Summary
Barry Wang is a seasoned software and team leader with 15 years’ experience delivering large-scale systems in the insurance and financial sectors, currently leading Fintech architecture and delivery at Cigna & CMB Life in Shenzhen. He combines hands-on engineering—having developed or led delivery of 25 systems including regulatory reporting, big data platforms and intelligent customer service—with practical product decisions around build vs. buy for AI and data-driven features. Comfortable with distributed systems, Docker/Kubernetes, high-concurrency tuning and MySQL optimization, he also drives data governance and middle-office design to turn fragmented sources into trusted analytics platforms. Barry has extensive cross-cultural experience working with UK, Indian and British engineers and vendors, and has scaled teams to ~30 direct reports plus large outsourced pools while delivering mission-critical projects on tight timelines. Known for pragmatic technical decision-making and rapid learning, he often fills skill gaps by coordinating vendors and reshaping team structure to achieve fast, stable launches.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical & Information Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical & Information Engineering at Wuhan University
Chinese, Chinese, Chinese, English