Richard Kang
Staff Cloud Architect - Field Engineering (APJ) at DoiT
Singapore, Singapore
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Top SchoolRichard Kang is a Staff Cloud Architect based in Singapore with over 20 years of experience in software engineering, architecture and program management across finance, gaming and cloud services. He leads APJ field engineering at DoiT, driving multi-cloud and platform engineering strategies while pioneering Generative AI and cloud-edge IoT solutions. Richard combines hands-on technical depth—from edge machine learning and IoT to FinOps and DevSecOps—with people-focused leadership and mentoring. He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration researching technology’s role in digital transformation and sustainable tech leadership, alongside an MSc in Mechatronics, reflecting a rare blend of business strategy and engineering rigour. Notably, his career spans roles at AWS and major financial institutions, giving him practical expertise in securing cloud data stores and operationalizing AI in production.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Tech Entrepreneur Nanodegree, Tech Entrepreneur Nanodegree at UdacityTOGAF, Certified Enterprise Architecture Practioner Programme, TOGAF, Certified Enterprise Architecture Practioner Programme at National University of SingaporeStanford University Graduate School of BusinessDiploma, Mechatronics Engineering, Diploma, Mechatronics Engineering at Nanyang PolytechnicBachelor of Science, Mechatronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Mechatronics Engineering at University of WolverhamptonDoctor of Business Administration (DBA), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Collegium Humanum
English, Chinese, malaysia malay
Github Skills (156)
aws10
lambda-functions9
aws-amplify9
lambda9
serverless-applications9
aws-apigateway9
computer-vision9
image-processing9
authentication9
sagemaker9
amazon-cognito9
aws-iot9
aws-s39
aws-appsync9
sam9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
kangks/amazon-freertos
Nov 2018 - Oct 2019
Cloud-native IoT operating system for microcontrollers.
Contributions:46 commits, 4 PRs, 41 pushes in 11 months
cloud-nativeiotmicrocontrolleroperating-system
kangks/cloudformation
Nov 2016 - May 2020
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
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