Summary
Melvin Vivas is a seasoned software engineer and technical leader with nearly two decades of experience building web, mobile, and server-side systems across startups, banks, and his own consultancy. Currently focused on AI integrations, he launched production GenAI apps like AI Dream Photo and is developing an open-source AI backends API for business workflows. He has led teams at Standard Chartered and Ohmyhome, architecting cloud-native microservices with Go, Java, Docker, Kubernetes and deploying AI features such as HomerGPT using OpenAI function calling. Comfortable as both an individual contributor and manager, Melvin has spearheaded platform migrations, pioneered containerized microservices at a major bank, and mentored cross-functional engineering teams. He blends hands-on engineering with product-minded leadership and a history of shipping consumer and enterprise systems across Southeast Asia. An invited speaker at regional AI events, he pairs practical production focus with an active interest in open-source tooling for AI backends.
9 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Elementary, Elementary at Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati
High School, High School at Manila Science High School
BA, Public Administration, BA, Public Administration at University of the Philippines