LAI DANG
Dang Quoc Lai
Data Engineer
Big data & streaming specialist - AWS-first, production-grade.
ABOUT
Data engineer, built for the cloud.
I'm a Data Engineer with 5+ years of experience building and running large-scale data infrastructure on AWS and other cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud) at leading Vietnamese enterprises. I specialize in big data and real-time streaming - from Databricks and Spark to Kafka - with hands-on DevOps experience to automate and keep systems reliable and secure. I hold a strong learning mindset, always seeking ways to grow my skills and turn that growth into more value for the organizations I work with.
SKILLS
Cloud & Infrastructure
Production systems on AWS, plus Azure and GCP.
Big Data & Streaming
Batch and real-time pipelines at enterprise scale.
DevOps & Delivery
Automating infra and shipping reliable releases.
Programming
Core languages across data and web systems.
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2025 - Present
VinSmart Future
Full-time · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · On-site
Data Engineer
Data Pipelines · Analytics · Cloud & DevOps · Databricks · Airflow · ClickHouse
- Designed, built, and maintained scalable data pipelines to deliver reliable, analytics-ready datasets.
- Collaborated with product, backend, and analytics teams to integrate data across multiple systems and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Optimized data pipeline performance, reliability, and operational efficiency while troubleshooting complex production issues.
- Automated data workflows, infrastructure, and deployment processes using modern cloud and DevOps practices.
Apr 2024 - May 2025
Dragon Capital
Full-time · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · On-site
Data Engineer
Azure Data Factory · PowerShell · Python
- Built and maintained Azure Data Factory pipelines to schedule and run daily jobs generating market reports, ensuring data freshness and accuracy for investment teams.
- Automated crawled-data delivery from Bloomberg/Reuters-style terminals to third-party systems via PowerShell scripts, reducing manual data handling and turnaround time.
- Built a Python application to export data to Word, Excel, and PDF for reporting, standardizing report formats across departments.
- Monitored and troubleshot ADF pipeline failures and data quality issues, coordinating with stakeholders to resolve upstream data source problems.
Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
SimpleVen
Full-time · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Hybrid
Data Engineer
Terraform · Kubernetes · PHP/Laravel · Docker
- Deployed cloud infrastructure as code with Terraform, Terragrunt; built a data platform on Kubernetes using Helm.
- Optimized database performance through advanced query tuning.
- Developed the customer-facing web application using PHP, Laravel, Livewire, Bootstrap, and built RESTful APIs to support the mobile app; containerized and operated reporting jobs using Docker.
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
SimpleVen
Part-time · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Hybrid
Software Engineer
PHP · Laravel · Livewire · Bootstrap
- Created and optimized databases with advanced query techniques for better performance.
- Built tailored, responsive web applications using PHP, Laravel, Livewire, and Bootstrap.
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
GeoComply
Full-time · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Hybrid
Data Engineer
Airflow · MySQL · Elasticsearch · MongoDB · Python · AWS S3
- Processed tens of millions of records daily to detect coordinate/location-based compliance violations, building tailored pipelines across MySQL, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB for Data Science and Analytics teams.
- Designed and scheduled automated ETL workflows using Apache Airflow to orchestrate large-scale data processing.
- Developed Python-based scheduled jobs to crawl, download, and extract data from scanned financial reports submitted to U.S. regulatory systems.
- Stored large datasets in Parquet format on Amazon S3, optimizing storage efficiency and query performance for downstream analytics.
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
FUNiX Academy
Part-time · Remote
Data Engineer
JavaScript · Google Apps Script
- Automated visually appealing reports using Google Apps Script.
- Recommended a NoSQL database for higher performance.
CERTIFICATES
EDUCATION
B.Sc. Software Engineering
Data Engineer Certificate
Software Engineer Certificate