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Kevin Zhou

Software Engineer + DevOps, Workshop Speaker, Designer, and Startup Founder
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Hi, I'm Kevin!

I'm a software engineer with extensive experience with React, AWS, React Native and have done DevOps work with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

In the past, I have worked at Suncorp Group, Agtuary and University of Melbourne

I love hackathons, public speaking, and workshops! I have won two major Australian hackathons and host workshops at the University of Melbourne with CISSA, teaching React, Generative AI, and software development.

My first workshop at University of Melbourne

Agtuary Evaluation

A cloud-based property valuation mobile platform designed for agricultural assessments

Managing over $20M worth of assets
Used daily by top ASX-listed companies like Acumentis Group

Tech Stack:
Frontend: React Native, Redux, Google Maps SDK
Backend: Nest.js, AWS EC2, AWS S3, Postgres, Jest

Suncorp Policy Generation Microservice

A Cloud Native Microservice provides insurance policy generation service for one of the largest fintech companies in Australia. Supported Suncorp's brands including AAMI, GIO, Bingle, and Suncorp Insurance It is running in production since Febuary 2024

Deployed to production and used daily by nearly all engineering teams across Suncorp

Tech Stack: Springboot, Java, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker, AWS

Melodify AI

A Generative AI SaaS that creates music from your PDF documents and lecture slides!

Achieving 500 monthly active users

Tech Stack: AWS Lambda, GPT4, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Vercel

My Work Experience

June 2022 - July 2023
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AgtuaryFull Stack Software Engineer
Melbourne, Australia
  • Led the development of the MVP of a full stack enterprise platform with AWS, React, Figma and React Native

  • Designed and managed Postgres database with Terraform, and implemented backend API with Nest.js and Docker

  • Implemented a CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions, supporting automated deployment to AppStore and Google Play

  • Developed and maintained an internal React library of 53 reusable UI components

Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
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The University of MelbourneSecurity Engineer (Intern)
Melbourne, Australia
  • Wrote and deployed automation scripts with Python, Bash, Linux and AWS EC2 for real-time monitoring of SSH traffic

Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
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Suncorp GroupPlatform Engineer (Intern)
Melbourne, Australia
  • Developed and deployed a scalable cloud native microservice using AWS, Java and Kubernetes

  • Implemented a CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes

  • Led development of a developer platform with React.js and TypeScript

  • Actively manage, improve, and monitor cloud infrastructure services on AWS , including backups, patches, and scaling

May 2024 - Present
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Melodify AIDevOps and Software Engineer
Melbourne, Australia
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for the projects

  • Developed and deployed an AI SaaS with AWS Lambda, GPT4 and Next.js