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Education

Technical Expertise

Carrollton, Texas

English

Vietnamese

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Minh-Tuan Ta

Senior Software Engineer | Full Stack · Backend APIs · Distributed Systems · AI & LLM

Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of professional experience designing, building, and deploying full stack applications, robust backend architectures, secure APIs, and distributed systems across healthcare, logistics, finance, aviation, and eCommerce.Technical expertise spans React, Node.js, Python, Java, FastAPI, Django, and cloud infrastructure—with a deep focus on advanced AI automation workflows, LLM integrations, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures.Based in Carrollton, Texas. Available for full stack, backend, distributed systems, and AI integration engagements.

Experience

Kaizen DeliverablesApr 2025 – Mar 2026

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack & AI)Delivered end-to-end full-stack and backend architectural solutions for 6 concurrent client projects using Python (FastAPI), Node.js, and React. Engineered a scalable RAG architecture that reduced text processing latency by 45% and empowered users to search 10M+ unstructured business documents via natural language. Designed secure Django REST microservices processing 2M+ daily requests. Built custom AI agents for code comprehension, test generation, and bug triaging—increasing deployment velocity by 25%. Optimized database tuning, caching, and APIs to cut average response times by 35%.

AIS HealthcareAug 2020 – Mar 2025

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack & AI)Formulated robust backend APIs, modular frontend UIs, and database schemas for protected healthcare data under strict compliance, maintaining sub-200ms API response times. Managed performance, database optimization, and API reliability across distributed healthcare platforms—reducing unexpected downtime by 40%. Directed feature development, AI product integration, testing, and CI/CD across the SDLC, increasing monthly deployment velocity by 25%.

American AirlinesMar 2019 – Aug 2020

Senior Full Stack EngineerScaled Flight Attendant Experience applications for 25,000+ crew members—scheduling, crew tracking, and real-time operational workflows. Built full-stack features with React, TypeScript, Node.js, Java Spring Boot, and REST APIs for 10,000+ concurrent daily users. Drove frontend and backend optimization through caching, data structure alignment, and API tuning—reducing average response times by 30%.

ArcBest TechnologiesJan 2015 – Feb 2019

Full Stack EngineerImplemented backend business logic and frontend interfaces for global shipment tracking, billing, customer portals, and operations dashboards handling 50k+ daily shipments. Optimized distributed API integrations and database queries—cutting cross-platform sync latency from 12 seconds to under 2 seconds. Delivered 20% page load improvements during peak traffic and lowered post-release bug rates by 15%.

IBMAug 2014 – Jan 2015

Full Stack EngineerProgrammed transaction-safe features for core enterprise billing platforms in Java, facilitating 150,000+ seamless daily payment processes. Resolved critical production vulnerabilities with 95%+ SLA resolution for urgent enterprise support. Executed root-cause analysis and permanent patches reducing repeated operational failures by 30%. Re-engineered legacy billing modules for maintainability and reliability.

Verizon Enterprise SolutionsJun 2013 – Jul 2014

Frontend EngineerBuilt highly responsive, data-driven web interfaces while optimizing client-side performance, state management, and code maintainability. Authored 40+ shared reusable component libraries and drove frontend architecture modernization—increasing unit testing coverage to 85% and ensuring cross-browser compatibility across large-scale web applications.

Education

Arkansas Tech UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Information Technology — US (2016 – 2017)

University of ArkansasBachelor of Science (BS), IT-Programming — US (2010 – 2013)

VNUHCM – University of ScienceBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science — Vietnam (2006 – 2008)

Technical Expertise

LanguagesStrong foundation across typed and enterprise languages for full stack, backend, and integration work.

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Java

SQL

Frontend ArchitectureBuilding responsive, data-driven interfaces with modern frameworks, component libraries, accessibility, and performance-focused delivery.

React

Next.js

Vue.js

Angular

Tailwind CSS

HTML5

CSS3

WebSockets

Accessibility

Backend & APIsDesigning REST APIs, microservices, and secure integration layers with JWT/OAuth authentication for healthcare, logistics, aviation, and SaaS platforms.

Node.js

Express.js

FastAPI

Django

Django REST

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

JWT/OAuth

DatabasesData modeling, query optimization, and caching for high-volume enterprise workloads.

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

NoSQL

Data Modeling

Cloud & DevOpsDeploying and operating production systems on AWS and Azure with containers, orchestration, and automated CI/CD.

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Git

Architecture & StreamingScalable system design, API architecture, third-party integrations, and event-driven patterns for distributed applications.

Scalable Systems

API Design

Integration Systems

Event-driven

Apache Kafka

AI & LLM ToolingIntegrating OpenAI and Claude with RAG pipelines, vector search, embeddings, AI agents, and automation in production environments.

OpenAI

Claude

LLM Integrations

RAG Architecture

Vector Search

Embeddings

AI Agents

Prompt Engineering

Practices & ObservabilityLogging, monitoring, performance tuning, and collaborative delivery through testing, code reviews, mentorship, and Agile.

Performance Optimization

Grafana

Datadog

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

Code Reviews

Mentorship

Agile