Junnel “Nelo” Torate

Backend & Cloud Engineer · 12+ years · Las Piñas City, Philippines

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I value pragmatic engineering: clear ownership, measurable outcomes, and systems that are easy to debug and operate.

What's your backend stack? Have you led engineering teams? Walk me through an AWS architecture you designed.

Experience

Work history

Roles and impact across teams and products

Ascendion Digital Solutions Philippines, Inc.

Makati City, Philippines May 2026 to Present

Sr. Node JS Developer

In1Go Technologies, Inc.

Las Piñas City, Philippines Dec 2021 to Jul 2025

IT Team LeadSr. IT Team Lead

Accenture, Inc.

Mandaluyong City, Philippines Apr 2021 to Nov 2021

App Development Sr. Analyst

Systems

Systems I build

Integrations, cloud and data paths, and the habits that keep production steady when complexity grows.

API & Integration

REST and SOAP services, payload validation, versioning, webhooks, and third-party integrations.

Cloud Infrastructure

AWS Lambda + API Gateway patterns, queues, storage, and secure deployments with practical operational guardrails.

Data & Messaging

SQL-first reporting paths, event-driven handoffs, and systems designed for predictable failure modes.

Observability

Structured logs, CI test gates, and production triage habits that keep services easy to debug and operate.

Tech Stack

Tools I use to ship and support production systems

Projects

Side projects

Small builds to learn, validate ideas, or solve a specific problem

2021

nodejs-chat-app

A real-time group chat app built with Node.js

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brighte-eats

Lead capture and dashboard app — React, Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, PostgreSQL

Background

Systems built to last

I’m a software engineer based in the Philippines. My core focus is backend engineering: designing APIs, building integrations, and keeping systems stable as traffic and complexity grow.

I graduated from Aklan State University (BSIT, 2012) with recognition for software project development. Since then, I’ve worked across both enterprise and startup environments, shipping features end-to-end and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

I value pragmatic engineering: clear ownership, measurable outcomes, and systems that are easy to debug and operate.