Summary
Rj Bernaldo is a seasoned freelance software developer based in Melbourne with 11 years of experience building production web and mobile applications for startups and agencies. He specializes in React, React Native and TypeScript frontends, and has a strong track record integrating APIs and delivering maintainable code that teams can pick up after handoff. As founder of powerfulwebsites.io, he curates developer tools and runs a newsletter with 13K+ subscribers, showing an eye for developer experience and community growth beyond pure engineering. His background includes backend work with Node.js, Python/Django and MongoDB, and hands-on experience shipping features under tight deadlines in fintech and payments contexts. Comfortable joining existing teams and codebases, he excels at turning legacy systems into clean, testable frontends and APIs. Collected from both bootcamp and multimedia arts training, his profile blends pragmatic engineering with a strong product and UX sensibility.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development, Web Development at Dev Bootcamp, San Francisco
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Multimedia Arts, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Multimedia Arts at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde