Summary
Neil Dela Cruz is a Senior Software Engineer based in Pasay, Philippines with roughly 14–15 years of experience building web and backend systems, primarily in Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL. He has a strong track record of designing mission-critical architectures—most notably the first credit limit engine and a fully automated loan management system at First Circle—that helped secure Series A funding and operational scale. Comfortable leading small teams, he’s repeatedly delivered fast, pragmatic solutions under tight timelines and resource constraints while also shaping engineering workflows and hiring. His background spans full-stack, mobile (Android), and backend integrations across startups and product companies, giving him a practical end-to-end perspective. A University of the Philippines computer science graduate, he often combines engineering with product thinking to turn complex requirements into production-ready systems.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science Mathematics Programming Hacking Software Engineering, BS Computer Science Mathematics Programming Hacking Software Engineering at University of the Philippines
English, Filipino