Steve Yip Ka Ho

Oct 2025 — Present

Technical Lead

AIA International Limited

• React
• Java
• Dify
• Jenkins
• Docker
• Azure

I lead the revamp of a legacy agency-facing mobile application and own delivery from system design to production. My scope covers a five-person offshore backend team, enterprise APIs and microservices, Dify agent workflows for conversational chatbots, and CI/CD on Jenkins, Docker, and Azure.

• Promoted from Senior Full Stack Engineer to Technical Lead to lead the React and Java rebuild of the agency mobile application.
• Lead five offshore backend developers, with delivery focused on availability, security, and company engineering standards.
• Mentor the team through technical guidance and code review so quality stays consistent as the platform is rebuilt.
• Integrated Dify agent workflows into conversational chatbots, covering multi-step reasoning, tool calling, and connections into internal systems.
• Designed agent workflows that call custom APIs and internal databases through function calling.
• Own the lifecycle end to end: system design, API development, testing, CI/CD, production deployment, and handover.
• Introduced CI/CD with Jenkins, Docker, and Azure, reducing manual deployment work and increasing release frequency.

Jun 2022 — Oct 2025

Senior Full Stack Engineer

AIA International Limited

• Java
• Spring Boot
• MongoDB
• Node.js
• React
• Jenkins

• Built and maintained underwriting and payment services with Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and MongoDB, including troubleshooting and documented solutions.
• Worked with the engineering team on maintainable code, performance improvements, and defect fixes.
• Delivered an email microservice in Java and Spring that improved customer experience by 10%.
• Set up CI/CD with Jenkins and Docker, shortening deployment time and making collaboration more consistent.
• Revamped agency-platform capabilities with Java and Spring Boot micro-components.
• Implemented a chatbot API with Node.js and React, and a third-party authorisation service in Node.js.

Mar 2022 — Jun 2022

Senior Engineer, Full Stack Engineer

WeLend

• Ruby on Rails
• Go
• Node.js
• Java
• MongoDB
• GitLab

• Developed the core lending payments system with Ruby on Rails and Go.
• Built full-stack application features with Node.js, Java, and MongoDB.
• Contributed to a customer authorisation system built with Go, Java, and Ruby.
• Designed REST APIs in Ruby and Node.js for third-party integrations.
• Implemented CI/CD with GitLab and Docker, reducing deployment time and improving how the team shipped code.

Mar 2021 — Mar 2022

Engineer, Full Stack Engineer

WeLend

• React
• Go
• MongoDB
• Ruby on Rails
• Jest

• Built loan-platform applications with React, Go, MongoDB, and Ruby on Rails, and supported development and testing.
• Developed microservices and web services, and added Jest unit tests so projects met quality benchmarks.
• Delivered a full-stack web application from scratch, including backend services, the frontend, and the database.
• Used object-oriented design to build a reusable codebase, reducing development time by about 10%.

Nov 2018 — Mar 2021

Engineer

South China Morning Post

• Vue.js
• React
• Node.js
• Python
• GraphQL

• Improved web platform performance with Vue.js.
• Set up Google Optimize A/B tests to support webpage experiments and reach more readers.
• Built an API for readers to bookmark and save articles, using Python, Node.js, and GraphQL.
• Developed an authentication system with React and Node.js.
• Shipped a low-latency component that reduced loading time by 10%.

May 2018 — Oct 2018

Web Programmer

WeMine Ltd

• PHP
• Laravel
• React
• Vue.js

• Integrated WeChat and Facebook Messenger with PHP to support business channels.
• Built a CMS with React and PHP Laravel so business users could manage customers.
• Developed an H5 mini program with Vue.js.

Sep 2016 — May 2018

Backend Web Engineer

Prospera International Technology

• PHP
• Sails.js

• Developed a PHP CMS to support business operations.
• Built a stock-exchange webpage for Southeast Asia with Sails.js.