Pacholo Amit | Developer Portfolio 💻

About Me

As a highly skilled software engineer, I specialize in creating mobile, web, and server applications that are not only efficient and scalable, but also tailored to meet specific business needs. My expertise in translating requirements into tangible solutions, combined with my passion for building server-side applications and traversing the full-stack from development to deployment, sets me apart in the industry.

Skills:

My Skills

Devops & Cloud Infra-architecture

Expertise in the process of deploying and maintaining Cloud infrastructure and robust CI/CD pipelines with DevOps tools

Software Development

Transforming ideas into applications and services that implement the industry standard for web , desktop, and mobile

Containerization & Orchestration

Designing of high availability and fault tolerant deployments with Docker and Kubernetes with GitOps

Server Applications

Delivery of performant & maintainable server applications in a variety of different languages & frameworks

Companies

Testimonials

Pach was the Team Lead of the Integrations by that time and now the Solutions Director. Though I may frequently jump across teams, I witnessed Pacholo's dedication to his work, producing quality code, his willingness to learn and improve everyday.

Alvin James Bellero

Software Engineer | Equinix

This guy is a MACHINE. He craves for really hard problems and comes up with solutions on the daily. Not only that, but this guy is really friendly as well and helps literally anyone,

Vance Richiel Baritugo

Advanced App Engineering Sr. Analyst | Accenture

What sets Pacholo apart isn't just his deep understanding of the latest technologies, but his approachability and genuine humility in leadership

Kimoy Catayas

Software Engineer | Mediajel

Fun Facts

I make Youtube videos

4+ Programming languages

1 000+ Cups Of Coffee

Ex Sound Engineer

Resume

Experience

Jan 2023 - Present

Level 2 Engineering Manager

Mediajel Inc

As a seasoned Software Engineering Manager, I utilized my expertise to drive strategic decision making for our company's software architecture. I was the driving force behind the creation and implementation of multiple Software Design Documents and Technical specifications, ensuring the development of high-quality software systems.

Notable achievements:

Facilitated the migration of our current data pipelines from Snowflake to Clickhouse. This in turn led to a dramatic reduction in our Cloud cost (a reduction of 90%.) This has also led to an increase in performance & latency of our data ingestion pipelines.
Implemented end-to-end test workflow using Selenium and Selenium IDE that was implemented into our application development workflow. This ensured that our team could deliver high-quality code with fewer defects and improved overall productivity
spearheaded the development of a cutting-edge real-time CRM onboarding microservice that revolutionized the onboarding process for our SAAS dashboard product.
Playing a vital role in troubleshooting issues within our Kubernetes cluster to ensure that our Snowplow ETL pipelines remained fully functional.

Sep 2021 - Present

Homelab Administrator

As a highly skilled software engineer and self-starter, I have a deep passion for technology and consistently strive to stay on the cutting edge of industry advancements. I maintain my own home lab to self-host my own services and have extensive experience in implementing a wide variety of technologies.

Notable achievements:

I have successfully self-hosted a high availability (HA) Kubernetes cluster (3 machines) using K3s as the Kubernetes distribution.
Implemented Terraform , Ansible, and Packer workflows for my local homelab
Implemented GitOps on all my self-hosted applications & services via FluxCD & Github

Skills: Proxmox · Docker · Kubernetes · Traefik · Longhorn · Docker Swarm · Truenas · Rancher · Virtualization · Containerization · Ansible · K3S · AWS Route 53 · AWS S3 · Terraform · FluxCD · Packer · Cloud-init

Nov 2021 - Jan 2023

Solutions Director

Mediajel Inc

As a leader of a highly skilled software engineering team, I expertly facilitate the architecture process and provide critical technical support to ensure smooth project execution.

Notable achievements:

I spearheaded the integration of the Microsoft Advertising platform into our own system, resulting in a 100% increase in our service offerings. I also developed an internal NodeJS API library that seamlessly interfaces with the Microsoft Advertising Platform (via SOAP), leading to a substantial 200% increase in velocity for teams utilizing the Microsoft Advertising APIs.
Through my efforts in automating the Salesforce integration with our platform, I was able to achieve an impressive 300% increase in operational velocity.

Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

Solutions Specialist

Mediajel Inc

As a skilled software engineer, I excel in exploring, planning, and implementing new features that add significant value to our platform.

Notable achievements:

I am the creator of the "Mediajel Tracker", an open-source event tracking framework that has been adopted by over 9,000,000 users, resulting in the generation of over $1,000,000 in revenue for the company
I led the research and development process for integrating multiple Google services into our back-end services, resulting in a 500% expansion of our service offerings.
I developed ETL pipelines with our Snowflake data warehouse to facilitate the data consumption for user-submitted optouts

Skills: Kibana · Google API · Redis Kue · Snowplow · Apollo GraphQL · MySQL

Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

Software Developer

Tienda PH

As a highly experienced software developer, I have a proven track record of success in developing cutting-edge, cross-platform applications. One of my most notable achievements is the development of an Ecommerce application for both IOS and Android platforms using Flutter and the Dart programming language.

One of the key features of the application was its geolocation capabilities, which allowed users to easily detect registered stores and outlets in close proximity to their location. This feature was implemented using the Google Maps API, which allowed for real-time tracking of the user's location, and the display of nearby registered stores and outlets on the map.

Skills: Flutter · Dart · Cloud Firestore · Google Cloud Platform (GCP) · Firebase · Google Maps API

Sep 2020 - Oct 2020

Software Deveoper

Etousoft/FinancePH

As a highly skilled software developer, I am always looking for new challenges and opportunities to showcase my skills and experience. One of my most notable achievements is the creation of a concept application for a stock market simulation app using the Laravel framework.

The goal of the application was to provide users with an interactive and engaging way to test the waters of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSEi) by utilizing real-time stock quotes. To achieve this, I used PHP as the backend and VueJS on the front-end, to create an application that was both powerful and user-friendly.

Skills: Laravel · PHP · PHP Frameworks · Vue.js

Education

2014 - 2018

University of San Carlos

Cebu City

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Skills

Frameworks & Technologies

NextJS, ReactJS, Flutter, React Native
ExpressJS, NestJS, Go Echo, Actix
Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform
Proxmox, AWS EC2
Snowflake, Airflow, Clickhouse
Firebase, Supabase, Serverless

Programming Languages

Golang
Rust
Typescript/Javascript
Dart
Python
SQL

Systems & Cloud

Linux

90%
Microsoft

81%
AWS

92%
GCP

80%

Knowledge

Proficiency with Typescript/Javascript
Experienced in creating performant multithreaded applications/microservices in Rust & Go
Proficiency in SQL
Proficient in linux system administration
On premise server management & disaster recovery
Knowledgeable in containerization & virtualization technologies
Experienced in setting up CI/CD pipelines with Github actions
High availability & low downtime deployment strategies