Luke Cao

Software Engineer – Python / AWS Backend & Full-Stack

Role
AVP Tech, Software Development at LPL Financial
Location
Austin, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Luke Cao

Software Engineer with experience building and operating cloud-based backend systems, workflow pipelines, and internal platforms in healthcare. Backend-focused, but comfortable working across the stack from REST APIs and data pipelines to dashboards and internal tools. Especially when the goal is to simplify operations, improve visibility, and scale reliably across regions.Core strengths• Python (Django/Flask), RESTful services, PostgreSQL• AWS: EC2, S3, RDS, Batch, EFS, ECR, DocumentDB• Workflow automation, distributed processing, multi-region operations• Observability (structured logging/alerting), CI/CD, Docker, Linux automation• Front-end for internal tools: React, Angular, jQuery, Chart.jsSelected impact• Built and scaled multi-region transcription workflow platforms and supporting services, improving throughput, reliability, and operational visibility.• Designed ingestion and processing pipelines for clinical documentation audio, handling high volume with predictable performance and cost.• Delivered internal portals (e.g, request tracking, metrics, alerting) that reduced manual ops work and enabled faster debugging and decision-making.• Shipped end-to-end features—from backend APIs and data models to dashboards and reports—turning quality signals into actionable insights.

Experience

  1. AVP Tech, Software Development

    LPL Financial

    Mar 2026 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information

    Master of Science (MS), Information Science/Studies

  • University of International Relations

    Bachelor’s Degree, Management Information Systems, General

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