DAVE ESPINEDA / 2026 / FULL STACK DEVELOPER

14.520445° N, 121.053886° E · Taguig City, PH

Full Stack applications, websites shipped to production at scale.

  • 16 Years Experience Software Development /
  • Programmer of the Year STI, 2011 /
  • Best Thesis BSIT /
  • Squad & Tech Lead DXC Technology /

Full Stack Developer with 16 years across Games and Mobile Development, Enterprise Web and Cloud, Agile development and AI workflows.

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01 / About Me

👋 G'day!

Dave Espineda

I'm Dave Espineda from Taguig City, PH. A Full Stack Developer with 16 years of experience across games, enterprise platforms, and cloud backends, now also adapted to AI-native workflows like spec-driven development.

I have a deep ingrained passion and curiosity for programming since my teenage years after being curious on how to create my own games. As soon as I got the chance to study it in an actual computer lab I started to create simple games like SNAKE, TETRIS and BREAKOUT using C programming language and its built-in graphics library.

I began my professional career as a Game Developer while still in college, thanks to a professor who entered the Game Industry and remembered me from my early days in the computer lab. Fast forward to today I have got so many opportunites built on trust, collaboration, and the support of amazing people I have met along the way.

After 16 years, I realized it's just not about the code. I’m a core contributor, team player, a leader, a process improver, always looking for ways to improve and make engineering more efficient, collaborative, and fulfilling.

Taguig City, PH ↗

Web & Full Stack

Nuxt
Vue
Astro
Angular
Node.js
TypeScript
Figma

Backend Development

C#
.NET
Elasticsearch
GraphQL
MySQL
NestJS
PostgreSQL
SQLite

Project Management

Asana
Atlassian
Jira
Sourcetree
Trello
GitHub

Cloud & Ops

AWS
Azure
Cloudflare
Datadog
Docker
Kubernetes

Games

Unity
Photon
Lua
Xcode

AI-Native Development

Spec-Driven DevelopmentOpenSpecZed AgentOpenCode

02 / My Process

How I work.

  1. 01

    Discover

    User Stories, Figma specs and Jira tasks become acceptance criteria before code.

  2. 02

    Plan

    The smallest slice that proves the flow end to end.

  3. 03

    Execute

    Build UI, internal APIs and integrate external APIs, databases and systems.

  4. 04

    Harden

    Observe with Datadog and CloudWatch, fix production issues fast.

  5. 05

    Ship

    Pipelines, reviews, workflows and L&D so the team ships even without me.

03 / My Traits

What sets me apart?

Attention to Detail

I catch the little things some people miss. From subtle UI misalignments, uneven spacing, over engineered systems, unnecessary api calls, etc. I flag them, propose and implement fixes not waiting for QA to catch it.

Preemptiveness

I think beyond what currently works and studies what might break in the future. Tests are not written just for the sake of writing it. Believes in meaningful unit tests, end to end tests, and even load testing if necessary.

The Glue Guy

I am efficient when working alone but when I am collaborating I do make sure I listen more than I speak so the whole product moves forward.

04 / My Projects

Featured Work

I have selected to feature three recent projects with detailed information on what was shipped, what it ran on, and the decisions behind it.

01   2019 / Project Lead / Full Stack Developer

B2B Energy Platform

E.on is one of Europe's largest electric utility and energy companies.

EnergiePortal is a B2B platform for E.on subdiary companies. It allowed access and visualization to sensor data, energy consumption data and production data of millions of its customers.

Architecture

Microfrontends

Independent Team Modules

Frontend

Angular

Charts + Visualization

Backend

.NET

APIs + Automation

IoT

CosmosDB

Device Telemetry Ingestion

Angular.NETC#Azure DevOpsTypeScript

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02   2022 / Solution Architect / Backend Developer / Database Admin

2022 Presidential Campaign App

Technical design and implementation of the infrastucture and backend of the official 2022 Philippine presidential campaign of Leni Robredo.

