Graduate Software Engineer (Australian Permanent Resident) who builds and ships production frontend and full-stack apps using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. Trained through Holberton School Australia and supported by hands-on client freelance work, with a strong track record of turning ambiguous problems into working, deployed solutions. Uses AI tools as a core part of the workflow—coding, refactoring, documentation, and code review—while applying a decade of industrial maintenance experience to diagnose complex technical issues under pressure. Comfortable collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end outcomes.

Patrick Macabulos

Graduate Software Engineer (Australian Permanent Resident) who builds and ships production frontend and full-stack apps using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. Trained through Holberton School Australia and supported by hands-on client freelance work, with a strong track record of turning ambiguous problems into working, deployed solutions. Uses AI tools as a core part of the workflow—coding, refactoring, documentation, and code review—while applying a decade of industrial maintenance experience to diagnose complex technical issues under pressure. Comfortable collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end outcomes.

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Graduate Software Engineer (Australian Permanent Resident) who builds and ships production frontend and full-stack apps using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. Trained through Holberton School Australia and supported by hands-on client freelance work, with a strong track record of turning ambiguous problems into working, deployed solutions.

Uses AI tools as a core part of the workflow—coding, refactoring, documentation, and code review—while applying a decade of industrial maintenance experience to diagnose complex technical issues under pressure. Comfortable collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end outcomes.

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Work Experience

Independent Web Developer (Freelance)
January 1, 2021 - Present
Delivered WordPress websites end-to-end for small business clients—from scoping and requirements through design/build and deployment—supporting ongoing business use after launch.
Mechanical & Hydraulic Fitter / Mechanical & Hydraulic Fitter (multiple roles) at Transmin Pty Ltd / Bosch Rexroth / Moog Controls
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2019
Diagnosed complex mechanical and hydraulic faults under pressure and collaborated with multidisciplinary engineering teams to commission and maintain industrial control systems. Built a strong analytical foundation for rapid problem isolation, root-cause thinking, and safe commissioning/maintenance practices—now applied directly to software engineering.

Education

Certificate of Completion in Software Engineering at Holberton School Australia
October 1, 2025 - July 16, 2026

Qualifications

Certificate of Completion in Software Engineering (Holberton School Australia)
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026
Certificate IV in Engineering (Fluid Power) (North Metropolitan TAFE)
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Manufacturing