Choon-siang Lai
Software Engineer at Hivekind
Subang Jaya City Council, Selangor, Malaysia
Summary
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Top SchoolChoon-siang Lai is a versatile software engineer with 14 years of experience building ETL pipelines, backend systems, and web applications using Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and relational databases. He has delivered production features ranging from subscription and payment integrations to high-volume address data processing and edge-server selection algorithms, and he maintains a strong practice in web scraping, document parsing, and API documentation. A persistent learner, he explores functional programming in Rust and Haskell and prototypes experimental projects—a Lisp-like DSL parser and a multi-platform chatbot—that demonstrate his curiosity and systems thinking. Beyond engineering, he contributes to digital-rights tooling and open governance as a volunteer at Sinar Project and shares knowledge through mentorship, blog writing, and community platforms like Exercism.io. His creative writing and podcasting experience lend him clear communication and a fresh perspective on problem solving, making him a strong fit for mission-driven, fully remote teams.
15 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science at Campbell UniversityAdvanced Diploma Computer Science and Management Mathematics, Advanced Diploma Computer Science and Management Mathematics at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and TechnologySPM Science Stream, SPM Science Stream at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan SS17Master of Philosophy Computer Science, Master of Philosophy Computer Science at Nottingham University Malaysia Campus
Chinese, English, Chinese, Malay
Stackoverflow
2,678reputation
6.4mreached
27answers
0questions
ansible
top-5%
Github Skills (138)
molecule10
python10
php-fpm10
vimscript10
vim-plugin10
ubuntu10
vim10
automation10
dockerfile10
ansible-role10
ssh10
markdown10
network-configuration10
debian10
centos10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
chusiang/books2read
Apr 2016 - Oct 2022
To read lists from my bookcases. (Mirror from GitLab)
Contributions:695 commits, 421 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 7 months
gitlab
chusiang/ansible-docs-translate
Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:9 commits, 5 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
ansibletrandes
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