Michael Padin

Need a scalable web app, a fast marketing site, or a Node.js backend? I've shipped production systems for companies in Australia, California, and beyond — all from Cebu, Philippines.

Full-Stack Developer at Image Edits (2023-08 – Present)

Full-stack development for scheduling and customer management platform

• Built a full-stack scheduling system from scratch with slot generation, zone matching, Stripe payments, and Google Calendar bidirectional sync
• Designed a multi-tenant customer auth system with branded portals, role-based permissions, and invite-based onboarding
• Developed OAuth cloud storage integrations (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive) with background file transfer workers
• Built a custom S3-compatible multipart upload system with progress tracking, abort support, and image preview extraction
• Migrated real-time infra from Pusher to Socket.io and implemented Redis-backed rate limiting on API endpoints
• Led major framework upgrades (React 19, Next.js 15, Tailwind v4, tRPC 11) and build optimizations across an 8+ app monorepo

Full-Stack Developer at ReallyBrief (2023-03 – 2023-08)

Full-stack development of web application features

• Collaborated with UI/UX designer and Engineer to transform mockups into fully functional and visually appealing features
• Resolved bugs and issues promptly by analyzing and troubleshooting code, ensuring smooth operation of web applications
• Successfully completed and deployed numerous diverse features within a single web application, utilizing Next.js and MongoDB

NodeJs Developer at CloudNext (2022-09 – 2023-03)

Backend development and API optimization

• Collaborated on Jira-issue tickets, promptly resolving and enhancing existing API endpoints for improved functionality
• Utilized Express.js framework to streamline and optimize API routes, enhancing response times and overall performance
• Integrated Firestore, leveraging its real-time database capabilities to enhance data storage and retrieval processes

DevOps Developer at Techroad (2022-05 – 2022-06)

DevOps and integration research

• Contributed to their research on amplify studio to generate web components on existing websites
• Integrated Slack API to the current form of the website to forward the message directly on Slack app

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology – Cebu Technological University - Argao Campus (2021-07 – 2025-07)