Michael Wang

Hands-On Engineering Leader

United States

About

I’m a technical product leader who bridges complex business challenges with scalable engineering execution. I lead strategy and teams — but remain deeply hands-on: architecting systems, shipping production code, and conducting rigorous code reviews alongside my engineers. Most recently as Head of Product & Engineering at BlueX Trade, I transformed fragmented supply chain finance operations into standardized, automated workflows. I architected and shipped the core backend of our no-code workflow engine, developed critical modules of our financial settlement system, and built a high-performing 6-person EPD team from the ground up — all while maintaining active technical oversight and delivery. My expertise spans: • Enterprise-Grade Architecture: Designed a JSON-based query engine compiling dynamic search criteria into optimized SQL running on TiDB, supporting row/column-level permissions and real-time aggregation across millions of records. • Resilient System Integration: Built bidirectional sync frameworks connecting SaaS platforms to ERPs, CRMs, banking APIs, and IoT ecosystems — handling high-volume data with fault tolerance, conflict resolution, and eventual consistency. • Technical Leadership with Delivery Accountability: Recruit, mentor, and align teams — while staying fluent in the stack (Ruby, Go, Python, Vue/TS) to debug, review, and ship critical features under pressure. • 0-to-1 Product & Platform Development: Define vision, select tech stacks, and execute in ambiguous, high-stakes environments — particularly in fintech, cross-border operations, and legacy modernization. • Business-Engineering Translation: Partner with C-suite and finance leaders to align technical roadmaps with P&L goals — without sacrificing architectural integrity or engineering credibility. I specialize in stepping into complexity — untangling legacy systems, clarifying ambiguous requirements, and delivering clean, extensible solutions that scale.

Experience

  • Product Development Lead at BlueX Trade
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    AI-Driven Process Reengineering Replace legacy non-standard workflows with SOPs. Deploy LLMs to parse unstructured contracts/financial statements, compressing client onboarding from weeks to days. No-Code Infrastructure Architect configurable workflow engine enabling no-code operation of trade finance, risk management, and settlement systems. Cross-Regional Team (Beijing + Taipei) Recruit and manage 10-person product/engineering team; institute AI-assisted programming standards and monthly 1:1s to maintain velocity. Executive Operations Report to C-suite; design multi-role product flows (buyers, suppliers, and funders). Partner with CFO on team budgeting and resource allocation.

  • Chief Technology Officer at SandiSolar+
    Sep 2023 - Apr 2024 · 8 mos

    Remote R&D Hub Built 6-person Beijing center to provide end-to-end technical support for Thailand solar operations. Strategic Localization Aligned with executives and Thai ops leadership to adapt product roadmaps for regional requirements. Fundraising Support Developed technical presentation materials for CEO roadshows, emphasizing Southeast Asia expansion strategy and technical moats. Multi-Source Data Platform Unified data ingestion from diverse hardware brands across Thailand solar sites, standardizing operational and financial settlement data.

  • Founding Software Engineer at Catalyst Software
    Feb 2018 - Oct 2023 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Multi-Tenant Data Architecture Designed backend data systems supporting real-time search across millions of dynamic fields and cross-source aggregation; eliminated early-stage data scale bottlenecks. Horizontal Scaling Migration Led 10-month zero-downtime migration resolving sales pipeline data blockages; platform ran stably on 3 independent clusters for 3 years. Database Modernization Migrated Postgres to TiDB during data surge, breaking performance limits and establishing distributed database operations. Enterprise Data Integration Connected Salesforce and Zendesk for real-time sync, enabling cross-object queries to unify data for complex enterprise scenarios. Early Team Building Established hiring frameworks, code review, and architecture review processes; helped shape foundational engineering culture.

  • Fresh Digital Group (1 yr 8 mos)
    • Director Of Technology
      May 2017 - Jan 2018 · 9 mos

      400+ Voice Apps Led development of 400+ Alexa/Cortana skills (ranked #1 Cortana developer globally); secured technical partnerships with Amazon and Microsoft, unlocking platform resources to drive business growth. Voice Skill Analytics Platform Owned full-stack architecture (SDK, API, data pipeline) for multi-tenant voice skill analytics platform; led 4-person team to delivery, supporting product iteration and scale. Cloud-Native Migration & Engineering Standards Migrated to AWS cloud-native stack (Docker/ECS) with automated CI/CD; built 8-person engineering team and established development workflows to support company-wide technical expansion.

    • Full Stack Developer
      Jun 2016 - Apr 2017 · 11 mos