I'm a software engineer with 9+ years of experience building enterprise Java applications across financial services, aerospace, and international organizations. I focus on performance, reliability, and automation in agile environments, delivering measurable improvements for customers and teammates alike. I enjoy collaborating across product, design, and operations to design scalable systems, mentor peers, and drive end-to-end quality through CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

Jester Caporado

I'm a software engineer with 9+ years of experience building enterprise Java applications across financial services, aerospace, and international organizations. I focus on performance, reliability, and automation in agile environments, delivering measurable improvements for customers and teammates alike. I enjoy collaborating across product, design, and operations to design scalable systems, mentor peers, and drive end-to-end quality through CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

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I’m a software engineer with 9+ years of experience building enterprise Java applications across financial services, aerospace, and international organizations. I focus on performance, reliability, and automation in agile environments, delivering measurable improvements for customers and teammates alike.

I enjoy collaborating across product, design, and operations to design scalable systems, mentor peers, and drive end-to-end quality through CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer at 3Pillar Global
May 1, 2025 - Present
Delivered key features in RouteOne's Credit Application System, an online vehicle financing platform serving dealerships across the US and Canada. Built and maintained Java-based integrations with captive auto lenders (Ford Motor Credit, Lincoln) and chartered banks (Scotiabank, TD), identifying and resolving production issues to maintain uptime. Mentored developers and QA engineers on coding standards and best practices. Participated in the full development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, technical design, and agile ceremonies such as daily scrums, sprint planning, and code reviews.
National ICT Officer (Java Applications Development) at International Organization for Migration – United Nations
January 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Led a major re-architecture of the project's message processing, including web service caching, Spring configuration restructuring, library upgrades, and code refactoring using OO design patterns and clean code. Achieved 60-90% reductions in import latency and processing time, improved multi-threading readiness, and enhanced maintainability. Implemented fixes enabling the recovery of CAD 900K and migration of ~2.5K cases into MiMOSA, boosting data integrity and financial reconciliation. Developed and maintained Java Web Services APIs interfacing with IRCC and the eMedical system, and led CI/CD pipeline creation for SOAP endpoints to automate deployments.
Software Engineer at CHAMP Cargosystems
November 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023
Resolved efficiency issues by designing and implementing a distributed algorithm for parallel IBM MQ message consumption within business constraints, reducing bottlenecks and increasing processing speed by 4x. Collaborated with Architects, Development Leads, and Test Engineers. Developed and maintained Java-based airline applications for Cathay Pacific to meet IATA standards. Worked with Product Owner and BAs to design new functionalities and led POCs for automation frameworks across scrum teams to align products with requirements and Release Managers.
Software Engineer at Thales Group
July 1, 2017 - October 1, 2022
Created an automated development tool for a partner team, increasing productivity by 50% by extracting data from customer specifications, validating with combinatorial matching and heuristic algorithms, and interfacing with data processing software via Java RCP API. Reduced team failure rate KPI from 40% to 10% through automation and quality fixes. Optimized regression testing tool, cutting runtime from 5 hours to 30 minutes (90% improvement) through parallel design and integrating proprietary APIs. Led modular validation tool development for QA results and automated smart card transactions for terminal chip processing simulation.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Lyceum of the Philippines University
June 1, 2013 - April 1, 2017

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Government, Professional Services

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