Introduction

Hi, I'm Khanh Dao

Staff Software Engineer and Engineering Manager with 14+ years of experience leading high-impact engineering organizations at LinkedIn and Meta.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

— Dr. Seuss
14+
Years of Engineering
LinkedIn & Meta
Recent Employers
Staff → EM
IC & Leadership Track
3 Languages
English · Vietnamese · French

Philosophy & Values

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Continuous Learning

Learning is a continuous process that must be executed on a single-day basis — to grow as a person and advance in a career path. Every day is a chance to pick up something new.

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Discipline from Classical Music

As a kid studying classical music, I learned that it might take an hour to finish a scale, months to master a baroque piece — and it will take equal time and effort to build a stable technology stack. Hard work and self-discipline transfer directly into engineering.

Hack to Learn, Build to Ship

I enjoy hacking on various prototypes to prove my points of view and pitch ideas. But I also follow the rules when building production-ready features — knowing when to move fast and when to be methodical is the craft.

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Technology Debates & POCs

I enjoy coding, solving problems, and debating over technology choices. The best way to resolve a debate? Build a proof-of-concept and let the results speak.

About Me

I enjoy coding, solving problems, and debating over choices of technologies — then doing various prototypes to prove my points of view. Learning is indeed a continuous process that must be executed on a single-day basis, in order to grow as a person and advance in a career path.

One thing I've learned from studying classical music as a kid was the importance of hard work and self-discipline. It might take an hour to finish a scale, yet it might take months to master a “baroque,” and it will take time and effort to build a stable stack.

Hack (a lot) to learn and practice new things, to pitch your ideas. And follow the rules to build a prod-ready feature.

Random fact: coding and classical music are related :)

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