kszyrver@dev: ~

$ whoami

Kszyr Ver Cobrador

Backend Engineer & Technical Lead

$ echo $FOCUS

10 years building backend-heavy products for fully remote teams — from architecture and payments to APIs and long-term platform maintenance. Based in Davao City, Philippines.

ls ./projects ./contact --me

$ cat about.md

About

about.md

Backend-led full-stack engineer with 10 years building scalable SaaS platforms, payment systems and APIs across marketplace, SaaS and fitness products. I lead backend architecture and technical planning, set engineering standards, and ship maintainable, production-ready systems for teams working fully remote.

  • ›Project Lead / Backend Lead across multiple production platforms used by thousands of users
  • ›Built "Baseplate" — an internal starter platform adopted across projects to standardise engineering practices
  • ›Reusable core modules: authentication, payments, subscriptions, roles & permissions, admin CMS
  • ›Deep experience with third-party integrations, cloud services and modern backend frameworks
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LOCATION
Davao City, Philippines
EXPERIENCE
10+ years
ROLE
Backend Engineer & Technical Lead
STACK
Laravel · scalable SaaS · payments & APIs
REMOTE
true

$ cat skills.json

Skills

backend-db.sh

Backend & DB

+PHP+Laravel+MySQL+PostgreSQL+Redis
frontend.sh

Frontend

+Vue.js+Nuxt.js+Inertia.js+Tailwind CSS+Vuetify
devops-tools.sh

DevOps & Tools

+AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, SES, Amplify)+DigitalOcean+Docker+Git+Laravel Cloud / Forge
integrations-services.sh

Integrations & Services

+Stripe / Stripe Connect+Recharge+AppStore / PlayStore IAP+Klaviyo+Twilio+Ably+Gemini+StormGlass

$ ls -la ./projects

Selected Work

Commercial, closed-source products. Tech tags reflect the stack used to build them.

RareBody

Fitness

Fitness and wellness platform for workout programs, meal planning and user health tracking.

LaravelVue.jsMySQLRechargeIAPAWS
↗ rarebody.com.au

PerfectCircles™

SaaS

SaaS project and job management platform with integrated asset management and workflow tracking.

LaravelInertia.jsVue.jsPostgreSQLDockerLaravel CloudStripe
↗ perfectcircles.com.au

WeCollect

Marketplace

Marketplace platform connecting collectors and sellers to trade and discover collectibles.

LaravelVue.jsNuxt.jsMySQLStripe ConnectRedisAWS
↗ wecollect.com.au

MoveWithUs

Fitness

Fitness coaching app offering workout programs, meal plans and subscription-based wellness content.

LaravelVue.jsNuxt.jsMySQLRechargeIAP
↗ movewithus.com.au

GoodEmpire

Social Impact

Social networking platform centred on environmental awareness, climate action and social impact.

LaravelVue.jsPostgreSQLRedisAblyAWS
private — link unavailable

$ git log --oneline --career

Experience

  1. Senior Full Stack Web Developer

    Jul 2019 – Present

    Appetiser Apps

    Melbourne, Australia (Remote)

    • ›Project Lead / Backend Lead across multiple production platforms in marketplace, SaaS and fitness, owning backend architecture, technical planning and scalable system design for apps used by thousands of users.
    • ›Initiated and built "Baseplate", an internal starter platform adopted across projects to standardise engineering practices and accelerate delivery.
    • ›Implemented reusable core modules: authentication, payments, subscriptions, role/permission management and admin CMS.
    • ›Drove estimation, technical decision-making, debugging, optimisation and long-term platform maintenance.
    • ›Worked extensively with third-party integrations, cloud services and modern backend frameworks.

  2. Full Stack Web Developer

    Sep 2017 – Jul 2019

    Peoplewave Pte. Ltd

    Singapore (Remote)

    • ›Built HR management platforms for employee onboarding and performance reviews, contributing across frontend, backend, feature delivery and system maintenance.

  3. Full Stack Web Developer

    May 2016 – Sep 2017

    POSBang Corporation

    Davao City, Philippines

    • ›Developed and maintained ERP systems for a Korean clothing manufacturer, supporting business operations, workflow management and internal processes.
education

B.S. Information Technology

Davao del Norte State College

2012 – 2016

Relevant coursework: Data Structures, Web Algorithms, Database Design, Distributed Systems.

⤓ Download full resume (PDF)

$ ./contact --me

Get in touch

contact.sh

# Open to backend / technical-lead roles and interesting Laravel work. The fastest way to reach me is email — I read everything.

Emailcontact@kszyrver.devGitHubgithub.com/kszyrvercobradorLinkedInlinkedin.com/in/kszyrvercobrador

$ mail contact@kszyrver.dev