Summary
Nicholas Qi is a Tech Lead and Senior Data Engineer based in Sydney with 11 years building cloud-native, serverless data platforms and AI-driven operational pipelines across public and private sectors. He combines hands-on AWS/Snowflake architecture and real-time analytics with a PhD in AI & Reinforcement Learning, translating research-grade ML into resilient AIOps and clinical data solutions. At eHealth NSW he architects enterprise data warehouses and patient engagement analytics, and previously led ML-driven infrastructure observability and self-healing playbooks at Optus. His background as a founder and startup operator informs a product-minded approach to engineering, balancing rapid innovation with governance, security and cost optimisation. He also teaches advanced cloud topics and experiments with Web3 tooling—Solidity, dApps and digital wallets—bringing a pragmatic blend of research, pedagogy and hands-on development to complex data problems.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Techniques, Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Techniques at Stanford University
Bachelor Degree, Computer Science Engineering, Bachelor Degree, Computer Science Engineering at University of Hertfordshire
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at University of Technology Sydney
UNSW Sydney
Arabic, Spanish, English, Chinese