Khong Quoc KhanhBackend Software Engineer

I build systems that scale, compete at the highest level, and lead teams that deliver.

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Khong Quoc Khanh

Software Engineering student specializing in backend systems, algorithms, and cybersecurity, with proven experience building high-performance fintech platforms at scale.

core API latency at EntradeX
13s100mscore API latency at EntradeX
active users served
2M+active users served
GPA, peaked at 3.8
3.7/4.0GPA, peaked at 3.8

Work

Production backend work, in order.

Software Engineer Intern (Backend)

May 2026 - Present

Cốc Cốc Browser

Cốc Cốc Browser - Software Engineer Intern (Backend)
  • Developed and maintained backend features for an internal CMS platform using Laravel, PHP, Livewire, and SQL-based systems.
  • Managed Git workflows to production standards within a 10-person Scrum team.

Software Engineering Trainee - Backend

Aug 2025 - March 2026

DNSE Securities Joint Stock Company

Selected through DNSE Talent Program 2025 - top 5 from 200+ candidates

DNSE Securities Joint Stock Company - Software Engineering Trainee - Backend
  • Engineered and optimized high-performance backend services for DNSE’s flagship fintech platform, EntradeX, serving over 2 million active users.
  • Accelerated core APIs from 13 seconds to under 100ms (99% faster) through advanced query analysis, algorithmic optimization, and microservice refactoring.
  • Developed and deployed distributed backend services using Go, Java, Redis and Kafka, ensuring high scalability, low latency, and production-grade reliability.
  • Contributed to mission-critical IPO modules, significantly advancing DNSE’s digital customer onboarding and trading capabilities.
  • Monitored and maintained deployments through GitLab CI/CD, Rancher, and ArgoCD, ensuring continuous delivery, observability, and operational resilience.
  • Collaborated in Agile sprints with cross-functional teammates via Jira, delivering critical releases on time.

Academic

RMIT University

Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) (Honours)

Minor: Cyber Security

Oct 2023 - Apr 2027 (Expected)

Top 123 worldwide, Top 10 in Australia

RMIT University

High distinctions in core courses

  • Full Stack Web Development92/100 - selected as teaching resource
  • Practical Database Concepts
  • Software Engineering Design
  • Software Engineering: Process & Tools

Project (Full Stack, 97/100) selected by Dr. Phong Ngo as the system stress-tested in RMIT × Katalon’s Software Testing Testathon - with 100+ student testers.

Product Development Project (PDP)Aalto University, FinlandUpcoming - Sept 2026
Aalto University, Finland

Competition record

  • Outperformed 165 teams from 30+ universities across Australia and Vietnam.
  • Won NAB Innovation Award (Vietnam Campus - Winner) under the theme "Defend. Attack. Innovate."
  • Led a 4-member team from ideation to live demo - combining security engineering with AI-driven solutions under a 24-hour deadline.
RMIT GenAI & Cybersecurity Hackathon

  • Recognised among the top 1% of academic performers across all engineering disciplines, awarded for exceptional scholarly excellence, consistent leadership, and academic integrity.
SSET Dean's List

  • Top 68 of 600+ teams - Northern Institutes.
  • Top 56 of 600+ teams - Southern Institutes.
  • Top 90 of 600+ teams - Central Institutes.
  • Advanced to National & Asia Rounds.
ICPC global record
International Collegiate Programming Contest

  • Advanced to semi-finals, ranking in the top 100 of ~800 participants across three rigorous contests.

  • Secured 1st Prize in Informatics (Grades 10 & 11), outperforming regional peers.

Led projects

Eventify - Events & Attendee Management Platform

Eventify

Events & Attendee Management Platform

High Distinction, 92/100 · Mar 2025 - May 2025

"Full Stack Web Development" course - RMIT University

React.js · TypeScript · MongoDB · Node.js · TailwindCSS

  • Directed a team of 5 to develop a MERN full-stack website, achieving the top work of the course, selected as teaching resource for another course at RMIT University.
  • Led development of both frontend and backend, implementing RESTful APIs with clean code principles and MVC architecture.
  • Designed and optimized database schema with MongoDB, ensuring efficient data management for event and attendee records.
  • Applied Design Patterns (Singleton, Strategy) to enhance code modularity and scalability.
  • Implemented secure authentication using Bcryptjs for password hashing and JWT Token for user session management.
RentMate - Rental Property Web Application

RentMate

Rental Property Web Application

High Distinction · Nov 2025 - Feb 2026

"Software Engineering: Process and Tools" course - RMIT University

Spring Boot · React · Spring Security · JWT · Redis

  • Served as Scrum Master and Project Lead, enforcing industry-standard Agile Scrum practices, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Established project-wide engineering standards (Git workflow, branching strategy, code conventions), enabling efficient collaboration and maintainable codebases.
  • Designed and implemented backend services using Spring Boot, building RESTful APIs following Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and layered architecture.
  • Implemented authentication and authorization with Spring Security and JWT, ensuring secure access control aligned with enterprise practices.
  • Integrated Redis caching and applied cache management strategies (cache-aside, TTL tuning) to optimize system performance and reduce database load.

Freelance & side projects

Beyond internship, I independently built client-facing products end-to-end.

Freelance & Side Projects

Freelance & Side Projects

Independent · Ongoing

  • Race of Finance - Developed the official website for a national finance competition with multiple rounds (March 2026), handling full frontend, backend and deployment.
  • These projects sharpened my ability to scope, execute, and ship independently - without a team safety net.

Toolset

Languages

C/C++JavaGolangPythonTypeScriptJavaScriptSQLPostgreSQLMongoDBMATLABHTMLCSS

Frameworks & Libraries

Spring BootFiberNode.jsReactNext.jsTailwind CSS

Infrastructure

RedisKafkaDockerKubernetesGitLab CI/CDArgoCDRancherGit

Testing

PostmanMockery & TestifyJUnit & MockitoJest

Beyond the desk

Strategic Management Workshop

Strategic Management Workshop

Selected as 1 of 10 RMIT students to represent the university at an international academic workshop - collaborating with students from universities across Europe and Asia on real-world strategic business cases and presenting to an international panel.

X Day 2025

X Day 2025

Bubble Tea Chat at RMIT Experience Day 2025: sharing about Software Engineering working and learning experiences.

Club: IEC

Club: IEC

RMIT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club Hanoi.

Marketing Team

Marketing Team

Featured across RMIT Vietnam channels for ICPC 2024 performance and the RMIT Hackathon 2025 win.

Vietnamese
Native
English
Professional working proficiency - IELTS Academic 6.5

I’m ready for what’s next.

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