CV
Meng Lim
Data Engineer @ PEXA
Aug 2022 - Sep 2025
Key Achievements
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Identified and addressed a critical pipeline bottleneck, architecting a refactored solution that reduced build and deploy times from 30 to 6 minutes. The solution was then scaled across all team projects, driving an 80% increase in delivery velocity.
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Bridge the gap between software and data Engineering, by establishing a formal change management process (release notes, changelogs, and release tags) and coached the engineering team on best practices and advanced Git workflows
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Recognized as Security Champ! Mitigated organizational risk and improved security by automating dependency management with Dependabot Evergreen, which saved up to 24 hours of engineering time per quarter and reduced the number of critical CVEs from over 200 to less than 20.
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Accelerated backlog grooming and time-to-market by implementing a custom AI agent that standardized user story templates, significantly increasing creation efficiency.
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Mentored associate engineers, providing targeted technical and business-context feedback to accelerate their learning and professional development.
Key Responsibilities
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Served as SME (subject matter expert) for a legacy Enterprise Data Platform, serving as the key technical liaison for five core product engineering squads across the business.
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Drove key initiatives from inception to deployment, collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and ensuring successful post-launch delivery.
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Spearheaded the design and implementation of a new data ingestion pipeline, guiding the development team to deliver clean, curated data to business analysts and ensuring all core business objectives were met.
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Modernize the Enterprise Data Platform with a cutting-edge data stack (dbt and Snowflake) to improve company-wide data accessibility, governance, and role-based access.
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Introduce Storybook, which streamlined UI component development and led to faster iterations and increased code reusability
Product Engineer @ Matrak
Oct 2021 - Aug 2022
Key Achievements
- Led the end-to-end development of the organization’s first public-facing API suite, launching the company’s first revenue stream in this domain
Key Responsibilities
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Drove a more predictable sprint velocity by leading Agile ceremonies to reduce blockers, providing the C-suite with clear, data-driven insights into project progress.
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Acted as technical point of contact when collaborating with the UX team, leveraging user journey data to enhance the user experience and optimize critical user flows.
Full Stack Software Engineer @ Xplor
Oct 2018 - Oct 2021
Key Achievements
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Reduced customer support resolution time by 93% from 30 days to less than 2, by building internal API’s and upskilling the support team
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Significantly contributed to a new internal design system library that ensured consistent brand alignment and reduced code duplication and UI inconsistencies across all product suites. ~ Stardust
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Modernization and digitization of the childcare subsidy process (CSS), developing a customer-facing interface and integrating with government APIs to simplify the process for parents and provide greater transparency.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver on three core product suites, directly contributing to the business’s transition from pre-profit startup to a profitable scale-up.
Consulting @ Hype Nation AU
2020
Problem
- Partnered with a new-to-market e-commerce business owner to provide strategic guidance on website design and development for a user-centric online store
Solution
- Redesigned the landing page, implemented card layout for product page and automated the discount system using Liquid on Shopify
Result
- Increase in conversions and revenue while also streamlining the founder’s daily workflows
Lead Educator @ CSinSChools
Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
Partnered with CS In Schools to mentor and upskill educators in coding fundamentals, while also teaching programming fundamentals to Year 7 and 8 students for two terms. This was quite the challenge as it was difficult to keep the students engaged throughout class. Therefore I used gamification with prizes to incentivize and drive tangible learning through coding exercises and small application projects in an online code playground
Consulting @ Orbit Coffee AU
2020
Problem
- Business owner was frustrated at the rigid customizability of Squarespace, they had tried to use their custom icons but it everything became out of alignment and disrupted their mobile view
Solution
- Implement custom icons and theming through Squarespace developer console, fixing the responsive design
Result
- Aligned brand consistency with custom UI elements on website and working responsive design for mobile/tablet view
Coder Academy
Diploma IT - Graduate of 2018
Swinburne University of Technology
Bachelor of Human Resource Management - Graduate of 2015
