Oliver Sim Choo Howe
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Maybank
About
I'm a versatile full stack engineer with more than seven years of experience developing, integrating, and operating enterprise applications across frontend, backend, cloud, and DevOps.
I work end to end—from React and Angular interfaces to Java, Kotlin, and Node.js services, databases, delivery pipelines, and AI-enabled knowledge systems. I care about pragmatic architecture, dependable releases, and software that creates measurable operational value.
Experience
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Maybank · Kuala Lumpur
- Building an enterprise request and approval portal with React, Node.js, and MongoDB.
- Modernizing workloads and supporting production migration from AWS to Azure.
- Delivering contextual enterprise search with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, documents, databases, and blob storage.
- Shipped 20+ production releases using zero-downtime deployment practices.
Senior Backend Engineer
EDAG Malaysia · Shah Alam
- Designed high-throughput Spring Boot and Kotlin services for data-intensive workloads.
- Optimized Oracle and PostgreSQL queries, schemas, and data access patterns.
- Built delivery pipelines with Bamboo, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and OpenShift.
- Implemented ETL services, RBAC, and JWT authentication while maintaining SonarQube quality gates above 80%.
Full Stack Developer
Etiqa Insurance & Takaful · Kuala Lumpur
- Delivered Angular, Node.js, Express, and MariaDB workflows for enterprise insurance operations.
- Built SME BizCare across frontend and backend modules for more than 500 active users.
- Automated XLSX reporting and credit-breach notifications to reduce manual operations.
- Supported production releases, hotfixes, and application stability.
IT Specialist · Full Stack Developer
iFAST Service Centre · Kuala Lumpur
- Built reusable FAQ and translation modules with Angular and Java.
- Enabled English and Chinese language switching in the Client 3.0 login portal.
- Supported secure high-risk transactions through biometric soft-token features.
- Streamlined staging and production delivery with Git and Jenkins.
Skills
Languages
Frontend
Backend
Data
Cloud & AI
DevOps
How I Work
I bring a strong end-to-end delivery mindset: clarify the problem, choose maintainable technology, build with quality gates, automate delivery, and stay close through production stabilization.
That approach has helped me deliver scalable cloud migrations, high-volume services, enterprise portals, search experiences, and production automation across banking, automotive, insurance, and wealth technology.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, 2016–2019. Graduated with a CGPA of 3.88/4.00.