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// Hello World
ELIF_
Frontend Engineer & World Builder, building complex web applications and worlds from the ground up.
// Role //
Frontend Engineer
// Location //
Quezon City, PH
// Focus //
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, TanStack Query/Table, Auth0, Stripe, and Dashboards.
Illustration by @Gooyuen
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// About Me / Into the fray
Who I Am
Fresh out of university, I was thrown into the deep end as the sole frontend engineer for a startup project. The challenge was enormous, I was responsible for building the product's UI, shaping its architecture, and translating ideas into features - all from the ground up.
I had a sense of what a scalable product needed, but I quickly realized that knowing concepts wasn't enough. I had to figure out architecture, design systems, and maintainable code patterns as I went - learning by doing, iterating fast, and constantly improving.
Over the past two years, I've built dashboards, RBAC systems, multifaceted filtering methods, and complex data interfaces. I've integrated payment workflows, integrated authentication systems, and collaborated closely with backend engineers, leadership, and even investors. I've mentored interns, influenced product direction, and owned features from conception to release.
That experience taught me how to balance technical rigor with user experience, and how to take ownership of projects that truly matter. Today, I approach every challenge with curiosity, pragmatism, and a builder's mindset - turning ideas into functional, scalable, and memorable experiences.
More About Me// BASIC METRICS
2+
Years
of Experience
10+
Major features
shipped from scratch
// Total Contributions - 0
// Highest Contributions - 0
Solving complex problems, one step at a time.
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// Thoughts / Wondering and Building
Journal
A space where I reflect, experiment, and explore ideas - capturing thoughts on programming, creativity, and the worlds I'm building.
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/What I Built
Portfolio
Browse projects, filter by keyword, and exclude items by tag.
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