Raymond
From Philippines (UTC+8)
Raymond – AWS, Python, React
Raymond has nearly 18 years of experience spanning software engineering, cloud computing, DevOps, and technology leadership. He has founded two startups, led engineering teams, and defined technology strategy across domains including healthcare, banking, fintech, retail, and government. His expertise covers software architecture, cloud-native systems, distributed applications, and modern engineering practices.
18 years of commercial experience
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Co-Founder / CTO
Retail and ecommerce business serving the diving and watersports market.
- Co-directed company strategy, aligning technology, operations, product, and commercial priorities.
- Led software architecture, technology selection, engineering standards, and digital initiatives.
- Managed Shopify development, theme customization, integrations, and ecommerce workflows.
- Developed partnerships with payment providers, technology vendors, and industry players.
- Led research and development of new products, services, and digital capabilities.
- Translated business priorities into practical and scalable technology solutions.
Independent Contractor
Providing technology consulting to startups and established organizations across architecture, cloud, DevOps, security, engineering practices, and technical enablement.
- Developed professional Kubernetes and Docker skills assessments for the HR-tech company.
- Conducted web application penetration testing for a social media scheduling and automation platform for creators, identifying security vulnerabilities, defects, and technical risks.
- Advised organizations on architecture, cloud platforms, DevOps, engineering processes, and technology strategy.
- Supported the development and modernization of software platforms.
- Delivered technical training and mentorship to engineering and business teams.
Chief Solutions Architect / SVP for Strategic Growth
AI-powered recruitment platform.
- Combined technology leadership, solution consulting, and business development to support company growth.
- Led technical discovery and solution discussions with clients and prospects.
- Translated business requirements into software, cloud, and architecture solutions.
- Supported sales strategy, proposals, solution positioning, and client engagement.
- Bridged engineering capabilities with commercial and strategic opportunities.
Software Architect
Technology consultancy providing custom software development, cloud/DevOps, data and AI, IT consulting, and technical training, mainly in the fintech domain.
- Designed software and cloud architectures for client engagements.
- Advised clients and delivery teams on architecture, DevOps, cloud, and platform modernization.
- Supported technical discovery, solution design, and engineering best practices.
- Delivered professional training across software engineering, cloud, and DevOps.
CTO
Digital-first platform to automate home buying, selling, and financing for small and medium developers in the Philippines.
- Led engineering teams responsible for the company's web and mobile products.
- Defined engineering standards, development processes, architecture, and technology direction.
- Managed technical partnerships and relationships with technology providers.
- Supported product demonstrations, pre-sales engagements, and customer discussions.
- Aligned product development with commercial and operational priorities.
Consultant
Advising clients on new product development and platform modernization, while contributing to a U.S. government contractor project and delivering technical training.
- Advised clients developing new software products and modernizing existing platforms.
- Provided guidance on software architecture, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and engineering practices.
- Contributed to the engineering team supporting a U.S. government contractor.
- Focused on system architecture, platform reliability, deployment processes, and code quality.
- Delivered internal and customer-facing technical training.
CTO
Fintech company operating a mobile-based nano-credit platform.
- Led engineering teams responsible for web and mobile applications.
- Defined software architecture, engineering standards, development processes, and technical governance.
- Co-developed the company's automated loan approval algorithm.
- Directed technology selection and platform architecture.
- Managed relationships with third-party technology providers.
- Aligned technology decisions with product, operational, risk, and business requirements.
VP of Engineering
A software company that develops digital products and provides technology consulting, including a payment gateway for a major Philippine bank.
- Led engineering teams developing chatbot, campaign management, financial, retail, and enterprise platforms.
- Led back-end development for a payment gateway serving a major Philippine bank.
- Led development of mobile and administrative systems for a retail client.
- Supported projects across banking, retail, telecommunications, and utilities.
- Participated in pre-sales engagements, technical presentations, and solution development.
- Served on the company's technology council, helping define engineering standards and technology adoption.
- Conducted customer and internal training on Docker, Kubernetes, and software engineering practices.
Projects:
- BDO Pay - Created the backend and integration layer for the bank’s e-wallet mobile app. https://www.bdo.com.ph/personal/digital/bdo-pay
Co-Founder / CTO
A media-monitoring platform that uses DSP and audio ID to identify copyrighted material for use in the music and ads industry.
- Led development of the company's flagship media-monitoring platform.
- Co-developed a proprietary audio fingerprinting algorithm.
- Led implementation and customization of a Hadoop-based enterprise big data platform.
- Delivered technical training in Hadoop, Scala, and Ansible.
- Built and scaled the technology organization from startup through successful acquisition.
Software Engineer
Healthcare applications, ETL pipelines for reporting and analytics, and web tools that improved medical transcription review workflows across application, databases, integration, and reporting systems.
- Developed and maintained applications supporting the company's healthcare business unit.
- Designed and deployed ETL pipelines supporting business reporting and analytics.
- Developed web applications that improved medical transcription review workflows.
- Worked across application development, databases, integration, reporting, and analytics.