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I am a Senior Frontend Engineer with 6+ years of experience making architecture-level decisions at enterprise scale. I’ve owned a 26-remote Module Federation platform at Nkia and rebuilt Telus’s core search system, delivering measurable improvements in performance, security, and reliability. I thrive on solving systemic problems, aligning cross-team goals, and delivering tangible results that reduce costs and boost uptime. I’m skilled at breaking complex problems into independent, owner-friendly modules, mentoring junior engineers, and driving efficient CI/CD workflows. My work has consistently cut build times (1 hour to 8 minutes), reduced database size by 60%, improved search speed by 30%, and achieved 99.99% uptime on critical production systems.…I am a Senior Frontend Engineer with 6+ years of experience making architecture-level decisions at enterprise scale. I’ve owned a 26-remote Module Federation platform at Nkia and rebuilt Telus’s core search system, delivering measurable improvements in performance, security, and reliability. I thrive on solving systemic problems, aligning cross-team goals, and delivering tangible results that reduce costs and boost uptime. I’m skilled at breaking complex problems into independent, owner-friendly modules, mentoring junior engineers, and driving efficient CI/CD workflows. My work has consistently cut build times (1 hour to 8 minutes), reduced database size by 60%, improved search speed by 30%, and achieved 99.99% uptime on critical production systems.

Richard Piao

Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, Web Developer, +3

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I am a Senior Frontend Engineer with 6+ years of experience making architecture-level decisions at enterprise scale. I’ve owned a 26-remote Module Federation platform at Nkia and rebuilt Telus’s core search system, delivering measurable improvements in performance, security, and reliability. I thrive on solving systemic problems, aligning cross-team goals, and delivering tangible results that reduce costs and boost uptime. I’m skilled at breaking complex problems into independent, owner-friendly modules, mentoring junior engineers, and driving efficient CI/CD workflows. My work has consistently cut build times (1 hour to 8 minutes), reduced database size by 60%, improved search speed by 30%, and achieved 99.99% uptime on critical production systems.…I am a Senior Frontend Engineer with 6+ years of experience making architecture-level decisions at enterprise scale. I’ve owned a 26-remote Module Federation platform at Nkia and rebuilt Telus’s core search system, delivering measurable improvements in performance, security, and reliability. I thrive on solving systemic problems, aligning cross-team goals, and delivering tangible results that reduce costs and boost uptime. I’m skilled at breaking complex problems into independent, owner-friendly modules, mentoring junior engineers, and driving efficient CI/CD workflows. My work has consistently cut build times (1 hour to 8 minutes), reduced database size by 60%, improved search speed by 30%, and achieved 99.99% uptime on critical production systems.

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I am a Senior Frontend Engineer with 6+ years of experience making architecture-level decisions at enterprise scale. I’ve owned a 26-remote Module Federation platform at Nkia and rebuilt Telus’s core search system, delivering measurable improvements in performance, security, and reliability. I thrive on solving systemic problems, aligning cross-team goals, and delivering tangible results that reduce costs and boost uptime.

I’m skilled at breaking complex problems into independent, owner-friendly modules, mentoring junior engineers, and driving efficient CI/CD workflows. My work has consistently cut build times (1 hour to 8 minutes), reduced database size by 60%, improved search speed by 30%, and achieved 99.99% uptime on critical production systems.

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Work Experience

Senior Frontend Developer at Nkia

May 1, 2025 - November 17, 2025

Led the Module Federation-based Host and the overall Micro-Frontend architecture, unifying remote integration and shared dependencies across the monorepo. Collaborated with domestic and overseas teams (EN/KR) to align architecture, clarify requirements, and resolve runtime integration issues. Improved development quality through code reviews, defined standards, and mentoring junior developers. Designed foundational page structures and established reusable component patterns for new features.

Intermediate Developer at Telus

November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024

Managed key UI micro-services — Header, Footer, Search, and Error Page — within a large-scale Micro-Service Architecture (MSA) platform. Responded to critical production issues with rapid debugging and recovery to maintain service reliability. Rebuilt the Search Microservice (frontend + backend), resulting in faster performance and improved system stability. Elevated team delivery quality through code reviews and technical guidance for junior developers.

Junior Frontend Developer at ViewFin

September 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021

Collaborated in the development, testing, and maintenance of web applications using React.js, Next.js, and other modern frameworks. Optimized website performance and user experience through troubleshooting and debugging. Improved code quality by participating in code reviews and incorporating feedback from senior developers. Integrated APIs and third-party services to enhance web application functionality and scalability.

Senior Frontend Engineer at Nkia

May 1, 2025 - Present

Owned the end-to-end Module Federation Architecture across 26 remotes; designed the Host application, standardized shared dependency strategy, and served as the primary decision-maker for frontend architecture. Bridged architecture alignment between Korean and English-speaking teams across two time zones. Cut CI/CD build time from 1 hour to 8 minutes by redesigning the Jenkins pipeline with parallel execution, incremental builds, and caching. Reduced per-remote bundle size by 3MB via eliminating duplicate shared libraries and centralized dependency governance with a custom auto-detection script. Replaced legacy auth with HTTP-only Cookie model to prevent XSS and credential theft across the MFA platform.

Frontend Engineer at Telus

September 1, 2021 - November 1, 2024

Hold full production ownership of 4 customer-facing micro-services (Header, Footer, Search, Error Page). Improved uptime from 99.37% to 99.99% by establishing rapid debugging workflows and incident recovery processes. Led the full rewrite of the legacy search system: 60% smaller DB, 30% faster search, and 99.99% uptime on a platform serving millions of users. Mentored two junior developers and shepherded the frontend with end-to-end accountability.

Frontend Developer at ViewFin

April 1, 2019 - September 1, 2021

Built production web features using React.js and Next.js as part of cross-functional teams delivering blockchain and fintech products. Migrated core product from React.js to Next.js to enable server-side rendering and static site generation; introduced SSR, SSG, and image optimization. Created and refined shared components to improve reusability and maintainability.