NGUYEN PHU TAI
Software Enginnering Team Lead
PROFILE SUMMARY
I am a highly skilled and experienced senior technical leader with engineering management experience over 11 years, including 7 years working internationally in Tokyo, Japan, managing cross-cultural teams and delivering high-quality distributed systems in high-compliance environments. Proven track record of leading engineering teams and delivering scalable solutions while mentoring engineering talent and driving team performance across international boundaries.
I am an excellent problem-solver with strong analytical, research, and critical thinking skills, enabling me to successfully design and implement complex software systems. I am also a strong communicator and work well in team environments. Ability to accept feedback, adaptability, and flexibility.
One of my key strengths is my ability to lead and inspire cross-functional across global teams to achieve successful results. As an IT Leader. I like to build strong relationships with team members, I actively engage in mentoring, helping team members develop their skills and achieve their professional goals.
I am highly motivated and committed to staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices in the industry. My broad range of experience allows me to produce innovative integrated solutions combining embedded hardware, network communications, DevOps, cloud architecture, and secure enterprise systems.
I am excited to bring my skills and experience to a progressive environment and innovative organization. I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the team’s success and drive impactful results.
Particular expertise in
Cross-functional Leadership & Global Team Management
Led the development and launch of products and services in international markets, coordinating cross-functional teams and stakeholders in multiple countries.
Software Development for IoT, Cloud-Based Distributed Systems & Scalable Applications
Contributed to the design and development of scalable software applications for IoT and distributed platforms, including cloud-based applications.
Software Architect / Cloud Infrastructure and DevSecOps (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Led the design & developed scalable and reliable cloud-based solutions, with cloud architecture and design principles, including microservices and serverless computing.
Engineering Management & Technical Team Leadership
Built and retained a high-performing engineering team. Developed a structured interview process and technical assessment framework that improved engineering hire quality.
Professional Experience
Technical Team Lead
Rights Co., Ltd.,
Tokyo, Japan
- Led a team of 5+ peers in the development of ERP and IoT applications to improve business efficiency, and safety management, to achieve ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard, aligning systems with international security standards and improving audit readiness.
- Led the application development team to successfully launch the cross-platform application using VueJS and Ruby on Rails, designed secure authentication workflows using Azure ADB2C and OAuth for Garmin wearable health monitoring systems, managing data for 500+ workers.
- Reduced deployment time by 70% and system exposure to security misconfigurations by 80% by automating AWS provisioning using Terraform, configuration with Ansible, and AMI creation via Packer.
- Achieved zero-downtime releases across multiple environments by implementing CI/CD pipelines with AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy, enabling blue/green deployments and reducing release risks.
- Mitigated 3 critical IoT vulnerabilities by leading internal security reviews of device-to-cloud communication, including TLS validation, data encryption, and firmware OTA upgrade integrity.
- Implemented the Principle of Least Privilege by restricting app runtime permissions, isolating upload directories, minimizing database access, and using systemd for secure process confinement.
- Designed and developed smart industrial IoT applications and systems using Ruby on Rails and VueJS, achieved 100% reliability and high scalability data retrieval by building application infrastructure within AWS. Ensuring compliance with access control, data privacy, and incident handling procedures.
- Led a team of 5 peers in the development of a cloud-based TV commercial effectiveness analysis application using Laravel PHP, and VueJS, Apache Cordova, enabling rapid analysis of detailed TV viewing conditions. Achieved access to data from 4,000+ households and 10,000+ individuals on the TV viewing panel.
- Utilized AWS Lambda's serverless computing to design, develop, and deploy custom Alexa skills and Google Home smart speaker integrations using NodeJS, leveraging IoT principles for an innovative air conditioner control project, achieving a 100% customer satisfaction rate and 100% reliability and high scalability.
- Led the development of the cross-platform mobile application using VueJS, Apache Cordova, and NodeJS to manage and analyze an innovative Bluetooth wearable device model used by people in industries such as security, construction, and factories that work in hot weather or environments without air conditioning.
