Available for freelance projects
I build products that ship and actually work.
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.
3+
Years experience
10+
Projects shipped
UTC+8
Flexible overlap
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Full-Stack Developer
❯ location
Cebu, Philippines
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TypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBAWS S3Cloudflare WorkersTurborepo
❯ status
Available for new projects
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About me
Developer from Cebu,
building for the world
I'm Michael Padin — a full-stack JavaScript developer with 3+ years building production-grade web apps and APIs. Currently working remotely for Image Edits, where I architect backend pipelines, lead frontend migrations, and help plan technical decisions across a 5-app Turborepo monorepo.
I specialise in the React and Node.js ecosystem with a strong focus on performance and shipping things that actually work. Fluent in English, comfortable with async-first workflows, and overlap with US and APAC timezones from UTC+8.
Frontend
TypeScriptReactNext.jsTanStack QueryTailwind CSSShadcn/uiFramer Motion
Backend
Node.jsExpress.jsHonoPostgreSQLMongoDBPrisma ORMBullMQSocket.io
Cloud & DevOps
AWS S3Cloudflare WorkersCloudflare PagesDockerGitHub Actions
Tooling
Turborepopnpm workspacesGitSanity CMSKeystatic
Experience
Image Edits
Full-Stack Developer
Aug 2023 – Present
Brisbane, Australia (Remote)
- ▸Architected and built a full-stack scheduling/booking system from scratch — slot generation engine with travel time and zone matching, booking lifecycle management, and role-based dashboards for owners, teams, and customers
- ▸Designed and implemented Google Calendar bidirectional sync with OAuth 2.0, webhook push notifications, cron-based watch renewal, and conflict resolution
- ▸Built a multi-tenant customer authentication system enabling client businesses to operate branded portals with granular role-based permissions and invite-based onboarding
- ▸Developed cloud storage integrations (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive) with OAuth flows, provider adapter pattern, and BullMQ background file transfer workers
- ▸Built a custom S3-compatible multipart upload system with progress tracking, abort support, file validation, and EXIF-based image preview extraction
- ▸Migrated real-time infrastructure from Pusher to Socket.io and replaced Upstash with Redis-backed sliding window rate limiting on tRPC endpoints
- ▸Led responsive design overhaul across 8+ applications and implemented dark mode, rich text editing, and list virtualization for large datasets
- ▸Led major framework migrations: Tailwind v3→v4, React 18→19, Next.js 15, Zod v3→v4, tRPC 11, and TypeScript 5.8 across a pnpm monorepo
- ▸Migrated toolchain from ESLint + Prettier to OxLint + OxFmt and optimized builds through lazy loading, tree shaking, and code splitting — resolving OOM errors
- ▸Wrote integration and unit tests for auth flows, calendar sync recovery, race conditions, and slot generation using Vitest
ReallyBrief
Full-Stack Developer
Mar 2023 – Aug 2023
Remote
- ▸Collaborated with UI/UX designer to transform mockups into fully functional features
- ▸Shipped diverse features within a Next.js + MongoDB application
- ▸Resolved bugs promptly by analysing and troubleshooting code
CloudNext
Node.js Developer
Sep 2022 – Mar 2023
Remote
- ▸Resolved and enhanced API endpoints via Jira-tracked tickets
- ▸Optimised Express.js routes, improving response times
- ▸Integrated Firestore for real-time data storage
Techroad
DevOps Developer
May 2022 – Jun 2022
Remote
- ▸Researched AWS Amplify Studio to generate web components for existing sites
- ▸Integrated Slack API to forward form submissions directly to Slack
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Cebu Technological University – Argao Campus
BS Information Technology · 2021 – 2025
Argao, Cebu
Let's work together
Got a project in mind?
Let's talk.
Available for freelance projects and full-time remote opportunities. Based in Cebu, Philippines (UTC+8) — I work flexible hours to overlap with your team.
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