Summary
Steven Gong is a pragmatic lead developer with 12 years of experience designing and delivering cloud-native, event-driven microservices and responsive front-ends across large Australian enterprises. He blends deep Node.js and AWS expertise (Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, ECS) with React/Typescript front-end work and strong API design (REST/GraphQL), repeatedly shipping resilient systems for companies like Optus, Woolworths, Swiss Re and EnergyAustralia. Steven is as comfortable tuning performance and CI/CD pipelines as he is architecting distributed systems and mentoring teams through Agile practices. He holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Software Engineering, is Mulesoft-certified, and pairs formal training with a practical history of migrating and modernising legacy stacks. Beyond code, his GitHub bio hints at a family-focused, game-loving technologist who balances production-grade engineering with real-world priorities. His career shows a pattern of taking monoliths to modular, testable cloud platforms while keeping UX and maintainability front of mind.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of E- Commerce, Bachelor of E- Commerce at The University of Waikato
Postgraduate certificate in Science Computer Software Engineering, Postgraduate certificate in Science Computer Software Engineering at Massey University
Student Exchange e-Commerce, Student Exchange e-Commerce at State University of New York
Diploma Advanced Software Development, Diploma Advanced Software Development at Computer Power Institute
Chinese