Brian Valencia

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Full-stack Software Engineer with DevOps experience, focused on modern full-stack development and building production-ready applications with real business impact.

Brian Valencia at Glico Running Man, Osaka
About

I build things that work.

I'm a software engineer based in the Philippines who started in systems and infrastructure, wandered into full-stack product work, and lately has been deeply interested in the AI side of things: building RAG pipelines, wiring up MCPs, figuring out how to make intelligent systems actually useful rather than just impressive. I like working on teams where there's still room to shape how things are built, not just where they're built. My favorite kind of software is the kind nobody complains about.

Somewhere between "make it work" and "make it right" is where I live

I do my best to prevent the cloud from being your cost center

Untyped code gives me a rash

Philippines
Open to opportunities
Learning JapaneseDabbling in the keyboard hobbyTweaking development environmentExperimenting with AI tools

Selected Work

01 · Enterprise Platform

OMNI Platform Suite

Internal dashboard for supply chain, order management, and content management

TypeScriptNextJSReactTailwind CSSTanstackShadCN
₱1,650,000+Revenue from in-house ecommerce alone
over 2,000Customers managed
over 90Monthly transactions
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02 · HR Automation
  • Modern stack upgrade from C# backend + jQuery to TypeScript + modern frontend
  • Improved user experience with intuitive, visually appealing interface
  • Process automation for HR, accounting, and department managers
  • End-to-end architecture designed for growing organization

HRIS Employee Management System

Company-wide employee management system replacing legacy C#/jQuery system

TypeScriptNextJSPrismaPostgreSQLSSTShadCN
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03 · AI Assistant

ChAI - Customer Success AI Integration

12,000+Customer queries processed
60%AI response acceptance rate
217 hoursTeam time saved (27 work days)
89%Time reduction per ticket

AI assistant that generates responses based on company documents, streamlining customer success team workflow

NextJSPythonFastAPIOpenAI SDKLangchainTypeScript
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Toolkit

Frontend

JavaScript
TypeScript
React
NextJS
Tailwind CSS
ShadCN
Tanstack Query

Backend

Python
Flask
FastAPI
Hono.js

Database

PostgreSQL
Prisma
SQLAlchemy

DevOps

AWS
SST
CloudFormation

Tools

Git
Neovim
Opencode/Claude Code
Zod

Where I've Worked

April 2024January 2026

Focus Global Inc.

Philippines

Full-Stack Software Engineer III

Led frontend and backend development of OMNI Platform: an enterprise suite managing 25+ brands across 3 SE Asian markets. Shipped new e-commerce workflows, supply chain tooling, and promotional automation systems used daily by operations teams. Built using Next.js and Hono.js. Improved a legacy C#/jQuery system by introducing automations to regular processes and modernizing the stack (Next.js).

TypeScriptNextJSReactTailwind CSSPrismaPostgreSQLPythonFlaskFastAPIHono.jsTanstackShadCNZodAWSSST

March 2023April 2024

Focus Global Inc.

Philippines

Full-Stack Software Engineer II

Expanded platform capabilities with new order management modules and cross-border inventory features. Contributed to architecture decisions that reduced deployment complexity and improved team velocity. Built an AI-powered platform that streamlined the daily work of the customer success team.

TypeScriptNextJSReactTailwind CSSPrismaPostgreSQLPythonFlaskFastAPIHono.jsTanstackShadCNZodAWSSST

October 2022March 2023

Focus Global Inc.

Philippines

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Built initial production-ready modules for the OMNI platform (in Python), a unified backend for 10+ in-house e-commerce platforms. Shipped real features alongside senior engineers while ramping on enterprise-scale full-stack development.

TypeScriptNextJSReactTailwind CSSPrismaPostgreSQLPythonFlaskFastAPIHono.jsTanstackShadCNZodAWSSST

March 2022April 2022

Netzwelt Inc.

Philippines

Software Developer Intern

2-month internship. Was put through the wringer, exploring the process of developing a production-ready full-stack application using C# with .NET MVC.

C#ASP.NET MVCJavaScriptSQL

Education

Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

BS Computer Science — Technological Institute of the Philippines · Magna Cum Laude


Let's talk.

I'm open to full-time roles, contract work, and the occasional interesting side project. If what you're building needs someone who cares about both the craft and the outcome — drop me a line.