I’ve been fortunate to grow as a software engineer, starting with projects like cryptocurrency trading bots and market-making systems—fast-paced challenges that taught me the value of reliability, efficiency, and learning on the job. Over time, I’ve explored full-stack development, IoT projects, media processing tools, and complex cloud and data systems. Currently, as a Senior Java Full Stack Engineer, I work on building robust microservices, background processors using MQ, payment platforms, and scalable cloud pipelines. I enjoy helping teams solve difficult technical challenges, improving architecture, and contributing to systems that are maintainable and reliable. Mentoring new colleagues and sharing knowledge is something I take seriously—I’ve learned as much from others as I hope they learn from me. I strive to stay curious, embrace continuous learning, and focus on creating software that not only works but also supports the people and businesses relying on it.

Franklin Embate

I’ve been fortunate to grow as a software engineer, starting with projects like cryptocurrency trading bots and market-making systems—fast-paced challenges that taught me the value of reliability, efficiency, and learning on the job. Over time, I’ve explored full-stack development, IoT projects, media processing tools, and complex cloud and data systems. Currently, as a Senior Java Full Stack Engineer, I work on building robust microservices, background processors using MQ, payment platforms, and scalable cloud pipelines. I enjoy helping teams solve difficult technical challenges, improving architecture, and contributing to systems that are maintainable and reliable. Mentoring new colleagues and sharing knowledge is something I take seriously—I’ve learned as much from others as I hope they learn from me. I strive to stay curious, embrace continuous learning, and focus on creating software that not only works but also supports the people and businesses relying on it.

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I’ve been fortunate to grow as a software engineer, starting with projects like cryptocurrency trading bots and market-making systems—fast-paced challenges that taught me the value of reliability, efficiency, and learning on the job. Over time, I’ve explored full-stack development, IoT projects, media processing tools, and complex cloud and data systems.

Currently, as a Senior Java Full Stack Engineer, I work on building robust microservices, background processors using MQ, payment platforms, and scalable cloud pipelines. I enjoy helping teams solve difficult technical challenges, improving architecture, and contributing to systems that are maintainable and reliable. Mentoring new colleagues and sharing knowledge is something I take seriously—I’ve learned as much from others as I hope they learn from me. I strive to stay curious, embrace continuous learning, and focus on creating software that not only works but also supports the people and businesses relying on it.

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Work Experience

Sr. Java Full Stack Engineer at LegalMatch
May 1, 2024 - Present
Led the development and integration of LegalMatch’s Stripe-based online payment gateway, enabling secure and seamless subscription billing for customers. Set up and maintained the full development workflow, including the creation and optimization of Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployments. Collaborated with the DevOps team to debug and resolve complex issues across pipelines, AWS servers, and deployment environments. Mentored new team members, providing guidance on Java development best practices, system architecture, and internal tools. Contributed to high-level architecture design, proposing scalable solutions and driving initiatives to decouple and modernize legacy systems.
Senior Java Consultant at Capgemini
June 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024
Led and guided a team of engineers, ensuring clear task direction, tracking deliverables, and driving daily stand-ups and team progress. Worked with GCP pipeline plugins, including developing and enhancing tools that integrate with Google Cloud–based data workflows. Designed and built a validation and enrichment framework to ensure data quality and consistency across pipeline processes. Developed a reusable plugin framework that supports scalable and reliable pipeline operations. Maintained technical excellence across multiple repositories by keeping tools and technologies up to date, performing thorough code reviews, and ensuring clean, well-structured codebases. Analyzed business requirements and translated them into technical solutions, ensuring alignment with product and data objectives. Worked across the Big Data lifecycle, from data gathering and processing to analytics and data visualization.
Software Engineer at Call Handling Services
June 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Designed and implemented a background processing system for the Report Generator Tool microservice, applying custom business logic through Kafka Streams to handle large-scale, event-driven data. Built and managed Data Sources that enable clients to generate customizable and reliable report outputs based on their specific needs. Developed a Media File Encoder capable of converting audio and video files into various formats and encoding standards, ensuring performance, scalability, and cross-platform compatibility. Published and maintained the open-source Media File Encoder application, available publicly on GitHub: https://github.com/Try-Parser/MediaFileEncoder.
Team Leader at Windsgate
January 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Provided guidance and onboarding support to newly hired colleagues, introducing them to company processes, business domains, and internal workflows. Delivered training sessions on technologies, tools, and best practices used across client projects. Advised teams and clients on appropriate technology stacks and supported the setup of each project's development environment. Oversaw the full software development lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery, code quality, and adherence to standards.
Senior Software Developer at Windsgate
November 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019
Provided software development support directly to clients in Japan, ensuring high-quality deliverables and effective communication. Led research and development initiatives to evaluate and introduce new technologies within the company. Built internal projects involving IoT, web development, and full-stack technologies. Analyzed client requirements and prepared complete development environments, including consultation, architecture recommendations, and modernization of project setups.
Full Stack Developer at Vauldex
June 1, 2017 - October 1, 2017
Led a small development team in building a cryptocurrency trading platform for an exchange, ensuring scalable architecture and smooth user experience. Contributed to the design and refinement of trading features, providing technical input and domain knowledge to improve functionality and performance. Participated in full-stack development activities, covering backend services and frontend components.
Web Developer at Vauldex
July 1, 2016 - June 1, 2017
Developed a cryptocurrency market-maker bot with adjustable parameters and automated trading strategies. Contributed to multiple areas of the company’s development projects including backend server development, R&D initiatives, and UX improvements. Assisted in building internal tools and prototypes, helping support product evolution and technical exploration.

Education

Bachelor's degree at Information Technology University of Cebu
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016

Qualifications

Blockchain Basics
January 11, 2030 - December 10, 2025
Agile Software Development Essential
January 11, 2030 - December 10, 2025
Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
January 11, 2030 - December 10, 2025
Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
January 11, 2030 - December 10, 2025
Sustainability Awareness
January 11, 2030 - December 10, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Telecommunications