Senior Software Engineer · Product Architect

Hi, I’m Draco Cheng.

I craft resilient, accessible web apps with a focus on delightful developer experience and measurable outcomes.

12+Years shipping products
12Projects launched
5Mentored engineers

Experience

Building thoughtful teams & tools

  1. Senior Software Developer

    Trend Micro

    2019 — 2025

    Scaled a cross-region monorepo platform spanning React, Node, and Pulumi; drove AI-assisted delivery, mentored four engineers, and embedded Nx + Cypress patterns into large Angular initiatives.

  2. Senior Software Developer

    London Stock Exchange Group (Yield Book)

    2018 — 2019

    Led frontend work for fixed-income analytics, automated reporting with BIRT, and shipped internal tooling that surfaced critical server telemetry for ops teams.

  3. Senior Software Developer

    Isentia

    2017

    Rebuilt internal admin and demo apps with refreshed UX patterns, adding rapid customization paths for enterprise media clients.

  4. Software Developer

    Elastic Grid

    2016 — 2017

    Delivered multilingual campaign microsites and EDM systems for NetApp, Juniper, Atlassian, and Veritas with responsive design upgrades.

  5. Software Developer

    Ubitus

    2012 — 2016

    Built secure middleware plus Ember.js web apps powering cloud gaming across Xbox One, Samsung, and major telecom ecosystems.

Selected Work

Product case studies

Mono Repo Skeleton

Nx-powered template that ships a Next.js 15 frontend and FastAPI backend with Docker, Helm charts, and CI-ready testing presets.

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AI_README MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server that discovers, routes, and validates AI_README guides so coding copilots follow team conventions by default.

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Let’s collaborate

Have an idea in mind?

I’m currently open to senior engineering roles, advisory work, and short-term product sprints.