Hi, I’m Renz Carillo, a founder and software engineer who loves turning ideas into scalable products and reliable systems. I specialize in building real-time mobile apps, web platforms, and DevOps pipelines that empower teams to move fast while maintaining security and quality. I’ve led front-end, back-end, and cloud-based initiatives from concept to production, collaborating with designers, artists, and customers to deliver polished experiences and robust infrastructures.

Renz Carillo

Hi, I’m Renz Carillo, a founder and software engineer who loves turning ideas into scalable products and reliable systems. I specialize in building real-time mobile apps, web platforms, and DevOps pipelines that empower teams to move fast while maintaining security and quality. I’ve led front-end, back-end, and cloud-based initiatives from concept to production, collaborating with designers, artists, and customers to deliver polished experiences and robust infrastructures.

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Hi, I’m Renz Carillo, a founder and software engineer who loves turning ideas into scalable products and reliable systems. I specialize in building real-time mobile apps, web platforms, and DevOps pipelines that empower teams to move fast while maintaining security and quality.

I’ve led front-end, back-end, and cloud-based initiatives from concept to production, collaborating with designers, artists, and customers to deliver polished experiences and robust infrastructures.

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Work Experience

Founder and Software Engineer at Meant
September 1, 2025 - September 18, 2025
Led the development of a real-time matchmaking mobile app for Android and iOS using Expo, React Native, TypeScript, and Kotlin. Implemented authentication with Cognito, Amazon SES, and Turnstile; designed messaging and profile management backend (Golang, API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, Rekognition); built a fast matchmaking system with Lua and Redis; integrated server-side subscription validation with RevenueCat. Established testing (Jest, Detox), monitoring (CloudWatch, Sentry), security (IAM, WAF), and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Terraform). Project duration: 2023-10-01 to 2025-09-01.
Freelancer at Upwork
September 1, 2023 - September 18, 2025
Article Generator (Python, Generative AI): Developed an AI-driven, SEO-optimized article generator, producing over a thousand articles within a few months, significantly enhancing content reach and engagement.
Co-Founder and Software Engineer at Cyber Outlaws NFT
June 1, 2022 - September 18, 2025
Designed the prototype (Figma) and built a full-stack web application (NextJS, React, TailwindCSS, ExpressJS, MongoDB) enabling NFT minting with MetaMask; developed a Solidity smart contract for Polygon; created a NodeJS image generator for avatars.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at De La Salle University - Dasmariñas, Dasmariñas, PH
January 11, 2030 - September 18, 2025

Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
January 11, 2030 - September 18, 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)
January 11, 2030 - September 18, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services