Summary
Jomel Imperio is a pragmatic software engineering manager with 13 years of hands-on experience building products across web, mobile, and desktop platforms, currently leading engineering at Magic. He rose through startup ranks at Insync—from second employee to CTO and Director of Engineering—combining deep technical ownership (notably Mac and desktop apps) with hiring, operations, and product strategy. Comfortable spanning UX, architecture, execution, and release, he mentors engineers and improves cross-functional communication to turn fuzzy requirements into shipping products. His background in physics and early QA work gives him a detail-oriented, measurement-driven approach to delivery and reliability. Known for pragmatic decision-making, he blends individual contributor craft with team-level operational improvements. Based in Metro Manila, he balances strategic leadership with continued hands-on development.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
University of the Philippines