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Nguyen Van Hien

Fullstack Software Engineer
About me

I work at the intersection of Fullstack Developer, DevOps, Automation Engineer and AI Integrator — not just plain web development.

I can design system architecture, build backend APIs, deploy Linux/VPS infrastructure, Docker, Nginx, HAProxy, Cloudflare and operate self-hosted services. Hands-on experience with Ecommerce, Automation Testing, Browser Automation, OCR/TTS/ASR, AI Integration, Database Optimization, Mail Server Infrastructure and Browser Fingerprinting.

Core competencies
Frontend Engineering: Redux, Zustand, TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Zod, Ant Design, Responsive Design, Auth (JWT/OAuth), Lazy Loading, Memoization, i18n (Multi-language)
System Architecture: Microservices, RESTful API, Event-driven, API Gateway, Load Balancing, Multi-tenant Architecture, Caching (Redis), Queue Processing
DevOps & Infrastructure: Docker / Compose, Multi-stage Build, Ubuntu Server, Systemd, SSH Hardening, Firewall, HAProxy, Nginx LB, Caddy, VPN / Tailscale
Cloud & Hosting: VPS Management, Self-hosted Infra, Cloudflare DNS, Cloudflare Tunnel, Zero Trust, CDN / WAF, SSL Management
Automation Engineering: Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium, Web Scraping, Data Crawling, Browser Fingerprint, Proxy Management, Session Isolation
AI Engineering: LLM Integration, OpenAI / Claude / Gemini, Self-hosted Models, GPU Deployment, OCR / ASR / TTS, RAG / Embedding, Vector Database
Backend Engineering: REST API, WebSocket, JWT / OAuth2, RBAC, Rate Limiting, CSRF/XSS Prevention, Horizontal Scaling
Database Engineering: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Data Modeling, Query Optimization, Backup & Recovery
Mail Infrastructure: SMTP / IMAP, DKIM / SPF / DMARC, Mail Deliverability, Email Reputation, Self-hosted Mail
Security & Cyber: Web Security, Session Security, Bot Detection, Server Hardening, SSL/TLS Security, Fingerprinting
Product Engineering: Ecommerce Platform, SaaS Development, Internal Enterprise Tools, Utility Applications, Browser Extensions, AI-powered Applications
Highlighted experience
High-traffic Ecommerce system
Designed an Ecommerce system serving many concurrent users with Redis cache, Nginx reverse proxy, PostgreSQL and background workers. Optimized queries, indexing and caching strategy.
Redis Nginx PostgreSQL Queue Workers
Browser Automation & Anti-Detection platform
Built a large-scale automation system with Puppeteer/Playwright, managing browser fingerprints, proxies, session isolation and scheduled automation for data crawling/extraction.
Puppeteer Playwright Fingerprint Proxy
Self-hosted AI services deployment
Deployed AI models on dedicated GPU infrastructure: OCR, ASR, TTS, Background Removal, inference servers and integrated LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) into real applications, including RAG with vector databases.
GPU Inference RAG LLM APIs
Self-operated Mail Server infrastructure
Self-hosted and operated a complete mail server: SMTP, IMAP, DKIM, SPF, DMARC, optimizing deliverability and email reputation for domain-based email infrastructure.
SMTP DKIM SPF DMARC
Mobile App Development (React Native)
Built cross-platform mobile applications using React Native, deployed to Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Experienced in handling store rejection cases, securing connections (SSL Pinning), protecting in-app data, preventing Man-in-the-Middle session hijacking attacks, and implementing Deep Links on both mobile and server sides.
React Native Play Store App Store SSL Pinning Deep Link
Programming languages
Proficient
PHP (Laravel/Laravel Octane + FrankenPHP) · JavaScript/TypeScript (NextJs, NestJs, ExpressJs, ReactJs, React Native) · C# (Windows Forms) · Python (FastAPI, AI deployment & operation)
Familiar with / Have maintained
C/C++ (Maintain open-source projects (Firefox custom build with fake fingerprint/proxy)) · Java (Android app development) · Swift (SwiftUI for iOS & macOS) · Rust (Cross-platform apps via Tauri)
Other skills
Shell Scripts (Bash/Zsh, Automation scripts) · CSS/Tailwind (Styling & UI libraries) · SQL Queries (PostgreSQL, MySQL optimizations)
Suitable roles & direction
Technical Lead (5-15 people) Founding Engineer Solutions Architect Senior Automation Engineer Fullstack + DevOps Engineer AI Application Engineer Indie Hacker Platform Engineer
Featured Projects
Smart AI Chat application integrated with advanced language models.
Technology services and enterprise IT solutions platform.
Comprehensive AI tools and infrastructure development suite.
Network utility tool for IP, DNS, and User-Agent checking.
High-performance URL shortener service.
Specialized e-commerce and retail data platform.
Secure and fast 2FA authenticator code generator utility.
Automated background removal tool powered by AI.
Fast, multilingual dictionary web application.
Platform for agricultural and crop management solutions.
E-commerce and Booking platform with modern architecture.
English center and training/job networking ecosystem.