Thao Ha Tran

Embedded Engineer at Xero · Embedded systems · hardware bring-up, C

Xero

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · ICT (UTC+7)

1+ years experience

University of Indonesia

English, Vietnamese

Open to work

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Overview

Embedded Engineer at Xero, focused on embedded systems. Moved 61% of firmware traffic off a legacy monolith without a customer-facing incident. Grew the firmware team from 4 to 34 engineers. Most at home with Bluetooth LE and consensus. I coach a junior basketball team.

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consensusBluetooth LEhardware bring-upARM Cortex-MRTOSC

Open to workLooking for a role

closes in 3 months

Next role: Embedded Engineer in cybersecurity, Ho Chi Minh City or hybrid

Target roles: Embedded Engineer
Level: Senior
Industries: B2B SaaS, Developer tools
Work mode: Hybrid
Available: From next quarter
Work authorization: Authorized to work in Vietnam
What I'm looking for: Hands-on work on consensus with room to mentor.
Not interested in: Crypto

1 years in embedded systems. Strongest at Bluetooth LE and C. Open to the right conversation.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · remote OKbluetooth lertosarm cortex-m

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Experience

Embedded Engineer
Oct 2025 - Present
Xero · 1 yr · Full-time · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Wrote the ARM Cortex-M service that now handles 73 million requests a day.
- Moved 88% of firmware traffic off a legacy monolith without a customer-facing incident.
- Reduced cloud spend on firmware by 23% in two quarters.

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Education

University of Indonesia
BSc, Computer Engineering
2021 - 2025

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