Adulfo Emmanuel S. Respecia
Full Stack Software Engineer
Work Experience
Freelance / Consultancy (Remote)
Full Stack Software Engineer
Mar 2015 — Feb 2025 – Present- Integrated and automated ID verification for an AI-powered workforce management company.
- Helped an Inc. 5000 oil and gas management company set up and begin developing an AI agent for their operations.
- Led the transition of a telehealth startup from MVP to production, transforming how online healthcare is delivered in Australia.
- Stack: Laravel, NestJS, NextJs, GraphQL, React, React Native, Vue.js, Angular, ExpressJS, AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenAI, LangChain, Hugging Face, Auth0, GitHub Actions.
Cloud Employee (Remote | Miami, Florida)
Software Engineer
Feb 2022 — Feb 2025- Developed microservices for a client’s KYC/identity verification platform.
- Integrated sensitive APIs for background checks and secure data processing.
- Stack: NestJS, React, React Native, PostgreSQL, AWS, Twilio API, Acuris API, GitHub Actions.
Changing Digital (Remote | London, UK)
Software Engineer
Feb 2021 — Feb 2022- Engineered solutions for startups and SMEs in FinTech, workplace tools, and real estate media.
- Designed scalable, high-performance systems across varied stacks.
- Stack: PHP, WordPress (Altis), NodeJS, NestJS, React, ExpressJS, AWS, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, MySQL, TravisCI, Docker.
Placester (Remote | Boston, MA)
Software Engineer
Nov 2019 — Feb 2021- Maintained microservices powering a SaaS platform for real estate agents.
- Enhanced REST APIs to improve integrations with internal and third‑party systems.
- Stack: NestJS, ExpressJS, PHP, Java, MySQL, Redis, Zuora API, Jest, Mocha, Chai, CodeShip.
Skills
Languages
- PHP
- Java
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- .NET
Frameworks
- React
- React Native
- Vue
- Angular
- Laravel
- ExpressJS
- NestJS
- NextJS
- WordPress (Altis)
- GraphQL
- Django
- FastAPI
Storage
- MySQL
- SQLite
- PostgreSQL
- Elasticsearch
- MongoDB
- Redis
Infrastructure
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Heroku
- Docker
Methodology
- OOP
- Clean Code
- Agile (Scrum)
APIs/Integrations
- Zuora
- Twilio
- DoorDash
- Mailchimp
- Auth0
- Acuris Monitor API
- Okta
- Kinde
AI
- OpenAI
- LangChain
- Hugging Face
- Llama
Featured Projects
Placester
Real-estate agents’ easy, customizable website builder and lead generator.
AM Insights
Hedge fund intelligence platform for tracking, analyzing, and comparing fund performance data.
Certchain
AI-powered platform providing instant competency verification and compliance tracking.
SQR
Secure, compliant tokenised identity verification platform for regulated industries.
Othership
Flexible workspaces & software platform for finding, booking and managing offices.
About Me
I’m a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience building and maintaining web applications across diverse industries. Having collaborated with multinational teams, I value the fusion of ideas in creating impactful digital products. I thrive in team-oriented environments, delivering high-quality, scalable solutions through clean code and Agile practices. Skilled across the full software development lifecycle, I bring broad expertise in tools, languages, and frameworks. Beyond tech, I’m also a musician and creative, exploring the intersection of art and technology.
