{"id":764,"date":"2025-11-25T16:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/?p=764"},"modified":"2026-01-18T11:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T11:37:01","slug":"dnse-hackathon-team-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/dnse-hackathon-team-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"DNSE Hackathon \u2013 Team Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Learn more: <\/strong>DNSE hackathon 2025<\/a> \/DNSE hackathon 2024<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

For four consecutive years, I served as the Team Lead<\/strong> at DNSE Hackathon, leading a cross-functional team of 6:<\/p>\n

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  • 2 Front-end Developers<\/li>\n
  • 1 Mobile Developer<\/li>\n
  • 1 Backend Developer<\/li>\n
  • 1 Business Analyst<\/li>\n
  • 1 Product\/UX Lead (myself)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Consistently ranked in the Top 3 teams every year<\/li>\n
    • Multiple special awards: Best UI\/UX, Best Technical Solution, Best Business Impact<\/li>\n
    • Several concepts adopted into DNSE\u2019s product roadmap<\/li>\n
    • Strong, stable team culture across all years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

      1. Product Direction & Vision Setting<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Co-created ideas with the team, assessed feasibility, and defined the problem space.<\/li>\n
      • Prioritized the core value that could be delivered within 48 hours, avoiding scope creep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        2. Progress Tracking & Team Coordination<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Created 4\u20136 hour sprint blocks with continuous progress tracking.<\/li>\n
        • Assigned tasks based on team members’ strengths.<\/li>\n
        • Ensured seamless FE\u2013Mobile\u2013BE integration without bottlenecks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          3. Mentor & Stakeholder Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • Represented the team in technical and strategic discussions with mentors.<\/li>\n
          • Synthesized feedback and translated it into quick, actionable decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            4. UX\/UI Design & Demo Production<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Designed UX flows, UI key screens, and the prototype.<\/li>\n
            • Produced pitch deck and storyline.<\/li>\n
            • Led the creation of the final demo video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              5. Coaching & Team Morale<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • Supported members during late-night debugging or timeline pressure.<\/li>\n
              • Encouraged open discussion and rapid problem solving.<\/li>\n
              • Built confidence for the final pitch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                Highlighted Projects Across the Years<\/strong><\/p>\n

                1. Trading Keyboard \u2013 Rapid Trading Interface<\/strong><\/p>\n

                A hotkey-based trading interface enabling:<\/p>\n

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                • Buy\/Sell<\/li>\n
                • Adjust quantity<\/li>\n
                • Adjust price\u2192 Resulting in a 5\u20137x faster trading experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  2. Multi-account Login for Brokers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  • Log in to multiple client accounts simultaneously<\/li>\n
                  • Switch views instantly between customer groups\u2192 Designed for brokers handling multiple segments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    3. Message Tracing System<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    • Visualized real-time messages between microservices<\/li>\n
                    • Useful for DevOps and developers to trace errors and traffic flows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      4. Break-even Price Calculator<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      • Automatic, intuitive calculation UI<\/li>\n
                      • Clarifies DNSE\u2019s break-even methodology to minimize customer confusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        5. On-chart Order Placement<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        • Allows placing orders directly from the market board<\/li>\n
                        • Shortens trading flow significantly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          6. Customizable Macro\/Micro Heatmap<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                          • Visual macro & micro economic indicators<\/li>\n
                          • Fully customizable per broker or investor needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\"\"May\"May\"May\"May<\/p>\n

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                            Led a cross-functional team – turning ideas into products and challenges into opportunities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":801,"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764\/revisions\/801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.ngochn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}