Hi, I'm Rachel Kong. I am passionate about building innovative software solutions that solve real-world problems. With extensive experience in full-stack development and AI integration, I have founded a pet care platform from scratch and contributed to high-scale systems in financial services. I enjoy collaborating on building scalable applications and enhancing user experiences through technology. Throughout my career, I've worked remotely and on-site with teams to develop and improve systems, focusing on robust architecture, data integrity, and user-centric design. I'm always eager to learn new technologies and take on challenges that push the boundaries of what's possible in software engineering.

Xiangmin(Rachel) Kong

Hi, I'm Rachel Kong. I am passionate about building innovative software solutions that solve real-world problems. With extensive experience in full-stack development and AI integration, I have founded a pet care platform from scratch and contributed to high-scale systems in financial services. I enjoy collaborating on building scalable applications and enhancing user experiences through technology. Throughout my career, I've worked remotely and on-site with teams to develop and improve systems, focusing on robust architecture, data integrity, and user-centric design. I'm always eager to learn new technologies and take on challenges that push the boundaries of what's possible in software engineering.

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Hi, I’m Rachel Kong. I am passionate about building innovative software solutions that solve real-world problems. With extensive experience in full-stack development and AI integration, I have founded a pet care platform from scratch and contributed to high-scale systems in financial services. I enjoy collaborating on building scalable applications and enhancing user experiences through technology.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked remotely and on-site with teams to develop and improve systems, focusing on robust architecture, data integrity, and user-centric design. I’m always eager to learn new technologies and take on challenges that push the boundaries of what’s possible in software engineering.

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Language

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Work Experience

Founder / Full-Stack Architect at FurPalGo
February 1, 2025 - Present
Founded and built FurPalGo, a pet care platform connecting pet owners with trusted local sitters from the ground up. Designed and developed a multi-layer architecture & full-stack web application. Collaborated and integrated third-party services including payments processing, background checks, SMS/chat and email providers. Implemented secure multi-role signup flows, real-time chat, booking workflow, user profile management, and AI-powered chatbot/help center.
Principal Software Engineer at Capital One
November 30, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Designed and maintained ETL pipelines to detect risks in interbank transactions, ensuring scalability and data integrity. Contributed to full-stack development of a potential risk reporting system for business teams, enhancing data-driven decision making. Proposed and implemented system improvement initiatives, increasing team efficiency and reducing technical debt.
Software Engineer3 at Groupon
October 31, 2022 - August 1, 2025
Full-stack contributor to a scalable Email Campaign Management System handling 8k RPS throughput to ensure reliable email and push notification delivery. Involved in design and implementation of Decision Engine microservice to run campaign experiments for optimizing performance. Collaborated cross-functionally to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
Software Engineer at Oracle
February 28, 2020 - August 1, 2025
Developed key features in Oracle Cloud Tagging Service using Java, enabling customers to organize, manage, and report on cloud resources, thereby improving resource management capabilities and system scalability.

Education

Master of Science at Northeastern University
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Bachelor of Science at Beijing University Of Technology
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2014

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Retail, Media & Entertainment

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