Ryan Joshua Z. Gapac

Software Engineer

Focused on developer tools and system design; comfortable shipping full-stack products end-to-end when needed.

Taal, Pulilan, Bulacan, Philippines [email protected] GitHub Resume PDF

Projects

SwitchCost

Python / macOS / CLI

Track time spent per application on macOS with lightweight event logging.

vortel-lsp

Emacs Lisp / LSP / JSON-RPC

Language-server client for Emacs with predictable protocol handling and clean architecture.

stream

HTML / JS / WASM

High-performance streaming stack focused on low overhead and responsive delivery.

empatho

Next.js / Payload CMS

Corporate site and platform integration for mental health services.

spedgrow

Angular / Ionic / Capacitor

Cross-platform app designed for children in special education.

oneloyal

Flutter / Firebase

Loyalty platform backed by Firebase infrastructure.

Experience

AI Data Specialist (Semantic Prompt Engineering)

Jan 2026 - Feb 2026

Alignerr / Labelbox (Contract)

  • - Evaluated side-by-side coding-model outputs on repository-grounded bug-fixing and pull request tasks.
  • - Reviewed generated patches for correctness, defect coverage, and code quality, then selected stronger outputs based on quality and turnaround time.

Full Stack Developer

Sept 2025 - February 2026

Empatho

  • - Built a secure HR admin dashboard and therapist portal in Next.js with RBAC, embedded Zoom workflows, and strict validation for sensitive medical records.
  • - Managed DigitalOcean and Nginx production infrastructure, diagnosing and resolving server issues to maintain reliable service availability.

Full-Stack Developer Intern

June 2025 - July 2025

Planning and Development Office, BSU Malolos

  • - Improved web performance through asset optimization and server-side caching, increasing application responsiveness and Lighthouse performance scores.
  • - Built an internal template builder that allowed non-technical staff to generate structured documents without editing code.

Mobile & Full-Stack Developer

June 2024 - Feb 2025

Spedgrow

  • - Containerized a legacy Laravel backend with docker-compose, creating a reproducible development environment.
  • - Implemented WebSockets for real-time progress tracking, enabling near real-time synchronization between clients and server.

Co-Founder & Mobile App Developer

Sept 2023 - June 2025

Cygntek, Bulacan, Philippines

  • - Co-founded Cygntek and built the OneLoyal platform's two Flutter apps: a merchant app and a customer-facing loyalty app.
  • - Implemented application logic, backend integration, and production mobile workflows across both apps while collaborating with a designer on frontend visuals.

Technical Skills

Languages

TypeScript, Python, Rust, SQL, C, C++, Dart, PHP

Frameworks

Next.js, Flutter, Laravel

Infrastructure & Ops

Docker, DigitalOcean, Linux, Nginx, Bash

Engineering

Testing, CI/CD, System design, Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Bulacan State University, Malolos, Bulacan

Degree requirements completed; graduation expected June 2026

Awards

  • - 1st Place, Regional ICPeP C Programming Competition (Institute of Computer Engineers of the Philippines)
  • - 6th Place, National ICPeP C Programming Competition
  • - 3rd Place, Regional ICPeP Python Programming Competition
  • - Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST), Networking