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KATY TONG

Vancouver,BC

Summary

Senior software engineer with extensive experience in full-stack product delivery, specializing in fintech and analytics. Successfully delivered the Wave Advisor Lite MVP and monetization experiences, demonstrating expertise in React/TypeScript, Python/Django, and cross-functional collaboration.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Wave (an H&R Block company)
, Canada
08.2022 - Current
  • Contributed to Wave's Growth/Optimization team by building monetization experiences, running A/B experiments with Optimizely, and developing expertise in Segment instrumentation and product analytics; later expanded responsibilities across Payments and Subscriptions & Profiles with full-stack and cross-service ownership.
  • Delivered the Wave Advisor Lite MVP from concept to launch-ready state, integrating a new bookkeeping tier with Chargebee, HubSpot, Segment/Entitlements and customer onboarding flows while serving as the primary engineering partner for product, design, and Wave Advisors.
  • Led architecture and launch of monetization and plan-selection experiences, coordinating feature-flagged rollouts, experimentation, cross-team E2E collaboration, and ensuring backward compatibility through production-like manual test plans.
  • Served as the initial frontend lead for Wave's Adyen-based Payments Core platform; evaluated architecture patterns, defined an MVVM approach and engineering conventions, authored the technical design, and implemented the initial React/TypeScript integration for reusable payment flows.
  • Led the Close User Profile / Close Account epic across Identity, Reef, wave-messages, and next-wave, translating discovery into implementation scope and shipping the complete account-closure flow across backend services and frontend.
  • Developed expertise in Segment instrumentation, becoming a go-to engineer for event design and data quality, and created shared technical guidance that supported analytics and experimentation across Segment, Amplitude, and Optimizely.
  • Supported production systems with on-call rotations and security updates.

Full Stack Engineer

Serai Limited
, Hong Kong
08.2021 - 03.2022
  • Revamped full-stack web capabilities with React, Redux, NestJS, and GCP in a microservices environment, collaborating with product and design to prioritize and deliver features that support growth.
  • Developed network and trading platform for an HSBC-founded startup, enhancing trading capabilities and user experience.
  • Designed an internal operator portal and integrated application services with Heap, HubSpot, and GCP Pub/Sub to streamline operations.

Full Stack Developer

Prudential Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
08.2020 - 07.2021
  • Developed PRUForce at Pulse with a React Native client and a NestJS/MongoDB backend, collaborating with business users, product managers, and designers to define feature scope and plan releases.
  • Implemented Firebase and Google Analytics to enable comprehensive product and marketing measurement.
  • Contract via CLPS Global

Analyst Programmer

South China Morning Post
, Hong Kong
07.2019 - 08.2020
  • Collaborated with Finance stakeholders to translate business processes into Salesforce workflows and Apex applications, enhancing system integration and enabling data-warehouse analysis.
  • Contract via LinkedIn
  • Analyzed market trends to support editorial decision-making processes.
  • Conducted in-depth research on regional issues impacting news coverage.
  • Collaborated with journalists to develop data-driven stories and reports.

Application Developer / Quality Assurance

Cherrypicks
, Hong Kong
11.2017 - 07.2019
  • Developed B2C insurance web application using Angular, Java, and Microsoft SQL Server, encompassing requirements gathering, client demos, and full-stack implementation; previously executed manual and automated mobile testing with Junit and Appium for PayMe by HSBC.
  • Developed mobile applications using React Native and Flutter frameworks.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design solutions.
  • Conducted code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronic & Computer Engineering, Information Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science And Technology (HKUST)
Hong Kong
06-2018

Skills

  • Full-stack engineeringA/B testing
  • Languages and frameworks: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, React, React Native, Django, NestJS, Angular
  • Systems and platforms: REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, event-driven integrations, Adyen, Chargebee, GCP, Salesforce
  • Data experimentation and operations: Segment, Amplitude, Optimizely, HubSpot, Firebase, Datadog, Sentry, FullStory, ArgoCD
  • React
  • Microservices architecture
  • Software solution design
  • Web application development
  • Software development lifecycle management
  • Project planning
  • Project leadership
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Design review
  • Coding standards
  • Decision making
  • Critical thinking
  • Software documentation
  • Project documentation
  • Critical thinking
  • Web application development

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Wave (an H&R Block company)
08.2022 - Current

Full Stack Engineer

Serai Limited
08.2021 - 03.2022

Full Stack Developer

Prudential Hong Kong
08.2020 - 07.2021

Analyst Programmer

South China Morning Post
07.2019 - 08.2020

Application Developer / Quality Assurance

Cherrypicks
11.2017 - 07.2019

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronic & Computer Engineering, Information Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science And Technology (HKUST)
KATY TONG