Philip Edward Balbas

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Work Experience

Lead Software Engineer at Story Pitch Decks
June 1, 2024 - March 1, 2026
Sole platform engineer responsible for end-to-end product development serving hundreds of paying users. Built and operated the React frontend and scalable backend infra in production for nearly two years. Implemented a synchronous AI generation pipeline (GPT-4, DALL·E, Google Slides API) with optimized timing and caching, and developed a concurrency-safe, secure data flow including Go-based cloud function, PDF ingestion, and Firestore progress updates.
Software Engineer at Julep AI
October 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024
Contributed to backend and frontend for AI-powered SaaS products; implemented scalable microservices and integrated with external AI APIs; collaborated across teams to ship features on time.
Software Engineer at Jar
August 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Developed software solutions for cloud-based platforms; worked with remote teams across India; contributed to backend services and frontend features.
Software Engineer at Whitehead AI
September 1, 2019 - August 1, 2021
Remote role focusing on building AI-enabled software in Singapore market; contributed to backend/frontend and cloud infra; collaborated with distributed teams.
Software Engineer at PDAX (Freelance via Upwork)
February 1, 2017 - September 1, 2019
Freelance software engineer delivering fintech and exchange-related projects; built robust backend services and integrations; collaborated with Philippine-based clients via Upwork.
Software Engineer (Notable Project: Learning Platform) at Learning Platform
September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021
Notable personal project: designed and built the entire platform serving hundreds of paying users, from React frontend to backend infra, deployed in production for nearly two years. Implemented a synchronous pipeline orchestrating GPT-4, DALL·E, and Google Slides API; reduced generation time from 10-15 minutes to under 2 minutes with caching and concurrency controls.
Platform Engineer at Julep AI
October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2024
Developed platform-level services for AI-powered products, including data pipelines, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
Software Engineer at PDAX
February 1, 2017 - September 30, 2019
Early career software engineering work across fintech platform components.
Software Engineer (Freelance) at Med Grocery
February 1, 2017 - September 30, 2019
Freelance software development across frontend and backend tasks for e-commerce platform.
Software Engineer (Freelance) at Upwork
February 1, 2017 - September 30, 2019
Contract software engineering for various clients via Upwork.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Pharmacy at University of the Philippines
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
B.S. in Industrial Pharmacy at University of the Philippines
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Financial Services

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