XSron Hou

Founded SaaSphire LLC and designed, built, and operate three subscription SaaS products end to end, from architecture and code to infrastructure, billing, and growth, while holding a full-time engineering leadership role.

Oversaw the full SDLC from requirements gathering and design to implementation, testing, and deployment, ensuring delivery aligned with business objectives. Directed the migration from a monolithic system to microservices architecture, improving scalability and maintainability.

Built a feature-rich Flutter mobile application and a mobile cart-building app that helped associates create and manage customer carts more efficiently. Transformed a Java desktop POS register system into a modern web-based solution, enabling seamless associate- and self-checkout experiences for millions of customers.

Led a team of 3 engineers to design and deliver scalable, secure, high-performance financial systems for Citibank using cloud-native architectures and modern microservices practices. Designed and implemented the Payment Hub for Microservices, driving development from high-level architecture to production deployment and improving system scalability and flexibility.

Worked with the Professor to monitor the class schedule. Explained and demonstrated lectures to students including theory and practicality individually as well as in small groups, and participated in grading the students' work.

Directed the design and deployment of a comprehensive Venue Management System across three branches, enhancing operational efficiency, customer experience, and organizational growth. Developed resilient microservices and APIs using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Spring Security, with thorough API documentation via Swagger.

Designed and implemented efficient database structures to optimize data storage and retrieval for better performance and scalability. Containerized and deployed software systems to on-premise servers, streamlining deployment processes and improving system availability and resource utilization.

Leveraged expertise in database design and implementation to build software systems from scratch, ensuring efficient data management and storage. Successfully implemented unit tests, ensuring high-performance and functional software, minimizing the risk of bugs and issues.

Successfully deployed a Lab / Lecturer Management System, enhancing efficiency and organization in academic operations. Improved overall productivity by automating manual tasks through software development, and created and implemented C# software applications to streamline and optimize University processes.

Master's degree in Computer Science with a specialization in IT Management, completed in June 2023.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, completed in June 2016.