Kaleb McGhie

Senior Software Engineer
Zetland, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Email: kaleb@mcghie.dev
Website: https://kaleb.au
Resume: https://kaleb.au/resume
GitHub: https://github.com/zarlo
GitLab: https://gitlab.com/zarlo
Mobile: +61 481 964 340

Projects

PunkProxy (2025–Present)

Edge HTTP proxy with integrated ACME client and OWASP Coraza WAF support
Repository: https://gitlab.com/punksky/proxy/punkproxy

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: https://github.com/cosmosos

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

Bluestone - Senior Software Engineer (Sep 2025 - Feb 2026)

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, Lambda, Mambu

Woolloo - Senior Software Engineer (Jan 2025 - Jun 2025)

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:

https://youngendeavour.gov.au
https://www.onsite.com.au

Tech Stack: C#, ASP.NET Core, Azure Functions, Python, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, YARP, Azure, Angular, Docker, Kubernetes

Fluffy Spider Technologies - Senior Software Engineer (Nov 2020 - Sep 2023)

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, MySQL, CouchDB, NGINX, AWS, React, Vue.js, Android (Kotlin/Java), C, Docker, Kubernetes

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

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

APPF Australian National University - Software Engineer (Jan 2018 - Apr 2020)

Worked on the TraitCapture research platform (https://traitcapture.org)
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

Self‑Assessment

Python: 6/10

FastAPI: 7/10
Flask: 5/10

C#: 10/10

Unity: 2/10
ASP.NET Core: 9/10

JavaScript: 7/10

Vue.js: 7/10
React: 5/10
React Native: 4/10

HTML, CSS / Tailwind: 8/10

System Administration: 9/10

Docker / Podman: 6/10
Linux: 8/10
Windows: 4/10
Keycloak: 5/10
VyOS: 4/10