--- title: Resume url: 'https://kaleb.au/resume' markdown: 'https://kaleb.au/resume.md' date: '2026-10-15' description: 'Resume of Kaleb McGhie, Senior Software Engineer based in Zetland, Sydney, NSW. Eight years of experience across .NET, cloud infrastructure and Linux.' --- # Kaleb McGhie **Senior Software Engineer** Zetland, Sydney, NSW, Australia Email: Website: GitHub: GitLab: --- ## Projects ### PunkProxy (2025–Present) **Edge HTTP proxy with integrated ACME client and OWASP Coraza WAF support**Repository: - Designed and implemented an edge-focused HTTP proxy with per-zone configuration management - Integrated automated TLS certificate provisioning using ACME - Built native support for OWASP Coraza WAF for security enforcement at the edge - Focused on performance, security, and deployability in distributed environments ### Cosmos (2016–Present) **Toolkit for building operating systems using .NET**Repository: - Contributed to a long-running open-source operating system development toolkit - Developed components enabling low-level system functionality in managed environments - Maintained tooling and infrastructure supporting OS development workflows - Built the patch tool that is the base of the Gen 3 build tooling --- ## Professional Experience ### Benchmark Estimating Senior Software Engineer (May 2026 - Jul 2026) Contract - Maintained their legacy application - Fixed bugs for current and evaluating clients - Worked on unifying development branches **Tech Stack:** C#, .NET Framework 3.7, WPF, Python.NET / IronPython, Oracle DB --- ### Bluestone Senior Software Engineer (Sep 2025 - Feb 2026) Contract - Worked on the originations ingest engine responsible for processing and normalising incoming loan application data - Designed and implemented high-reliability data ingestion and validation workflows for financial services systems - Built and maintained integration with Cotality services to support downstream processing and decisioning pipelines - Focused on performance, data integrity, and operational reliability in production financial environments **Tech Stack:** C#, ASP.NET Core, AWS (Lambda, Step Functions), Mambu, Distributed Monolith --- ### Woolloo Senior Software Engineer (Jan 2025 - Jun 2025) Contract - Developed backend services for the upcoming Woolloo plus platform - Implemented Tableau integration for analytics and reporting workflows - Migrated production monitoring and crash reporting from AppCenter to Sentry - Delivered scalable serverless components using AWS Lambda **Tech Stack:** C#, AWS Lambda, Apex, Swift, iOS, Kotlin, Android, Tableau --- ### IT Magnet Senior Software Engineer (Dec 2023 - Jan 2025) - Led development of the internal application framework powering multiple production services - Delivered short-term engineering projects across a wide range of domains and technologies - Built automation systems including SharePoint Excel processing pipelines - Developed integrations for telecommunications and device tracking systems - Designed and implemented the Track unit and Syrinx 365 integration platform **Notable Clients / Systems:** - - **Tech Stack:** C#, ASP.NET Core, Azure Functions, Python, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, YARP, Azure, Angular, Docker, Kubernetes, CQRS, Distributed Monolith --- ### Fluffy Spider Technologies Senior Software Engineer (Nov 2020 - Sep 2023) #### Project 1 - Maintained firmware for a Bluetooth SpO2 and Bluetooth 3-lead ECG reader - Maintained and developed the Android app that interfaces with the devices **Tech Stack:** Android (Kotlin/Java), C #### Project 2 ([https://sicurahealth.ai](https://sicurahealth.ai/)) - Designed and deployed cloud infrastructure supporting large-scale user and data management - Built runtime systems capable of executing dynamic code on iOS and Android devices - Implemented backend services for processing sensitive medical data - Contributed to system architecture and reliability improvements across the platform **Tech Stack:** C#, ASP.NET Core, Python (FastAPI), PostgreSQL, NGINX, AWS (EC2), React, Vue.js, Docker, Kubernetes, Firebase (FCM) --- ### Daltrey (Client of Fluffy Spider Technologies) Software Engineer (Nov 2020 - Jun 2021) - Developed biometric matching engine integrations supporting face, iris, and fingerprint recognition - Integrated biometric systems with logical and physical access control infrastructure - Delivered secure authentication workflows for enterprise environments **Tech Stack:** C#, ASP.NET Core, PostgreSQL, MySQL, CouchDB, NGINX, AWS, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Monolith with on-site services --- ### Voxgov Software Engineer (Mar 2020 - Nov 2020) - Optimised billing service performance and reduced page load times - Built web scraping systems for first-party U.S. Federal Government data sources - Improved reliability and throughput of backend processing pipelines **Tech Stack:** C#, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, NGINX, AWS, Solr, Docker, Monolith --- ### APPF Australian National University Software Engineer (Jan 2018 - Apr 2020) - Worked on the TraitCapture research platform () - Integrated the platform with the Australian Access Federation authentication system - Improved application performance, reducing load times by approximately 400% **Tech Stack:** Python (Flask), MongoDB, Go, NGINX, AWS, InfluxDB, Monolith --- ## Self-Assessment ### Frameworks & Languages | Technology | Rating | |---|---| | C# | 10/10 | | ASP.NET Core | 9/10 | | HTML/CSS/Tailwind | 8/10 | | JavaScript | 7/10 | | Vue.js | 7/10 | | FastAPI | 7/10 | | Python | 6/10 | | Flask | 5/10 | | React | 5/10 | | React Native | 4/10 | | Unity | 2/10 | | Apex / LWC / Salesforce | 3/10 | ### Infrastructure & Platforms | Technology | Rating | |---|---| | System Administration | 9/10 | | Linux | 8/10 | | Proxmox VE | 8/10 | | Docker / Podman | 6/10 | | Azure | 5/10 | | AWS | 4/10 | | Keycloak | 5/10 | | Windows | 4/10 | | VyOS | 4/10 | | Proxmox SDN | 3/10 | --- ## Education **Higher School Certificate (HSC)**Australia --- ## References Available upon request --- ## Navigation - 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