Zeping Bai
Solutions Architect at API7.ai
Mars, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolZeping Bai is a Solutions Architect with 11 years of hands-on experience building and operating cloud-native API gateways and developer tooling. Based at API7.ai, he blends full-stack development with backend and DevOps expertise, contributing significant features and CI/CD improvements to high-profile open-source projects like Apache APISIX and its dashboard. His work spans plugin development (including OpenWhisk and OPA support), advanced request matching, authentication modules, and internationalized UI enhancements, demonstrating comfort across languages and layers. Previously a software engineer at API7.ai, he now focuses on translating complex API and gateway requirements into resilient, production-ready designs. Based on a business administration degree, he combines technical depth with practical product sensibility—driven by a philosophy that continuous development, not mere survival, ensures long-term success. An often-overlooked strength is his history of improving developer experience through small but impactful dashboard and tooling changes that accelerate adoption.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
学士, Business Administration and Management, General, 学士, Business Administration and Management, General at 天津商业大学
Github Skills (31)
api-management10
apidoc10
apache-apisix10
lua10
api10
front-end-development10
vue10
devops10
vue-jsx10
back-end-development9
javascript9
user-interface9
kubernetes9
dockers9
typescript9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
apache/apisix-dashboard
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
Dashboard for Apache APISIX
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 339 reviews, 105 commits in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Zeping implemented array and object property editors within the plugin dialog, enhancing the dashboard's functionality for managing API configurations. They also added features for object properties, including key-value pair inputs, and incorporated internationalization for improved usability. Further contributions include developing the authentication module with login pages and testing methods, changing API URLs, and supporting basic features for Apache APISIX 2.9 and 2.10, showcasing their contributions to both frontend and backend aspects.
apidevopsapacheapisixapi-management
apache/apisix
Mar 2021 - Oct 2022
The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:2 releases, 704 reviews, 40 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Zeping primarily contributed to the Apache APISIX project by fixing schema typos in the gzip plugin, adding support for advanced matching based on post forms, and improving DNS settings for CI/CD. Additionally, they developed a new plugin for Apache OpenWhisk, and implemented basic support for the OPA plugin. Their contributions span both back-end logic and DevOps tasks, indicating a focus on enhancing API gateway functionalities and improving infrastructure.
api-gatewaynginxserverlessapisixreverse-proxy
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