Eric Almendral
System Designer
Profile
I build web applications, real-time systems, and the infrastructure behind them. My work connects product interfaces, APIs, architecture, and delivery.
From restaurant ordering and ecommerce to contact centers and internal banking systems.
Experience
Consultant · Genpact
Dec 2023 — PresentFull-time · Banking systems
Developing internal banking systems for Macquarie, with a focus on user interfaces, delivery workflows, and performance.
- Developed internal systems supporting bank operations.
- Improved user interfaces, DevOps workflows, and performance.
- Worked with event-driven architecture, microservices, and micro-frontends.
Full-Stack Developer · JustPressOne Inc.
Jun 2021 — May 2023Full-time · Contact center platform
Built Nexus, a real-time contact center platform connecting voice, SMS, chat, email, and ticketing.
- Led development across the frontend, backend, database, server operations, and documentation.
- Delivered communication workflows using Twilio, Laravel/PHP, Node.js, and Azure.
- Replaced PusherJS with custom WebSocket services in version 2.
- Integrated Microsoft Azure single sign-on and managed cloud operations.
Front-End Developer · Impactify
May — Aug 2022Contract · Internal platform
Developed the frontend for version 2 of Impactify’s internal platform.
- Built interfaces for authentication, data tables, charts, and internal pages using UI libraries.
- Collaborated with project managers and backend developers on the front-facing system.
Back-End Developer · Pinzak Networks
Jan — May 2021Contract · Ecommerce
Built ecommerce API services for Latin Tienda, including account, payment, and catalog workflows.
- Developed user account and digital wallet flows for recording payments.
- Contributed PHP/Laravel and Node.js backend services.
- Implemented pagination, filtering, and sorting for product data.
Web Developer · Brewedlogic Inc
Nov 2019 — Dec 2020Full-time · Web systems
Built and maintained web systems across interfaces, APIs, and production support.
- Translated UI/UX designs into React, Vue, and Angular interfaces.
- Developed backend services with Python/Django, Node.js, Express, NestJS, and PHP/Laravel.
- Worked across planning, development, testing, and maintenance in an agile workflow.
- Monitored and diagnosed production systems, with Git and GitLab supporting release coordination.
Web Designer · Linkage Web Design and Development Services
Nov 2018 — Apr 2019Internship · Web design
Turned static designs into responsive websites focused on visitor enquiries.
- Built responsive website templates from Adobe design files.
- Created pages that connected visitor interest with clear paths to enquire.
App Developer · Haru
Jul 2018 — Aug 2019Contract · Restaurant ordering
Built a real-time restaurant ordering application from UI/UX prototype to working product.
- Created Adobe XD prototypes for client review.
- Translated the approved designs into a JavaScript web application.
- Developed the live ordering flow for restaurant operations.
Software Developer · Freelance
Jan 2017 — Aug 2019Freelance · Small-business software
Delivered small-business web applications from design and architecture through hosting and deployment.
- Built JavaScript and CSS interfaces and backend services.
- Designed system architecture, databases, and UI/UX prototypes.
- Handled hosting, deployment, system setup, and feature updates.
Contact Center Representative · Foundever (Sitel)
Jul — Dec 2016Full-time · Customer support
Resolved customer issues across voice, email, and chat.
- Provided clear voice support and practical next steps for email cases.
- Handled customer chat conversations and follow-up questions.
Selected projects
Cymatics Lab WebGL · Web Audio · Tauri
An interactive audio lab for exploring frequency, resonance, and harmony through eleven visualizations and full track analysis.
TribeOS Rust · HTMX · SQLite
A relationship networking workspace for people recon, network mapping, strategic outreach, and consistent follow-through.
LedgerOS Go · Angular · PostgreSQL · Python
A personal financial workspace combining an interactive ledger preview, account balances, spending insights, and document chat with page citations.
Currently Reading Rust · SvelteKit · PostgreSQL
A focused social reading app with three current books, shared notes, and a chronological friend feed for discovery and conversation.
Earlier work
Nexus Node.js · Laravel · WebSockets · Azure
A real-time contact center platform unifying voice, SMS, chat, email, and ticketing so teams can manage customer conversations in one place.
Led full-stack development at JustPressOne, including custom WebSocket services, Azure single sign-on, database work, and server operations.
Impactify Frontend · UI libraries · Internal tools
Version 2 of an internal platform, with authentication flows, data tables, and charts for clearer access to information.
Collaborated with the project and backend teams to build the platform’s interfaces. The archived image shows the public Impactify website.
Latin Tienda Laravel · Node.js · REST APIs
An ecommerce storefront for South American products, supported by account, digital wallet, and product discovery APIs.
Built backend APIs at Pinzak Networks for accounts, digital wallets, product pagination, filtering, and sorting.
HaruX JavaScript · PWA · Adobe XD
A restaurant ordering PWA connecting table-side orders, kitchen queues, billing, and admin monitoring into a live service workflow.
Designed the UI/UX prototype in Adobe XD and built the JavaScript application, carrying the ordering flow from concept to a working system.
Education & teaching
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Data Center College of the Philippines
Also shared theoretical and practical IT knowledge through teaching at the college, starting in August 2024.
Selected credentials
Learn CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Docker and Go
Boot.dev · May 2026
Learn HTTP Servers in Go
Boot.dev · May 2026
Learn Kubernetes
Boot.dev · Mar 2026
Build an AI Agent in Python
Boot.dev · Oct 2025
Full Stack Engineer Certificate
Mangtas · Nov 2023
Skills
Rust · TypeScript · Go · Python · Angular · React · Vue · HTMX · Node.js · Laravel · PostgreSQL · Redis · Docker · Kubernetes · AWS · Azure · CI/CD · System design · UI/UX · Agentic engineering · RAG · Local models