - Present

Built and maintained Scotia Online web applications using React, Next.js, Express.js, and Monorepo architecture. Introduced Playwright integration testing with >90% coverage, optimized CI/CD by enabling Next.js standalone builds; migrated Node.js micro applications from Azure PCF to GCP; explored AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery.

Senior Cloud Engineer at Scotiabank

December 31, 2022 - October 22, 2025

Developed Console application for managing Azure PCF environments (React + Spring Boot). Implemented Playwright coverage strategy achieving 90% coverage with minimal test cases.

Development Practice Coach at Scotiabank

January 31, 2019 - October 22, 2025

Led DevOps onboarding for Scrum teams, identified gaps, and created tailored onboarding paths. Delivered training on CI/CD, TDD, and DevOps tools. Designed reusable Jenkins pipelines and implemented Bitbucket PR triggers to automatically start Jenkins pipelines.

Senior Developer Analyst at TELUS

August 31, 2015 - October 22, 2025

Developed and maintained ATG based J2EE Web Store application. Designed Jenkins/uDeploy CI/CD pipeline; integrated SonarQube for automated quality checks. Implemented 86 Robot Framework test cases in under 50 hours and integrated into CI workflow. Facilitated Coding Dojo events and contributed to Robot Framework + Jenkins communities.

Senior Software Developer at Acklands-Grainger Inc.

October 31, 2013 - October 22, 2025

Maintained J2EE Web Store and developed new OMS app using Grails. Automated builds and deployments with Ant/Gant scripts and Jenkins for WebLogic environments.

Senior Software Developer at Complete Innovations Inc.

March 31, 2013 - October 22, 2025

Built cross platform courier dispatch mobile app (Rhodes/Ruby-based). Automated builds with Jenkins on Windows and macOS; implemented native barcode scanning extension.

Senior Software Developer at Grapple Mobile Ltd.

June 30, 2012 - October 22, 2025

Maintained Grapple cross platform mobile platform; automated daily build/release pipeline with Jenkins; designed Kanban workflow with JIRA automation; integrated Sonar with CI.

Software Developer at QuickPlay Media Inc.

February 28, 2010 - October 22, 2025

Built J2EE server side systems and ported multimedia apps to J2ME, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and BREW. Designed MVC/state machine architectures for mobile apps; implemented C++ BREW framework.

Engineer (Early Career) at Unicom BREW / Motorola China / Beijing Research Institute of Telemetry

December 31, 2005 - October 22, 2025

In early career, designed GPS/GLONASS navigation algorithms for China’s first 12-channel combined receiver; developed embedded mobile applications in C/C++; provided developer support and training for BREW platform.