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Kato at FPT Software
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🚀 Joining FPT Software — The Beginning
In early 2024, I joined FPT Software, one of Vietnam’s largest technology firms, as part of the GHC.DHM business unit — a division focused on global healthcare data platforms. It was an exciting shift: from building product-side architectures to leading internal data engineering for enterprise healthcare systems.
🌟 “Rising Star” Award — First Months of Impact
Within my first few months, I was honored with the Rising Star recognition. It marked the start of a journey that wasn’t just about delivering data pipelines — but about elevating how FPT designs, builds, and governs healthcare data systems.
My focus was on building:
- Standardized data pipelines with Snowflake and dbt Cloud
- CICD-ready analytics architecture with Jenkins and GitOps
- Governance-first data warehouse schemas for healthcare compliance
Shooting star
🏆 Best Performance 2024
By the end of 2024, I received the Best Performance Award for my contributions to GHC.DHM’s data modernization project. The recognition reflected our success in:
- Delivering a Lakehouse Platform on Kubernetes
- Deploying real-time ingestion with Kafka and Flink
- Architecting secure healthcare data flows compliant with US standards
- Leading cross-functional teams (Data, Backend, AI)
Best performance
💡 Hackathon Spirit — Building Beyond Projects
One of my favorite parts of working at FPT is the Hackathon culture — where innovation happens fast, teams collaborate across functions, and creativity leads to real impact. In 2024, we won First Place in the GHC.DHM Hackathon, and in 2025, our team achieved Second Place at the FPT HackAIthon.
These moments reminded me that engineering isn’t just about delivering projects — it’s also about building ideas that challenge the norm. Or as I like to say:
“Not just running projects — but running hackathons too.” 💪
To look all projects we did in Hackathon, please see Projects section.
✈️ Onsite in Malaysia — Expanding Horizons (2025)
In 2025, I went onsite to Kuala Lumpur, collaborating with the FPT Software Malaysia team 🇲🇾 on a healthcare data platform engagement. It was a memorable experience — presenting our data platform, addressing client questions, and strengthening how we stand up, share knowledge, and deliver real value together.
It reinforced one principle: Architecture is alignment — of teams, of goals, and of data.
Bidding team
🧠 Building Internal AI & Healthcare Products
Alongside enterprise projects, I contributed to internal product development — especially AI-powered platforms inside FPT. One highlight was Flezi DHP (Digital Healthcare Platform), a data-driven product designed to:
- Integrate patient data from multiple hospital systems
- Enable real-time medical dashboards and predictive analytics
- Provide APIs for future AI diagnostic models
🔧 What I Learned and What I Shared at FPT
Working at FPT has been both technical and transformational — a journey of learning, leading, and sharing.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
- Leadership through architecture — guiding engineers by clarity, not control.
- Balance between delivery and governance — scaling systems without losing quality.
- People > tools — great technology comes from collaboration and shared ownership.
But learning goes both ways. Over time, I’ve also become a Speaker and Knowledge Sharer across internal workshops and tech sessions at FPT Software — covering topics like:
- Modern Data Processing Architectures — Spark, dbt, Airflow, and orchestration best practices.
- Building Data Lakehouse Platforms — using Trino, Iceberg, and governance-driven design.
- AI in Products — Integrating machine learning / Agentic AI into real-world products after Hackathon contest.
These sessions became more than technical talks — they became a way to inspire teams, exchange perspectives, and help engineers see the “why” behind every architecture. I’ve grown into a familiar face at FPT’s internal workshops — known for simplifying complex topics and connecting data with real business value.
“Engineering is not just about solving problems — it’s about designing progress.”
At FPT Software, I’ve found a place to do both — building platforms that transform healthcare data while constantly evolving as an architect, mentor, and engineer.
Workshop
© 2025 Kato (Quan Ngo) — Data Architect, GHC.DHM @ FPT Software