Stefan Gao

Software Engineer & Fullstack Developer

passionate about life and willing to learn attitude

About Me

Hi! I'm Stefan. I'm currently working as a DevOps Software Engineer at Macquarie Group, with over 4+ years of professional experience across fullstack development, data engineering, and cloud infrastructure. I hold an Honours degree in Software Engineering from UNSW and am currently completing a part-time Master of Information Technology at UNSW. I Originally from Ningbo, China, I moved to Australia in 2015 and have been living in Sydney ever since.

My technical background covers building scalable web and mobile applications, designing and automating cloud-native data pipelines, and architecting high-availability systems. I've worked across a wide range of technologies including React, Java Spring Boot, NodeJS, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Spark, and Airflow. I'm especially passionate about system optimisation, cloud DevOps, and big data processing.

Outside of work, I'm an energetic and curious person with a love for both music and the outdoors. I play the saxophone and guitar — Eric Clapton, The Beatles, and John Mayer are among my favourites. check out this YouTube video of me playing Beatles' “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” electric guitar SOLO. In my free time, I enjoy motorcycling, road cycling, camping, fishing, and hiking. I've recently taken up bouldering as well. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to connect, collaborate - or join me on the next ride or hike!

Life is full of challenges, I'm aiming to use my knowledge to satisfy different tasks and seek the opportunity to learn new things and gain experience.
I would love to hear your story, share my experience and learn about your challenges.