Alex Au-Yeung

Technical Leader & Founder

With 20+ years building and scaling digital products across startups, adtech, and ecommerce. Blends hands-on engineering with strategic leadership — from architecting full-stack systems in React, NextJS, and Flutter to leading distributed teams and shipping AI-driven consumer products. Proven record of turning ideas into market-ready platforms, including a livestream marketplace and multi-user AI chat app.

Experience

Quintis Studios — Consultant / Fractional CTO

Sept 2024 - Present

Advised local businesses on scaling digital presence and modernizing ecommerce infrastructure. Designed and launched multiple AI-driven applications.

  • Defined technical strategy and product roadmap for client transformation projects.
  • Architected and deployed production-ready AI applications:
    • chitchad.com: Multi-user AI chat platform enabling collaborative conversations with multiple LLMs.

Exchvnge / Livfie Inc — CoFounder & CTO

Jan 2019 - Present

Built from ideation to scaling a livestream commerce platform for vintage fashion, connecting independent sellers with global audiences. Led technical vision, product development, and analytics strategy.

  • Implemented referral system that increased MAU by 20% in a 2 week period.
  • Led lean development team to deliver end-to-end platform across iOS, Android, and web, supporting multi-user livestream sessions and analytics.
  • Drove roadmap decisions aligned with user behavior insights and monetization strategies.

Freelance — Full Stack Developer

Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

Delivered full-cycle development projects for ecommerce and retail clients.

  • Helped local businesses modernize ecommerce solutions and social media strategies
  • Helped DesignerCon launch their own NFT project as part of their new VIP ticketing system

InSkin — Technical Operations Manager

Jun 2015 - Jan 2017

Expanded publisher network by 200% and increased ad inventory by 500% across APAC. Led regional adtech operations across publisher and agency partnerships. Oversaw campaign delivery, optimization, and technical onboarding for partners.

Investible.vc — CTO

Oct 2014 - June 2015

Built and launched an invite-only investment platform connecting high-growth startups with accredited investors. Led product design, system architecture, and engineering delivery from concept to deployment. Collaborated with investment and due-diligence teams to streamline deal evaluation workflows.

InSkin — Technical Account Manager

Apr 2013 - Oct 2014

Managed technical integrations for new publishers and agencies. Collaborated with creative teams to deliver high-impact digital ad formats and optimize campaign performance across APAC.

fluid — Development and Technology Head

Oct 2010 - Apr 2013

Led development and digital production team at one of the leading creative agencies (later acquired by PwC). Directed multi-disciplinary teams delivering large-scale digital campaigns for enterprise clients.

Education

Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne — MSc of Multimedia

2004 - 2006

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong — BSc in Computer Science and Information Systems

2001 - 2004

+61472605905

alex@a-y.io

linkedin.com/in/thatalexay/

github.com/thatalexay/

Skills

Core Strength

Full-stack product architecture, team scaling, rapid prototyping, growth strategy

Leadership

Mentoring, stakeholder management, agile delivery, cross-functional collaboration

Tech Stack

React, React Native, Flutter, NextJS, GCP, AWS, SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker

AI

Prompt Engineering, multimodal generative AI prototyping, LLM based product integration

Methodologies

Agile, Scrum

Languages

English | Cantonese | Mandarin

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