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Full-stack engineer with about 10 years of hands-on experience, specializing in Laravel and Next.js — covering everything from requirements definition to infrastructure (AWS / Terraform) and operations. Founded EeeeG, Inc. in 2020 and works fully remote from Penang, Malaysia.

Languages
TypeScript6 yrsJavaScript7 yrsPHP9 yrsPythonGoJava1 yrRust
Frameworks & Libraries
React6 yrsNext.js6 yrsVue.js1 yrReact NativeLaravel9 yrsCakePHP1 yrSymfonyFlaskDjangoWordPress2 yrs
Databases
MySQL8 yrsPostgreSQL8 yrsOracle1 yr
AWS (8 yrs professional)
EC2ECSVPCRDSAuroraS3CloudFrontLambdaRoute53CodePipelineCodeBuildCodeDeployCloudWatch
DevOps & Tools
DockerTerraform8 yrsGitHub ActionsCircleCIApache / NginxClaude Code

Founder & CEO / Software Engineer
Mar 2020 - Present
EeeeG, Inc.

Founded a software development company; works as both PM and engineer across multiple concurrent projects.

  • Feature development and operation of a major newspaper's digital English media (Next.js / Laravel / Terraform)
  • Long-term development of systems for municipalities and enterprises, including a regional voucher platform
  • Introduced AI-driven development such as automated PR review with Claude Code and E2E automation with Playwright
  • End-to-end ownership from requirements and client negotiation to release and operations
Software Engineer
Aug 2018 - Mar 2020
Freelance

Worked as a freelance software engineer on multiple web development projects.

  • Built G Suite single sign-on (SAML) for an HR automation SaaS
  • Migrated an online print ordering system from Symfony / Agavi to Laravel
  • Developed a hospital–care facility matching system
Software Engineer
Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
Company B

Developed and maintained enterprise web applications.

  • MVNO business system: from requirements definition through system testing
  • Development of a marketing automation platform and a mobile SDK
Junior Software Engineer
Apr 2016 - Jun 2017
Company A

Started career working on Java-based business systems.

  • Design and testing of a legal record-matching system
  • Development and testing of carrier pre-installed mobile apps

Digital English Media for a Major Newspaper
Aug 2024 - Present
SE

Full-stack feature development, bug fixes, and operation of a digital English-language news media platform.

  • Upgraded Next.js / Laravel; built CMS preview and continuous audio playback UI
  • Launched AI-generated audio; introduced automated PR review with Claude Code (GitHub Actions)
  • Automated E2E testing with Playwright; maintained unit tests with Jest / PHPUnit
  • Infrastructure work with Terraform / CloudFront / S3 and production releases via GitHub Actions
Next.js 15TypeScriptLaravelAuth0MySQLAlgoliaAWS S3 / CloudFrontTerraformDockerGitHub ActionsClaude CodePlaywrightJestPHPUnitStorybookFirebase Remote Config
Survey Form / Industrial Facility Alert System
Apr 2024 - Jul 2024
PM / SE

Developed two client projects in parallel, fully remote.

  • Drag & drop component UI with dnd-kit and react-table pagination
  • SMS sending requests and delivery-status retrieval
  • S3 upload for PDF / Word / Excel files with a GPT-powered chat answering from file contents
Next.js 14React 18TypeScriptAWS AmplifyDynamoDBshadcn/uiMaterial UITailwind CSSStorybookChromaticJestdnd-kitReact Hook FormZodFigma
Regional Voucher Platform / ML Admin Console
Jan 2021 - Mar 2024
PM / SE

Long-term development of an API, admin console, and mobile app covering voucher issuance, purchase, merchant settlement, and bank approval.

  • API design based on clean architecture and the Repository pattern
  • Mobile app work in React Native; frontend development with Next.js / React
  • Provisioned EC2 / RDS / VPC with Terraform; testing with Dusk / PHPUnit
  • CSV / Excel import & export with Laravel-Excel
LaravelReact 18TypeScriptReact NativeNext.jsMySQLSwaggerDockerCircleCIAWSTerraformAnsible
B2B Product Sample Matching App
Apr 2023 - Sep 2023
PM / SE / DevOps

Migration to a renewed site plus ongoing feature development.

  • Server setup, Docker dev environment, and automated deployment with GitHub Actions
  • User-to-user chat feature built with clean architecture
LaravelPHP 7.3MySQL 5.7Node.jsReactDockerGitHub Actions
HR Automation SaaS
Nov 2019 - Mar 2021
SE

Backend (API) development for a SaaS covering employee records, org charts, HR operations, and workflow approvals.

  • Built G Suite single sign-on (SAML) from scratch
  • Improved CSV import / export and email notification features
CakePHP 3ReactMySQLSAMLDockerCircleCIAWS
Online Photo Print Ordering System
Apr 2019 - Sep 2019
SE

Improved two Laravel projects (frontend and API), mainly around the order cart and My Page.

  • Migrated legacy Symfony / Agavi code to Laravel
  • Implemented per-ASP logic and view separation
Laravel 5Vue.jsMySQLDockerIDC Frontier
Hospital–Care Facility Matching System
Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
SE

A system matching discharged patients with care facilities, plus improvements to a care facility landing page.

  • Laravel batch commands and migrations for a database migration
  • Slack notifications for landing page inquiries
  • Competitor crawler using Treasure Data and Elasticsearch
Laravel 5PostgreSQLTreasure DataElasticsearchDockerAWS
Marketing Automation Platform
Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
SE

Worked on the online form backend, the scenario feature frontend, and a mobile SDK.

  • Built and tested a mobile SDK with Firebase push notifications
  • Shipped an app implementing the SDK
Symfony 3GoFlaskVue.jsObjective-CFirebaseUnityDockerGitLabAWS
MVNO Business Operations System
Jul 2017 - Feb 2018
SE

A business system for manufacturers, agencies, and end users to apply for and review contracts.

  • Authored requirements, basic design, and detailed design documents
  • Handled test design through unit, integration, and system testing
JavaStrutsSeasar2Knockout.jsTypeScriptOracle
Insurance Company Business System
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
Tester

Testing for a business system handling contract applications and inquiries.

  • Test design and unit / integration / system testing
  • Reviews for an offshore development team
Java
Carrier Pre-installed Mobile Apps
Dec 2016 - Mar 2017
SE

Smartphone apps for e-books, data top-up, and more.

  • Authored screen flow diagrams and message list documents
  • Test design / execution and Redmine ticket fixes
JavaAndroid StudioSwift 2Objective-CRedmine
Legal Record-Matching System
Jun 2016 - Nov 2016
Tester

Development of a legal record name-matching (entity resolution) system.

  • Authored basic and detailed design documents
  • Test design and unit / integration / system testing
JavaOracleSQL Developer
Vocational Training & Corporate Training
Oct 2015 - May 2016
SE / Tester

Built file uploaders, BBS, CMS, and more from scratch with the MVC pattern, mainly in Java.

  • End-to-end experience from requirements to detailed design and implementation
  • Earned OCJP Silver during the training period
Java (JSP / Tomcat)MySQLPostgreSQLSQLiteRuby on Rails

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
2022
Amazon Web Services

Cloud architecture design and best practices certification.

OCJP Silver SE 8
2016
Oracle

Oracle Certified Java Programmer certification.

TOEIC 700
2011
ETS

English language proficiency certification.

Real Estate Transaction Specialist
2010
National qualification (Japan)

Japanese national qualification for real estate transactions.