Sam Xie
Senior Software Engineer II at Block
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolSam Xie is a Senior Software Engineer II based in Melbourne with eight years of experience building resilient, user-focused systems across fintech and SaaS. He progressed from intern to senior engineer at Zendesk and Cash App before joining Block, demonstrating rapid technical growth and repeated promotions in high-scale environments. Comfortable across backend and product-facing domains, Sam has a track record of shipping production features at consumer payment platforms and digital health startups. His background includes a Computing and Software Systems degree from the University of Melbourne and an exchange at NUS, which reflects both strong academic training and international exposure. Colleagues often rely on him to translate ambiguous product requirements into maintainable code and reliable services.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Victorian Certificate of Education, Victorian Certificate of Education at Melbourne High SchoolThe University of MelbourneSemester Exchange Computing, Semester Exchange Computing at National University of Singapore
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Github Skills (84)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
zendesk/volunteer_portal
Oct 2018 - Jul 2021
An event calendar focused on tracking and reporting volunteering opportunities
Contributions:75 reviews, 175 commits, 219 PRs in 2 years 8 months
reactvolunteeringcalendarreportingrails
samzx/mphwatch
Dec 2017 - Jul 2021
Contributions:91 commits, 76 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 7 months
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