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01<Hello, I'm Hugo!>

02<I'm a Technical Lead

03and Senior Full-Stack Engineer.>

Building scalable enterprise systems used across finance, SaaS, and global operations.

Selected projects

.Centerbase

.Centerbase

Enterprise Legal Operations SaaS

Technical Lead • Senior Full-Stack Engineer

.NET 9 • Next.js • SQL Server • Redis • Azure • GraphQL • Kafka • Microservices

Large-scale multi-tenant SaaS platform supporting legal operations, accounting and billing workflows for hundreds of US law firms. Led backend and accounting initiatives across microservices migration, reporting architecture redesign and distributed system workflows, improving accounting report performance by over 300%.

.Toshiba

.Toshiba

Enterprise CMS-based Web Platform

Technical Project Management

Sitecore XP/XC 10, Oracle, SharePoint, ERP API, CI/CD, Tableau.

Toshiba New Portal focuses on migrating Sitecore 9.x to 10.x while preserving existing business functionalities and implementing a modernized portal. The project establishes a scalable foundation for future Sitecore Commerce and B2B portal development, enhancing integration, reporting, and overall system performance.

.Aspire

.Aspire

Platform / SaaS Platform

Technical Lead

ASP.NET MVC 6, EF6, Azure, Redis, JavaScript, Adyen, OAG/Mulesoft APIs, Google Maps & Analytics.

Aspire Lifestyles is a scalable SaaS platform built on a reusable codebase, enabling rapid development and expansion of new business modules and services. It provides a global solution for booking two-way airport transfers with fixed pricing and professional drivers, operating across 16+ countries. Additionally, a dedicated portal was developed to manage accounting operations, including invoicing, payments, and customer credit, improving financial control and operational efficiency.

They trusted my work ⭐

Real feedback from customers & team

Hieu who mapped pretty much the entire accounting ecosystem.

⭐ Special shout outs to Hieu Ngo for keeping the project on track amidst competing priorities.

Jacquie West

Product Manager @ Centerbase

Jordan McGhee

CFO @ KSA Attorneys

The backend redesign has made our system significantly more efficient. Reporting workflows are much faster.

McKeen Smith LLC

Accounting User

Transactions now load very fast, even for large datasets. This is a big improvement to user experience.

John Thacker

Engineering Manager @ Centerbase

I'm impressed with the solid patterns and refactoring in your latest merge requests.

Core Capabilities

Full-stack engineering, system architecture and the operational complexity that defines senior work.

Frontend & UI

Delivering performant, accessible UIs with modern component-driven architecture.

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptReduxTailwindCSSGraphQLBlazor

Backend & Architecture

Designing scalable services, APIs and data-intensive systems at production scale.

.NET CoreMicroservicesREST APIsgRPCKafkaSQL ServerRedisSystem DesignPerformance Optimization

Operational Thinking

How I analyze complexity, manage risk and stabilize delivery under pressure.

Systems ThinkingRisk AssessmentRoot Cause AnalysisProblem SolvingStakeholder Communication

Domain Experience

Real operational complexity across enterprise, financial and platform systems.

Financial SystemsMulti-tenant SaaSEnterprise CMSPayment WorkflowsReporting SystemsPlatform ModernizationDelivery Stabilization
Engineering Approach
Clean ArchitectureDomain-Driven DesignEvent-Driven ArchitectureCQRSObservabilityContinuous Delivery

HUGO

(formerly Hieu Ngo)

Technical Lead · Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Building scalable systems, stabilizing complexity and helping teams execute with clarity.

Hanoi, Vietnam·Finance · SaaS · Enterprise·Vintage · Minimalism · Travel
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How I Work

I Work Through Structure

When projects become messy, my first instinct is to identify the real blocker, assess the risk level and organize the problem into manageable parts before execution.

Issue
Analyze
Risk
Align
Execute

Independent But Collaborative

I prefer researching deeply before asking for help, communicating issues early and helping teams stay aligned on priorities, scope and execution.

Mentoring Style

I guide people toward solutions rather than hand-holding every step. I value ownership, initiative and engineers who think proactively before escalating issues.

What I Value
Structure over chaosEarly communicationPractical executionClean ownership
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Beyond Work

Outside of engineering, I enjoy quiet and detail-oriented hobbies that reflect how I think — calm, observant and naturally drawn toward structure, aesthetics and long-term craftsmanship.

Coffee
Aquarium & Terrarium
Solo travel
Psychology
Manga collectingVintage aestheticsJapan · Korea · Taiwan

I enjoy turning complex and messy situations into systems people can actually .

Discover my journey (LinkedIn)
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