About Me
I'm Ruikang Tao, a scholarship student in the EIT Digital Master's program, currently pursuing my second year in Computer Science at Aalto University, Finland, specializing in Cloud and Network Infrastructures with a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Currently working as an Observability Engineer at Verda, a leading AI cloud infrastructure company in Helsinki, where I focus on monitoring and optimizing large-scale GPU clusters and distributed AI workloads.
My journey includes two years as a Software Engineer at Thoughtworks and a cloud engineering internship at KONE, where I developed expertise in cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and distributed systems while strengthening my communication and teamwork skills.
Passionate about technology and excellence, I thrive on tackling complex challenges in cloud infrastructure and AI systems, always seeking to drive innovation and project success.
Education
Master of Computer Science
Specializing in Cloud and Network Infrastructures
Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Aalto University • Université de Rennes
Sep 2024 - Jun 2026
Bachelor of Software Engineering
Specializing in Information Processing Science
Honours Graduate
University of Oulu
Sep 2018 - Jun 2022
Work Experience
Verda
Observability Engineer
Jan 2026 - Present
KONE
Cloud Engineer
May 2025 - Aug 2025
Thoughtworks Inc.
Software Engineer
Jun 2022 - Aug 2024
Technologies I Work With
Featured Projects
Here are some of my notable projects that showcase my skills and experience
Coldpilot
Coldpilot is an AI-powered cold room monitoring system that provides real-time temperature tracking, intelligent alerts, and energy optimization. It helps businesses ensure product safety, reduce losses, and improve operational efficience.
Cloud-Native Sock Shop
Deployed the open-source Sock-Shop application on a self-built Kubernetes cluster using Terraform and AWS, ensuring scalability, high concurrency, and observability with Prometheus and EFK.
Tiny Text Editor
Built a lightweight text editor with a Java kernel and an Electron UI, featuring custom text operations and a seamless frontend-backend interaction system.
Smart Museum
An AI tour guide application powered by TongyiQwen LLM. It allows visitors to easily access artifact information and engage in in-depth interactive Q&A with AI, providing a personalized and interactive experience.