Raymond Feng
Technical Partner at Faction VC
Fremont, California, United States
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Top SchoolRaymond Feng is a technical partner and seasoned software architect with 19 years building production systems and evaluating them from an investor’s perspective. He co-founded StrongLoop and later led LoopBack and API Connect work at IBM, then scaled Collab.Land as CTO to millions of users by engineering a modular platform integrating 30+ blockchains and 32 wallets. Deep in backend and integration work, he has contributed to prominent open-source projects such as LoopBack, strong-soap, and the MongoDB connector—improving SOAP/XML handling, LDAP/Active Directory mapping, and datasource robustness. Based in Fremont, he combines hands-on backend, DevOps and database engineering with product-led leadership, shipping APIs, SDKs, and developer portals. An Apache Software Foundation member, he brings rare cross-disciplinary expertise in legacy enterprise middleware, cloud-native Node.js platforms, and blockchain-driven community infrastructure. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic architecture that turns complex integrations into reliable, scalable services.
19 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Software, BS Computer Software at University of Science and Technology of ChinaMS Computer Software, MS Computer Software at Institue of Software, Chinese Academy of SciencesNo. 1 middle school of Tunxi
Chinese
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Github Skills (37)
javascript10
docker10
wsdl10
redis10
apidoc10
testing10
databases10
authentication10
typescript10
user-authentication10
xsd10
dockers10
mongodb-database10
soap10
swagger-ui10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
strongloop/loopback-component-passport
May 2014 - Mar 2018
LoopBack passport integration to support third party logins and account linking
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:41 commits, 32 PRs, 60 pushes in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Raymond primarily contributed to the backend logic and testing of the LoopBack Passport integration. They modified the `passport-configurator.js` file, adding LDAP profile compatibility for Active Directory and group search results. Further contributions involved modifying the `user-identity.js` and `model.user-identity.test.js` files to support custom field mapping and 3rd party login functionality. These changes enhanced the integration's features and improved its robustness by extending the user profile handling capabilities.
partyloopbackauthenticationaccountaccount-linking
loopbackio/loopback-connector-mongodb
Aug 2013 - Sep 2020
The official MongoDB connector for the LoopBack framework.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:69 commits, 49 PRs, 106 pushes in 7 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Raymond primarily contributed to enhancing the MongoDB connector's functionality. Their work involved upgrading the MongoDB driver, allowing database names to be parsed from URLs, and adding support for the "mongodb+srv" protocol. They also addressed errors related to URL parsing and removed a dependency. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving the connector's compatibility, flexibility, and stability.
loopbackconnectorloopback4nodejsmongodb
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