Senior Full-Stack Engineer · Test Infrastructure Edge
I build critical web systems and the test infrastructure that keeps them safe to ship.
Full-stack engineer with deep QA automation experience. I own product systems, improve delivery standards, and build tools that make teams faster.
15+ years building software · 10+ years with U.S. and U.K. teams
Remote from Makati, Philippines · GMT+8 · Available for senior engineering roles
“Ken was such a joy to work with for many years at Formative. His ability to jump into unfamiliar code, level himself up, and prototype a solution was immediately apparent.”
Impact
The numbers carry the pitch.
25M+
Students on the K-12 platform where I shipped critical product systems.
$1M+
District-contract work supported by product delivery.
29×
CI feedback improved from 12min → 25sec.
Work.
Full-stack delivery.
Test-infrastructure edge.
Product systems.
Release confidence.
Team speed.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Built real-time classroom systems, exam review signals, and district-critical product work at Formative.
Senior Software Engineer in Test
Three years in a dedicated test role. I bring that rigor to everything I ship.
Team speed.
4hr→30sec
Demo setup.
2wk→2min
Service setup.
2d→3min
QA environment.
Fit
How I work shows up in the shipped work.
I like hard, ambiguous problems.
Fast means finding the main goal, removing noise, and shipping the smallest useful step.
I work best on mission-driven teams where reliability, ownership, and measured outcomes matter.
Stack
Tech-agnostic, outcome-first.
TypeScript · React · Node · GraphQL · PostgreSQL · Redis · Java · Python · Selenium Grid · pytest · LocalStack · Docker · GitHub Actions
I learn the tool the goal requires.
Boost Capital
Fixed-term AI KYC contract.
Feb to May 2026.
Formative
K-12 assessment platform.
Acquired by Newsela, 2023.
Feb 2021 to Jun 2025.
PearlPay
Digital banking for rural banks.
Nov 2019 to Sep 2020.
BENlabs
Brand placement verification.
Apr 2016 to Jun 2019.
Earlier roles
Junior to senior across U.S.-remote teams.
2006 to 2016.
Full timeline in CV.