The Leni 2022 app is the official campaign app where you can get news, volunteer and donate for the presidential campaign efforts. A contracted work referred to by a former colleague, developed the entire infrastructure without knowing which side am I developing for.

Serverless Infrastructure

AWS Lambda

Scalability

Serverless Database

AWS DynamoDB

Low latency + High Throughput

Search Engine

AWS OpenSearch

High performance search

Output

Production

Served high volume traffic

AWSDynamoDBElasticSearchNestJSNode.js

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03   Present / Full Stack Developer

Bill Gates Foundation Websites

Collaborated with web designers and product owners to implement websites from scratch using design tools and content management systems.

Worked independently to create websites from several Bill Gates Foundation initiatives.

CMS Platform

Kontent AI

Client customizable content

Cloud Deployment

Azure Static Web Apps

Optimized serving of web pages

Collaboration

Jira & Asana

Efficient communication

Design Tools

Figma

Design to code translation

AzureKontent AINuxtVue

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05 / More Selected Works

01   2024 / Full Stack Developer

Writers Guild of America West

WGA.org is an informational and member-services website where visitors can explore industry news, writing resources, awards, and Guild information, while members can access professional services and manage aspects of their membership. It also provides online tools for script registration, writer directories, and industry-related resources.

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Writers Guild of America West website

02   2025 / Full Stack Developer

Inside Long Beach News

InsideLBNews.com is the City of Long Beach, California’s official digital news platform, providing residents with updates on local news, government initiatives, and community events. Its content is organized into categories such as economic opportunity, arts and culture, healthy communities, development, and infrastructure to help residents stay informed about what’s happening across the city.

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Inside Long Beach News website

03   2026 / Full Stack Developer

Chatsworth Products

Chatsworth.com is the official website of Chatsworth Products (CPI), a manufacturer of IT infrastructure solutions for data centers, enterprise networks, telecommunications, and industrial environments. The website showcases its product catalog, including server racks, cabinets, power distribution units, cable management, cooling systems, and wireless enclosures, alongside technical resources, product support, and engineering solutions.

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Chatsworth Products website

04   2010 / Game Developer

Gamebowl

Gamebowl is an instance based MMO hub targeted to run on the browser. It is developed using the Unity engine and its web-player. The hub allows you to create your own avatar and interact with different players worldwide.

Gamebowl website

05   2012 / Game Developer / Network Engineer

Ravenmark

Ravenmark is Witching Hour Studios' flagship title which garnered multiple game award recognitions in Singapore. Initially assigned to work on adding social features for the game. Eventually trusted to develop network multiplayer related features then created the WHS player account system for their games.

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Ravenmark website

06 / Experience & Education

  • 01   2024 to present

    Thinklogic Inc — El Segundo, California

    Full Stack Developer

    Nuxt + Kontent.ai CMS features with UX/PMs; Figma-to-component builds and server-side API/DB integrations tracked in Jira and Asana.

  • 02   2023 to 2024

    Bilue Pty Ltd — Sydney, Australia

    Backend Engineer

    GYG mobile ordering: Lambda + Step Functions workflows, Datadog/CloudWatch production support. On-site visit to GYG HQ.

  • 03   2019 to 2023

    DXC Technology — Taguig City

    Full Stack Developer, Squad Lead

    E.on B2B on Angular microfrontends + .NET, Azure DevOps automation, L&D program. Workshop in Regensburg, Germany.

  • 04   2010 to 2019

    Games — BRWA, Animoca, Daylight, Witching Hour, Hercules

    Tech Lead / Game Developer

    Technical leadership, Unity/Cocos2D titles, .NET game servers, ASP.NET accounts, Photon real-time sync.

  • Education

    Systems Technology Institute, 2011

    Bachelor of Science in IT — Programmer of the Year · Best Thesis

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07 / Contact

Ask me about any number on this page.

Hiring, collaboration, or a question about the work above. I read everything.

fdespineda@gmail.com · (+63) 968 530 8402