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Hoang Yell

Senior Software Engineer · Indie Builder · Open-Source Author

  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • AWS
  • Astro / React / Next.js

Da Nang, Vietnam hoangyell@gmail.com hoangyell.com GitHub LinkedIn Fiverr

Professional Summary

Senior Software Engineer, 9+ years shipping Python and TypeScript backends for global enterprises and indie products. At Paradox.ai (Olivia), architect of the ATS integration framework serving Compass Group, 7-Eleven, McDonald's, ADP — traffic grew ~360% YoY with zero critical production bugs. Outside work: ship full products end-to-end on Cloudflare Workers, Astro, and Next.js, and publish open-source packages on npm and PyPI. Equally strong in deep backend work (async pipelines, data-lake analytics, observability) and product work (UX, performance, Lighthouse 100s).

Core Skills

Languages
Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · SQL · Bash
Backend Frameworks
Django · FastAPI · Flask · Node.js · Hono
Frontend & SSR
React 19 · Next.js 16 · Astro 6 · Tailwind CSS v4 · MDX
APIs & Realtime
REST · OpenAPI · WebSocket · Webhooks · Durable Objects
Cloud & Edge
AWS (Athena · Glue · Kinesis · Firehose · S3 · RDS) · Cloudflare (Workers · Pages · Durable Objects · KV)
Data & Observability
Athena · Parquet · Datadog · Sentry · structured logging
DevOps
Docker · Kubernetes · Poetry · GitHub Actions · CI/CD · Wrangler
AI-Assisted Dev
Cursor · Claude · GitHub Copilot · browser-automation tooling · prompt-driven content pipelines
Quality & Performance
Pytest · Vitest · Lighthouse 100s · SEO · accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)
Packaging
npm (scoped) · PyPI · monorepos (pnpm workspaces)

Professional Experience

Paradox.ai (Olivia) — Senior Software Engineer

Sep 2018 – Present

Da Nang, Vietnam · Occasional onsite, Arizona, USA

  • Architect of the ATS integration framework connecting Paradox to enterprise ATS partners — traffic grew ~360% YoY on the same SLA with zero critical production bugs; the reusable foundation I designed is now the standard starting point for new partner onboarding.
  • Led the company-wide migration to an AWS data lake for logging and analytics (Kinesis, S3, Glue) — adopted as the standard approach across the organization.
  • End-to-end owner of a core webhook and audit system — architecture through on-call — improving reliability and traceability for customer integrations.
  • Built a Postman-like internal tool for large-scale API workflows — let non-engineers handle integration work for Compass Group, 7-Eleven, McDonald's, ADP, and other Fortune-500 clients.
  • Built proactive observability (Datadog, Sentry, Slack alerts) that caught and defused a major queue incident before it escalated.
  • Quality & mentorship: led the migration to Pytest for company-wide test coverage; mentor engineers on AI-assisted development (Cursor, Claude, Copilot) and set code-review standards across international and US teams.

Fiverr — Freelance Backend Engineer

2021 – 2022

Remote

  • Delivered Python, regex, automation, and Screaming Frog SEO projects for clients worldwide.
  • Maintained 100% 5-star satisfaction across every engagement.

FPT Software — Software Developer

May 2017 – Sep 2018

Da Nang, Vietnam

  • Shipped full-stack modules with ASP.Net, Angular, ReactJS, Node.js, and Swift / Xamarin.iOS for enterprise clients.
  • Operated inside structured corporate teams and Agile delivery cycles.

GOSU Online Corporation — Part-time Developer

Jan 2016 – May 2017

Hue, Vietnam

  • Designed REST APIs and optimised the schema for a scalable online card-game platform.
  • Built WebSocket-based real-time gameplay in Python/Node.js — boosted player engagement +80%.
  • Launched an in-game event that generated ~130M VND (~$5.5K) in revenue within two weeks.

Open Source & Side Projects

Indie products shipped end-to-end — design, build, deploy, observe. Each is live in production, hits Lighthouse 100s, and is open on GitHub.

yellorn.com — Data doctor, format studio & mock webhook API

Browser-based data workbench. 31 documented auto-fix passes recover broken JSON / XML / YAML / CSV from LLM output, log dumps, and Excel pastes; a 22-format viewer opens binary payloads (Parquet, Arrow, Excel, MessagePack, CBOR, Protobuf, BSON), AI model artifacts (Safetensors, GGUF, ComfyUI), and X.509 certificates — all decoded locally in a Web Worker, nothing uploaded. Converts across formats (JSON ↔ XML ↔ YAML ↔ CSV ↔ Python) and publishes any payload as a live mock REST endpoint with dynamic {{ }} tokens in under a minute. Built solo on React 19 · VINExt (Vite + RSC) · Cloudflare Workers · D1.

markdy.com — Open-source animation DSL engine

Write MarkdyScript, get animated scenes in the browser — a framework-agnostic animation DSL, not a diagram tool. Zero-dependency TypeScript parser (@markdy/core, ~12 KB), a Web Animations API renderer (@markdy/renderer-dom, ~22 KB), plus Astro and MDX bindings (@markdy/astro / @markdy/mdx). Chapters, camera pan / zoom / shake, stick-figure actors with articulatable limbs, and a forgiving-by-default / strict-on-demand parser. Designed to be AI-agent-friendly — ships an AGENT.md so LLMs can generate, validate, and iterate scenes directly.

hoangyell.com — Personal blog & this résumé

Bilingual (EN/VI) blog on Astro 6 · Tailwind v4 · Cloudflare Pages, including the page you're reading. Migrated from Hugo without losing a single URL; Lighthouse 100/100/100/100 across every route, view transitions, a hand-tuned glass mobile drawer, and AI-assisted SEO & image pipelines that keep both languages in sync.

Other shipped work

  • @hoangyell/gallery — Astro image-gallery component on npm; lightbox, pyramid layout, full keyboard/a11y support.
  • chat.hoangyell.com (Spy-Chat) — real-time wss:// chat on Cloudflare Workers + Durable Objects, password-protected rooms, presence.
  • jobs.hoangyell.com — curated, AI-matched job board for Python developers seeking visa-sponsored roles abroad.
  • hn.hoangyell.com & repo.hoangyell.com — sister bilingual blogs with an AI-driven fetch → draft → SEO-check → commit pipeline.
  • bulk-webp-url-replacer — Python CLI on PyPI that bulk-converts markdown image references to WebP against a CDN prefix.

Education

Hue University of Sciences, Hue, Vietnam

Bachelor of Software Engineering — Software Technology (2013–2017)

  • GPA 3.22 / 4.00 — ranked 1st in cohort

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate (2017 – 2019)

Strengths

  • Ownership end-to-end — from system design through deploy, observability, on-call, and post-mortem.
  • Deep backend — Python, async systems, distributed data pipelines, AWS data lakes, Fortune-500 integrations.
  • Edge-native shipper — Cloudflare Workers / Pages / Durable Objects in production for chat, webhooks, and high-traffic content.
  • Product-grade frontend — Astro / Next.js / React with Lighthouse 100s, accessibility, and SEO baked in.
  • Open-source author — maintain packages on npm and PyPI; care about API ergonomics, docs, and AI-friendliness.
  • AI-augmented workflows — Cursor, Claude, and browser-automation tooling as daily tools; built content pipelines on top of them.
  • Cross-time-zone communicator — daily collaboration with US + global teams; bilingual EN/VI.
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