Document Type

Ijay B. Mangili

About

Full-Stack Developer with 5 years building web applications end-to-end. Expertise in Laravel (backend architecture, API design, performance optimization) and Vue.js/TypeScript frontends.

Shipped production projects, including a tutoring marketplace, a safety check-in app, and a personalized fitness platform.

Experienced in AWS, Docker, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines, with a test-driven workflow (unit, feature, and load testing) and daily use of AI coding tools while keeping code clean and maintainable.

Work Experience

Full Stack Web DeveloperRemote (Richmond, AU)
Appetiser AppsNov 2024 — Mar 2026
  • Supported production readiness of the ADRF Foundation crowdfunding platform (Laravel with a Filament admin, Stripe payments, and Sumsub KYC) during a resumed development phase.
  • Built a test-driven Laravel backend (APIs and database schemas) for Better Fit, a fitness app matching workouts to user goals.
  • Supported development of new features for Blended Services, a tree maintenance platform tracking frequency, status, and collaborative workflows
  • Built a test-driven Laravel backend API and Filament admin CMS for LifeStyler, a job-matching platform for short-term work in Australia
  • Designed and implemented backend APIs and database schemas with Laravel for Solo Alert, a personal safety application that handles complex check-in scheduling and alert systems consumed by an iOS app
  • Developed xcursionplanner, a Vue (Nuxt) Web App with integrated APIs used in planning an excursion for Australian schools
Intermediate Full Stack Web DeveloperRemote (Pasig City, PH)
TheChalkboard Inc.Nov 2023 — Jul 2025
  • Led DevOps and AWS initiatives to improve existing AWS infrastructure and implement best practices.
  • Developed and maintained a QR-based Attendance Monitoring System for real-time token-based attendance tracking.
  • Led a modernization of the LMS platform from Laravel 6 / Vue 2 to Laravel 10 / Vue 3, rebuilding feature parity to reduce technical debt.
Associate Full Stack Web DeveloperRemote (Pasig City, PH)
TheChalkboard Inc.Jun 2021 — Sep 2023
  • Supported bug fixes and feature development for an existing LMS platform and its Management Portal, built with Laravel 6 and Vue 2, alongside maintaining the cloud infrastructure.
  • Integrated card (Xendit) and e-wallet (DragonPay) payments with MaxMind geolocation-based localized pricing
  • Automated deployments with Bitbucket pipelines and managed cloud infrastructure
On-The-Job TraineeBaguio City, PH
PLDTJan 2020 — Mar 2020

Education

BS Computer EngineeringBaguio City, PH
University of BaguioMay 2020 (2013 — 2020)

Certifications, Skills & Interests

  • Skills: Full-Stack Web Development (Backend Development, Laravel, PHP, Filament, Test-Driven Development, Load Testing (k6), Node.js - Express.js, Frontend Development, Vue, Nuxt, React, React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS/SASS, Tailwind), Integrations (APIs & SDKs), Databases (SQL - MySQL/MariaDB), Cloud Services (AWS), Containerization and Deployments (Docker), Microservices Architecture, AI-Assisted Development (Claude Code)

  • Certifications: Complete React Developer (Udemy, Oct 2025), React Native (Udemy, Sep 2025), Docker Mastery (Udemy, July 2024), IELTS General Training Band 8 (IELTS, Feb 2024), Complete Vue Developer (Udemy, Feb 2023), 1st place in Robotics Sumobot Competition (University of Baguio, Mar 2019), Champion in Quiz Bee (University of Baguio, Mar 2019), Champion in Programming (University of Baguio, Mar 2018)

  • Interests: Gaming, YouTube, Anime, Movies, Guitar, History, Books