Hung Nguyen
Founder & Options Trader · San Diego, CA
Former engineering leader who built and scaled cloud-native platforms, full-stack systems, and developer tooling across regulated and high-growth environments.
Now operating full-time as an independent options trader and capital allocator—focused on systematic income generation, disciplined risk management, and long-term financial independence. Semi-retired from corporate life and intentionally designing this next chapter around flexibility, family, and quality of life.
Experience
HL Financial Strategies LLC · Jan 2026 – Present
- Manage business operations, platform strategy, product direction, and software architecture across the HL Financial Strategies ecosystem
- Architected and deployed a multi-application platform ecosystem using monorepo architecture, centralized authentication, and shared infrastructure
- Built full-stack financial and analytics applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and AI-assisted engineering workflows
- Designed centralized API and integration layers enabling scalable multi-application platform growth
- Developed operational tooling for portfolio analytics, trade lifecycle management, and performance reporting workflows
- Leveraged LLM and AI engineering tools to accelerate prototyping, debugging, UI generation, and engineering productivity
ServiceNow · Oct 2022 – Dec 2025
- Lead a team delivering UX platform capabilities across ServiceNow's product ecosystem.
- Drive roadmap planning, sprint execution, and release coordination across initiatives.
- Mentor engineers in technical communication, code quality, and career development.
- Improve platform usability and performance in collaboration with Product and Design.
- Promote a high-trust culture with clear ownership and accountability.
Element Biosciences · Mar 2022 – Oct 2022
- Led development of internal apps and data platforms for analytics and automation.
- Built Snowflake pipelines and APIs for centralized analytics reporting.
- Delivered internal tools to streamline data access and workflow efficiency.
- Led backend architecture, cloud integration, and DevOps best practices.
Tech: Snowflake, Fivetran, Node.js, AWS, Terraform
Bristol Myers Squibb · Nov 2019 – Mar 2022
- Managed delivery of R&D apps supporting research and data analytics.
- Modernized legacy software into scalable, cloud-native microservices.
- Oversaw roadmaps, sprint planning, and project delivery in a regulated setting.
- Introduced observability and automation to reduce downtime and on-call load.
Tech: Java, Spring Boot, AWS, CI/CD, REST APIs
Celgene · Jun 2009 – Nov 2019
- Progressed through multiple roles over 10 years delivering oncology research tools.
- Led full-stack development and platform modernization with AWS and Spring Boot.
- Architected AngularJS + Spring apps used across internal R&D teams.
- Scaled infrastructure with DevOps and CI/CD adoption.
- Mentored engineers and guided backend/data integration efforts.
Tech: Java, AngularJS, Spring Boot, AWS, CI/CD, Oracle
Mindera, MIR3, CalAmp, SAIC · 2005 – 2009
- Frontend modernization projects and SAP portal work.
- Supported telecom and government backend systems.