Lead → Interim CTO · Fintech/Regulated · 7+ developers

xswap

Payroll disbursement platform for SMEs (batch salary payments via GCash-like service)

TypeScript
PHP
Laravel
React
MySQL
EC2
Cloudflare
Power BI
Dragonpay
PCI DSS

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The build

Orchestrated maintenance and deployment of a robust n-tier architecture with fail-safe mechanisms. Implemented PCI DSS-compliant security measures. Coordinated with stakeholders for investor relations and compliance with Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas regulations. Led the automation of compliance and internal operations. Oversaw company-wide and application security as the primary systems architect.

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The stack

What each tool actually did on this project.

TypeScript

Built type-safe React frontend for fintech platform

PHP

Maintained n-tier architecture, fixed critical database bugs causing revenue loss

Laravel

Built robust n-tier architecture with fail-safe mechanisms and PCI DSS security

React

Developed frontend for payroll disbursement platform

MySQL

Fixed critical database bug causing revenue loss and implemented safeguards

EC2

Deployed platform to production with fail-safe mechanisms and BSP regulatory compliance

Cloudflare

Configured security and CDN for fintech platform

Power BI

Built business analytics dashboards for internal operations

Dragonpay

Integrated payment gateway for payroll disbursements

PCI DSS

Achieved full PCI DSS compliance and passed BSP regulatory requirements

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My part

What I owned, per position that touched this project.

Lindytech Inc.

Lead Developer

Rapidly onboarded and began addressing critical infrastructure gaps

Picked up the application quickly, submitting first PR within 1-2 days
Identified that existing CTO was underperforming and volunteered to assume responsibilities
Served as primary systems architect overseeing company-wide and application security
Enforced coding standards and coordinated interdepartmental projects
Started addressing critical gaps: no servers, no security, no backups, no CI/CD

Lindytech Inc.

Interim CTO

Led complete transformation from development to production-ready fintech platform

Led engineering team of 9-12 developers as head of technology for a fintech startup processing millions of PHP in monthly transactions
Achieved full PCI DSS compliance and passed Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) regulatory requirements
Identified and fixed critical database bug that was causing revenue loss, implementing safeguards to prevent recurrence
Deployed xswap payroll platform from development to production, establishing the infrastructure and release processes
Orchestrated maintenance and deployment of robust n-tier architecture with fail-safe mechanisms
Led automation of compliance reporting and internal operations
Introduced Laravel Forge for deployment automation
Added comprehensive test coverage to ensure platform stability
Coordinated penetration testing for security validation
Integrated Dragonpay financial processor as backbone of the application
Implemented proper backup and disaster recovery procedures

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