- Led the development of a robust upgrade for a client's existing video-on-demand mobile application project using Swift, and Java. Initiated and led the development of a TV box hybrid VueJS, Apache Cordova application with 6+ constraints on time, to the highest quality standards, exceeding customer expectations, and resulting in 35% incremental revenue in 9 months.
Lead Software Engineer
Builder Japan Co., Ltd.,
Tokyo, Japan
- Supervised, managed and led a team of 8 peers in the development of a multi-country e-commerce system, generating $250K+ in revenue.
- Determined areas of improvement by regularly monitoring existing event management systems, boosting business efficiency by at least 25 to 30% every year through automation of repetitive staff tasks.
- Led the creation of the company's new website structure, including an employee portal, resulting in a more modular system, reducing maintenance time, and costs by 40%.
- Created and led a team of 12 peers to launch over 7 e-commerce sites for a variety of assigned projects, integrated Stripe, Komoju, iPay88 and other payment APIs.
- Oversaw the integration of SAP Commerce Cloud (SAP Hybris Commerce) with SAP ERP system, enabling seamless data flow and synchronization between the two platforms.
- Led the development and SAP Commerce Cloud integration of the POS application for multi-channel retail business, achieving 100% open to easily view the availability of products in real-time without wasting staff time.
Technical Team Leader
Sutrix Solutions Co. Ltd.,
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Led the application development team of 10 peers to successfully launch the memberships and points system application on time, to the highest quality standards, and achieved a 100% customer satisfaction rate.
- Mentored and guided other team members, providing technical guidance and support as needed. Documented all systems, and technical guidance, effectively training new team members and reducing handover time by 50%.
- Implemented automated build, test, and deployment pipelines to ensure code quality and reduce time-to-market using tools such as Jenkins and CircleCI.
- Made technical decisions, implemented the backend for an on-demand delivery application, and integrated QuickPay payment API.
Lead Software Developer
Evolable Asia Co., Ltd.,
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Architected, designed, implemented, and successfully launched 2 applications on time while focusing on scalability, performance, and maintainability.
- Made informed technical decisions about the design and implementation of software applications, including the selection of technologies and the structure of the code.
- Collaborated with data scientists and other team members to collect and clean data, perform exploratory data analysis, and develop and validate machine learning models to improve existing hotel business systems, boosting business efficiency by at least 20 to 35% every year through automation of repetitive tasks.
- Documented all supported systems and applications to streamline existing business procedures, effectively training new team members and reducing onboarding time by 35%.
Senior Full-Stack Developer
Cogini Hong Kong Ltd.,
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Built an E-Commerce marketplace as a practice, sharing platform for Chinese graphic artists.
- Created a website service offering AI-based assessment tests for programmers, the website application to manage sales of test vouchers via agents, user registration, cloud-based exams, virtual machine management.
- Built a real-time ad bidding exchange and grew it to handle over one billion requests a day, plus operations support systems, analytics, billing systems, and a real-time data pipeline for machine learning.
- Awarded 'Speaker of the Month due to contribution to the field of technical communication and ability to share knowledge with others.
Software Developer
Individual Systems Co. Ltd.,
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Led the design and development of mobile device management service applications, focusing on scalability, performance, and maintainability.
- Provided designing and programming support in applications accessed by tens of thousands of mobile device units used by many listed companies.
- Managed redevelopment of access control list system in use by 3 systems, resulting in 20+ new features, reduction of 20% in save/load time and 15% operation time.
- Won 3rd Prize Hackathon Viet Nam 2014 Organized by Formation 8 and FIRST for creating a new mobile device management system within 24 hours.
Education
Web Master
Soongsil University - IT Academy
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Conducted by Korea International Cooperation Agency & Soongsil University with 100% scholarship.
Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering.
FPT University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Awarded successfully completed the “On the Job Training” program at FPT Software Ltd.
Contact
Japan, Tokyo
Itabashi-ku
tai [at] phutai [dot] me