Giang Phan — Software Engineer & Product Builder

About

Engineer by trade, builder by habit.

I'm a software engineer focused on backend architecture, distributed systems, and building products from idea to production.

My work spans Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, databases, cloud infrastructure, and modern web technologies. I enjoy solving complex engineering problems while keeping the product experience simple.

10+ Years: Engineering experience
5,000+ TPS: Kafka events in production
7: Products shipped
4: Java & cloud certifications

What I Build

From backend foundations to finished products.

Scalable Systems

Distributed systems, microservices, Kafka and event-driven architecture for high-throughput backends.

Developer Platforms

APIs, backend platforms, cloud infrastructure and the engineering foundations teams build on.

Digital Products

Turning ideas into usable products — architecture, development, deployment and iteration.

AI & Automation

Practical AI agents, automation and intelligent workflows that remove real toil.

Experience

Over a decade across banking, enterprise and government software.

Senior Consultant, Engineer

National Australia Bank (NAB)

Aug 2020 – Present

Lead development of real-time fraud detection and financial crime systems built on Spring Boot, Kafka and microservices.
Run Kafka event processing at 5,000+ TPS in production, and optimise large-scale data pipelines on AWS with Kubernetes and Terraform.
Formed and led two new engineering teams in 2022 — hiring, mentoring and setting engineering standards so they delivered at the level of established teams.

JavaSpring BootKafkaMicroservicesAWSKubernetesTerraformPostgreSQLDroolsContext Engineering

Senior Software Engineer

Axon Active Vietnam

Aug 2018 – Aug 2020

Built banking digitisation products that automate account opening and transactions for international clients.
Delivered in a Scrum team with JSF, Elasticsearch, jBPM workflows and Drools rules.

JavaJSFElasticsearchjBPMDroolsPostgreSQL

Senior Java Developer

FPT Software

Feb 2017 – Aug 2018

Built management systems for Japanese clients — exhibitions, FMEA, equipment procurement and maintenance.
Worked across the delivery lifecycle as Business Analyst, Developer, Tester and Technical Lead.

JavaSpring MVCHibernateAngularMariaDBOracle

Java Software Developer

Can Tho University (CUSC)

Feb 2013 – Jan 2017

Built software for government agencies: document management, one-stop service, ISO process and statistics systems.
Served as Developer, Business Analyst and Project Manager.

JavaLiferayJSFSpringPostgreSQL

Education

B.Sc. Computer Network & Data Communication

Can Tho University · Grade: Very good

2008 – 2012

Things I've designed, built and shipped.

All products at GPX Labs

LinageX

Family tree platform · Web

A family tree platform for creating, managing and exploring family history — members, relationships, life events and memories in one place.

Next.jsSpring BootMongoDB

Visit LinageX

LifeHub

Life management · iOS & Android

A personal life-management platform bringing everyday workflows, expenses, calendar, goals and personal organisation together.

React NativeExpoSQLiteOffline-first

Visit LifeHub

GBillio

Bill splitting · iOS & Android

A simple bill splitting app for groups — roommates, trips and friends settle up without the spreadsheet.

React NativeExpoSQLite

Visit GBillio

Lichio

Lunar calendar · iOS & Android

A Vietnamese lunar and solar calendar with lunar events, reminders and public holidays.

React NativeExpoSQLiteSpring Boot

Visit Lichio

Also built

OEP

Online examination platform for schools and institutions — question banks, exams and automated grading.

Next.jsSpring BootMongoDB

Luckio

Live lucky draws for events — participants join by link or QR, results are committed before they are revealed.

Next.jsSpring BootMongoDBReact Native

SchedGoal

Scheduling and statistics for football leagues, clubs and organisers.

Next.jsSpring Boot

Built at work

Featured · Enterprise platform at NAB

AI-Powered Context Engineering Platform

Designed and built a context engineering platform that enables AI systems to understand and interact with complex enterprise domains across the full SDLC.