I'm Guo Qiao, known as Joe, a software engineer and DevOps specialist based in Auckland, New Zealand. Over more than a decade I've built and operated cloud-native systems, web apps, and AI pipelines across multiple industries. I love turning complex requirements into robust, scalable software and leading teams to deliver reliable deployments on AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and OpenStack. I enjoy solving hard problems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality products. In my spare time I enjoy collaborating on open-source projects, streaming media workflows, and mentoring junior engineers. I communicate clearly in both English and Chinese, and I thrive in cross-functional environments where learning and problem solving are valued.

Guo Qiao (Joe)

I'm Guo Qiao, known as Joe, a software engineer and DevOps specialist based in Auckland, New Zealand. Over more than a decade I've built and operated cloud-native systems, web apps, and AI pipelines across multiple industries. I love turning complex requirements into robust, scalable software and leading teams to deliver reliable deployments on AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and OpenStack. I enjoy solving hard problems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality products. In my spare time I enjoy collaborating on open-source projects, streaming media workflows, and mentoring junior engineers. I communicate clearly in both English and Chinese, and I thrive in cross-functional environments where learning and problem solving are valued.

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I’m Guo Qiao, known as Joe, a software engineer and DevOps specialist based in Auckland, New Zealand. Over more than a decade I’ve built and operated cloud-native systems, web apps, and AI pipelines across multiple industries. I love turning complex requirements into robust, scalable software and leading teams to deliver reliable deployments on AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and OpenStack. I enjoy solving hard problems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality products.

In my spare time I enjoy collaborating on open-source projects, streaming media workflows, and mentoring junior engineers. I communicate clearly in both English and Chinese, and I thrive in cross-functional environments where learning and problem solving are valued.

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Language

Chinese
Advanced
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Full Stack AI Engineer at Futureverse
May 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Senior backend/frontend engineer responsible for developing, deploying and maintaining 3D AI pipelines using Ray and Python in Google Cloud; work across containerization with Docker/Kubernetes and GPU-accelerated compute; collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable AI services.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Graviton
April 1, 2022 - September 1, 2023
Managed global AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters; implemented Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and FluxCD; built a Web3 video streaming platform on top of Livepeer/FFmpeg with multi-region GPU support; automated deployments and monitoring.
Cloud Operations Engineer at Canonical
July 1, 2019 - April 1, 2022
Cloud operations for OpenStack private clouds; Linux networking/storage knowledge; managed private cloud deployments and upgrades; contributed to cloud automation.
Senior Software Engineer at Catalyst IT
June 1, 2015 - June 1, 2019
Built web systems with Python/Django/PostgreSQL/AWS; automated infrastructure with Ansible; implemented CI/CD pipelines; contributed to Samba team with GitLab Runner CI/CD; improved dependency management.
Full Stack Web Developer & Lead at Node Limited
February 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015
Led full-stack web development using Python/Django; modern frontend skills (React/Angular); delivered web apps and led a small team.
.NET/C# Software Engineer at FPI-Inc
July 1, 2007 - October 1, 2013
Developed desktop applications using .NET/C#.
C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer at UTStarcom
July 1, 2007 - October 1, 2013
Embedded software development (Wind River / VxWorks) for networking devices.
Python Software Engineer at Insigma
July 1, 2007 - October 1, 2013
Built web systems with Python/Django; contributed to Python-based backend services.

Education

Bachelor at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
September 1, 2003 - July 1, 2007

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering and Information Science
September 1, 2003 - July 1, 2007

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment