Tan Zhi Yong

Senior Java Engineer @ Ant International

About

Backend Java engineer with 5 years of experience building scalable, low-latency financial systems in FX trading and digital banking. Currently part of Ant International’s Core FX team, delivering revenue-critical FX quoting and trading capabilities at global scale. Strong background in microservices and distributed systems, with proven impact on time-to-market and client onboarding efficiency.

Country

Malaysia

City

WP. Kuala Lumpur

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Apache Camel, Ocp, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Good in Maths, Python (Programming Language), C#, Microsoft SQL Server, Web Design, Java, C++, JavaScript, SQL, Software Development, .NET Framework, HTML

Experience

Senior Java Engineer

Ant International

2025-7 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Malaysia

FX Commercialization Platform - RFQ (Request for Quote) - MCP (Multi-Currency Pricing)

Java Engineer

Ant International

2024-4 - 2025-6 · 1 yr 3 mos

Malaysia

FX Core Trading & Strategy Designed and implemented core FX trading system.

Software Engineer

Accenture

2023-3 - 2024-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

● Involved in the development of digital banking applications (Customer Onboarding Portal) with Spring Boot and Apache Camel. ● Involved in the migration of a pre-existing monolithic JBoss web application into microservices-based web app on the OpenShift Container Platform.

IT Specialist

iFAST Capital Sdn Bhd

2021-5 - 2023-3 · 1 yr 11 mos

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Involved in the end-to-end design, development, and deployment phases of iFAST's robust internal Order Management System (OMS), leveraging Spring Boot and the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol. ● Contributed significantly to the creation and development of three distinct OMS modules, tailored for Malaysia, Fund Management, and Singapore. ● Took charge of constructing and maintaining iFAST's internal trading terminal, employing WPF to ensure a seamless and efficient trading experience for dealers. ● Built the groundwork for the migration of the internal trading terminal from desktop app (.NET) to web app with Angular 11. ● Participated in all stages of SDLC including requirement gathering, system design, system development, testing and deployment.

Software Engineer Intern

CrimsonLogic

2020-3 - 2020-6 · 4 mos

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Design, develop and implement user story for product enhancement with Java Spring Boot and smartGWT. • Investigate and fix reported bugs in SIT/UAT/Production environment. • Implement web analytics tool to manage and analyze web traffic. • Perform penetration testing and load testing to exploit the system’s weakness and measure performance

Hotel Receptionist

Nomaps

2017-2 - 2017-4 · 3 mos

Melaka

• Run the front desk and manage all reservation, check-ins etc. • Handle inquiries using telephone. • Provide guidance and recommendations to customer about place of interest in Melaka.