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About

Chien Le is a project manager with over ten years in software, eight of them leading teams of five to eighty people. He started as a developer, worked as a software architect, and now runs delivery for clients in Vietnam and Japan.

How did I get into project management?

My professional journey began as a software developer, where I gained a deep appreciation for craftsmanship and technical precision. As I advanced to the role of software architect, I specialised in designing scalable, maintainable systems and guiding engineering teams toward excellence.

That hands-on technical background is still one of my greatest strengths. It lets me bridge business objectives and technical reality, and keeps every project decision grounded in quality, scalability and long term value.

What made me move from architecture to delivery?

As my responsibilities grew, I found myself increasingly drawn to the intersection between technology and people. Successful delivery does not depend on strong architecture alone. It depends on clear communication, strategic planning and team alignment.

That realisation led me into project management, where I could use both the technical expertise and the leadership instinct. Over the past eight years I have led software projects of up to eighty people, guiding cross functional teams to deliver complex systems on time and at high quality, with a focus on structure, discipline and long term sustainability.

What do I want every project to leave behind?

Great project management is not just about meeting deadlines. It is about creating clarity, building trust, and moving teams toward outcomes that matter.

My mission is to make sure every project I lead delivers value to the client and to the people behind it. I take pride in discipline, transparency and a commitment to quality in every phase of delivery.

Beyond results, I try to build teams that grow together, where engineers, designers and managers all understand the reason behind a decision and feel free to do their best work.

Domains, skills and platforms

Drawn from the CV and from the 12 case studies on this site, so every item here has a real project behind it.

Domains
Online educationRecruitment and HRAdvertising and mediaEnterprise portalsSocial welfare and childcareCommercial real estateAutomotive marketplaceEnergy and utilities
Skills
Software delivery managementScrum and WaterfallEstimation and planningScope and risk managementLeading teams of 5 to 80Working with Japanese clientsRequirements analysisMentoring and growing peopleRunning an AI driven process
Platforms
AWSAWS LambdaAPI GatewayRDSDynamoDBS3CloudFrontRedshiftTerraformDockerNext.jsReactReact NativeSvelteIonicJava SpringPlay FrameworkLaravelPythonMySQLPostgreSQLFirebaseLiferay DXPSalesforceTreasure DataPentaho

Journey

A career in order, newest first. It starts in 2015 writing code, moves through software architecture, and arrives at running delivery for teams of up to eighty people. Each stage lists the company, the role, and what the job actually consisted of at that point rather than a job title alone.

  1. Jul 2021 – present

    Project Manager

    Hybrid Technologies

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    Joined as technical lead, moved into project management from the fourth project onward. Running offshore delivery for Japanese clients across media, education, real estate and energy.

  2. Apr 2019 – Jun 2021

    Project Manager

    VietSoftware International

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    Started as solution architect on banking integration work, then took the project manager seat from the third project. Led teams of up to 25 people for banking and media clients.

  3. May 2018 – Mar 2019

    Team Leader

    Sao Bac Dau Technology Group

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    First leadership role. Built an IoT water monitoring application, then led a four person team delivering the group's internal HR platform.

  4. Sep 2016 – Apr 2018

    Fullstack Developer

    GMO Z.com Vietnam Lab Center

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    Built a call tracking application end to end, then spent a year as a big data engineer on a recommendation engine using Spark, HBase and Hive.

  5. Sep 2015 – Aug 2016

    Software Developer

    OTD Technologies

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    First job out of university. Built an advertising network integrated with a mobile carrier value added service, covering web, Android and database.

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