Nicholas Ng

Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

• Improved user experience for a next-generation endoscopic robotic surgery device by designing and implementing a modern UI using Figma and Qt Quick in C++ with VTK for real-time robot kinematics visualization on an embedded linux system.
• Achieved low latency communication across a distributed system by developing a real-time API using gRPC and WebSocket in C++ and Python to support cross-platform compatibility (Android, Linux, Windows).
• Implemented real-time camera streaming with ~70ms end-to-end delay by developing a Python application with a Qt Quick UI that streams video to a MediaMTX server using GStreamer, OpenCV, and RTSP over a local network.

Research Assistant

• Accelerated research prototyping by solo-developing a cross-platform Qt Widgets C++ desktop application featuring a custom digital twin model creator and executor.
• Improved data flow representation by extending an open-source Qt node editor to support directed acyclic graphs for complex workflows and implicit type checking.
• Enabled data analytics and machine learning capabilities by embedding Python into a C++ application to integrate with popular libraries like NumPy and Kedro.
• Streamlined development workflows by automating build verification across macOS, Ubuntu, and Windows using Github Actions.

Software Engineer

• Enhanced system reliability by contributing to a Golang server using gRPC for real-time applications in an autonomous driving stack.
• Improved code quality by implementing comprehensive unit tests in Golang and C++ using GTest to ensure robust functionality across modules.
• Collaborated in a cross-functional agile team of 6 to deliver high-quality software.

Senior Software Engineer

• Led the transition from waterfall to Scrum as a Certified Scrum Master for a team of 9, significantly improving teamwork efficiency and delivery timelines.
• Architected a next-generation ultrasound robotic medical device by designing embedded software with Qt Widgets in C++, SQLite, and VTK to enable advanced 3D data visualization.
• Increased code quality and deployment efficiency by implementing an automated CI/CD pipeline using CMake and GitLab Runners to verify build status and unit tests.

Software Engineer

• Enabled real-time data streaming by implementing inter-process communication in C++ between 32-bit and 64-bit applications to support legacy system integration.
• Improved software security by developing an RSA encryption-based offline licensing system to protect intellectual property leveraging open-source cryptopp C++ library.
• Boosted development efficiency by abstracting common functions into a reusable C++ library easily utilized across all internal projects through CMake.

Newcastle University

First class honours