Hi, I'm Migs – a software developer based on Davao City, Philippines.
I build clean, practical web experiences that solve real problems.
I like taking messy, repetitive, or overcomplicated tasks and turning them into simple, reliable tools people actually want to use.
If you want to collaborate, or work on something cool – let's connect !
May 2026 - Present
Senior QA & Technical Integration Engineer
iMerchantProvide remote senior quality-assurance, systems testing, technical integration, implementation support, documentation, troubleshooting, and related engineering services.
- Built the POS Retail Suite full-stack, covering cash reconciliation, shift variance tracking, FIFO-based COGS, inventory hierarchy, and a QR menu builder using Next.js, Prisma, and PostgreSQL.
- Built a Bulka managed AI chatbot with stateful guest sessions, IP-level rate limiting, cron-driven volume monitoring, and a portal toggle for per-merchant control.
- Contributed to the v5.1 messaging platform, shipping channel discovery, join request flows, admin moderation tools, and participant management with full test coverage.
- Worked on HIPAA and WCAG AA compliance for LuminaRX, patching CSP nonce hydration and state-machine bugs and writing Playwright smoke tests across 18+ admin routes.
Full Stack Developer (Contract)
AmpedHQ SolutionsBuilt modular, reusable Svelte + TypeScript components, collaborating with design and product teams to deliver scalable, user-friendly UI/UX features.
- Built a reusable component library in Svelte and TypeScript for their product redesign, establishing a shared design language across the product.
- Collaborate directly with design, product teams and the CTO to ship UI/UX improvements from mockup to production.
- Contributed to the Go backend - overhauled survey analytics endpoints and resolved a cross-user image loading bug affecting multiple accounts.
- Integrated dynamic backend data into frontend components, handling edge cases around loading, error and empty states.
August 2024 - January 2026
Junior Software Engineer
Mugna Technologies Inc.Worked across multiple full-stack and backend projects—building APIs, improving frontends, optimizing systems, and creating internal tools that make development faster and more reliable.
- Contributed to 5 production projects spanning e-commerce stores, accounting systems, and an insurance data platform - working across the full stack on each.
- Built and maintained Django REST APIs, optimized slow queries and fixing data integrity issues that were causing production instability.
- Redesigned multiple Next.js frontends to improve lead performance, code maintainability and user experience.
- Created internal blueprint scaffolding tool that standardized project structure across the team, eliminating repetitive boilerplate setup for every new service.
- Managed AWS deployments and infrastructure, handling environment configuration and production release.
April 2023 - June 2023
Back-End Developer Intern
Mugna Technologies Inc.Collaborated on developing a Django web app, supporting requirements, backend implementation, and testing.
April 2023 - May 2024
Department Director
SAMAHAN Systems DevelopmentLed cross-functional teams of developers and designers, defining requirements, timelines, and technical direction for student-government digital systems.
February 2023 - March 2023
Lead Back-End Developer
SAMAHAN Systems DevelopmentLed the backend architecture for multiple projects, collaborating with frontend and design teams, and ensuring that backend systems aligned with each project’s overall vision and technical goals.
April 2022 - May 2024
Full-Stack Developer (Member)
SAMAHAN Systems DevelopmentDeveloped and maintained full-stack features across internal and student-facing platforms, working closely with frontend developers and designers to deliver reliable, user-focused web applications.
Where my skills and ideas come to life
Personal · Developer
Ditto
Organizations waste hours manually personalizing the same design over and over.
Used at actual seminars with 50 participants - organizers went from 1 hour to under 10 minutes.
NextJSTailwindCSSTypeScript
Personal · Full Stack Developer
pickd.
Mindanao pickleball players have to check multiple different booking sites just to find a free court.
pickd. turned a fragmented, multi-tab booking hunt into a single mobile-first search across 8+ platforms in under a second.
Next.jsNestJSRedisBullMQPostgreSQL
Personal · Developer
Today I'm Grateful For (TIGF)
I had dozens of journaling apps on my phone and kept going back to Apple Notes.
Testers confirmed the app felt like actual journaling — not a productivity tool, not a habit tracker
Progressive Web ApplicationReact.jsTailwindCSSDexie.jsTanStack Start