About

Viet Ta Hong is a highly experienced software engineer with over 10 years of expertise in mobile development. He is currently serving as a Software Engineer at SmartNews, where he utilizes his skills in Swift, Objective-C, Java, and Python to develop high-quality software products. Viet is proficient in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming, as evidenced by his active participation in the LeetCode community. He has a good understanding of UI design and development, and he is well versed in using CI/CD pipelines for software development. Viet has previously worked at Rakuten, where he served as a Technical Lead and Senior Mobile Engineer in the LINK Engineering Section - MTSD. During his time at Rakuten, he was responsible for designing and implementing the architecture for the Rakuten LINK application (iOS). He also designed and implemented the application's activation/authentication flow and token provider. Additionally, he assessed technical feasibilities, set up and maintained CI/CD pipelines, and coached and supported new team members. Viet has also worked as a Senior Mobile Engineer in the Mobile SDK - MTSD department at Rakuten. During this time, he developed and maintained iOS SDKs that are widely used in Rakuten. He played a key role in developing the AppPerformanceTracking module, Authentication module, Analytics module, and PushNotificationPlatformClient module. Viet holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where he also completed his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He attended the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, where he studied Mathematics. Viet's technical skills include software engineering, mobile development, Objective-C, iOS, senior software engineering, CI/CD, Python, Java, Swift, and UI design. With over 8 years of relevant experience, Viet is a highly skilled and accomplished software engineer who is dedicated to delivering high-quality software products.