Hi, I’m
Mark Angelo Cruz
Engineering Leader | Software Developer
Philippines
Summary
Highly accomplished software developer and development manager with a proven record in project management, software architecture, and product development. Known for successfully tackling complex challenges and delivering innovative solutions.
Experienced mentor and technical trainer dedicated to nurturing the growth of colleagues and team members. Proficient in delivering captivating technical presentations and fostering valuable professional relationships.
Overview
15
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Simply StakeholdersMakati, Philippines
Technical Team Lead
04.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Company Overview: a Darzin Software Product
- Leading cross-functional engineering teams across the Philippines, Australia, and China to deliver high-performing, scalable stakeholder engagement solutions.
- Drive daily operational excellence by improving engineering workflows, coordinating with QA, Dev, Product and Customer Success teams, and addressing blockers in real-time.
- Collaborate closely with the architecture team to triage issues, align technical solutions with product vision, and ensure a forward-looking platform strategy.
- Champion system optimization initiatives, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability on SaaS product.
- Conduct regular 1-on-1s and team check-ins, balancing technical mentorship with people leadership.
- Represent engineering in cross-departmental leadership discussions - surfacing risks, aligning execution to company-wide goals, and influencing critical decisions.
- A Darzin Software Product
- Tech Stack: .NET Framework, Angular, Microsoft Azure. Azure AI
GTreasuryMakati, Philippines
Development Manager
05.2022 - 03.2024
Job overview
- Company Overview: via Pro Source Global BPO Inc.
- Provides project and technical leadership to Software Development teams.
- Collaborates with Product Management and other departments to analyze business requirements and prioritize and plan product releases.
- Manage and execute Agile ceremonies from initiation and planning through implementation and delivery, to ensure on time, on budget, and high-quality product.
- Participates in product architecture and system design.
- Provides technical direction to team members to adherence to coding, quality, functionality, performance, scalability, and on-time delivery standards.
- Help analyze complex system and business requirements.
- Lead, mentor and motivate team members to maximize their potential, foster innovation, boost productivity, and to deliver high quality software.
- Measure & quantify software development through KPI metrics.
- Leads an agile team of developers with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Via Pro Source Global BPO Inc.
GTreasuryMakati, Philippines
Lead Developer
01.2020 - 04.2022
Job overview
- Company Overview: via Pro Source Global BPO Inc.
- Working with an agile team to develop, test, and maintain SaaS web application built on Microsoft technologies.
- Participates in peer-reviews of code, unit test, and technical designs.
- Analyzing and resolving application bugs and defects.
- Writing technical designs for mid to large projects.
- Mentoring developers.
- Responsible for final code review and merge within small team.
- Lead small team, assigning work to scrum members and following up with progress and blockers, escalating as needed.
- Work with product to break ideas into build-able components (User Stories).
- Perform other duties as assigned by Development Manager or Vice President.
- Via Pro Source Global BPO Inc.
GTreasuryMakati, Philippines
Senior Developer
10.2017 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Company Overview: via Pro Source Global BPO Inc.
- Working with an agile team to develop, test, and maintain SaaS web application built on Microsoft technologies.
- Participating in peer-reviews of code and unit tests.
- Analyzing and resolving application bugs and defects.
- Writing technical designs for small, uncomplicated projects.
- Mentoring junior developers.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Lead Developer.
- Via Pro Source Global BPO Inc.
Sumidenso Automotive Technologies Asia Corporation (SAT-A)Pampanga, Philippines
Senior Systems Developer
06.2015 - 08.2017
Job overview
- Understands the customer specification and identify whether it is an improvement of an existing CAD module or a new feature of the system and estimates accordingly.
- Conduct analysis of the project and translate it to a design specification.
- Lead small to large teams (4-14 members).
- Monitors the day-to-day progress of the project based on team's progress to ensure that the team meets the requirement and allocated budget, prepares risk and mitigation assessment plans if necessary.
- Performs coding (If necessary).
- Prepares software deliveries.
- Conducts training and education for associate systems developers.
- Makes or initiates inquiry correspondence.
Sumidenso Automotive Technologies Asia Corporation (SAT-A)Pampanga, Philippines
Systems Developer
05.2014 - 05.2015
Job overview
- Lead small team of 4-5 members.
- Prepares software deliveries.
- Develops and design CAD software.
- Creates documents and specification of the system (Test specification and Program specification).
- Performs coding.
- Conducts System Testing (Unit, Module, and Integration Testing).
Sumidenso Automotive Technologies Asia Corporation (SAT-A)Pampanga, Philippines
Associate Systems Developer
04.2011 - 04.2014
Job overview
- Develops and design CAD software.
- Creates documents and specification of the system (Test specification and Program specification).
- Performs coding.
- Conducts System Testing (Unit, Module, and Integration Testing).
Education
STI College
Bachelor of Science from Information Technology
04.2011
Skills
- Back-end Development
- Net framework
- System Design/Architecture
- Azure Services
- Service Bus
- Queues
- Function Apps
- Blob Storage
- SQL scripting
- Web Services
- API Development
- RESTful APIs
- Front-end Development
- HTML5
- CSS
- AureliaJs
- Entity Framework
- Entity Framework Code First
- LINQ to SQL
- Mobile Development
- Android
- IOS
- Xamarin Forms
- Desktop Development
- WPF
- WinForms
- Visual C
- MFC
- Automation Tests Development
- Cypress
- Selenium
- Customer Specification Design
- System architecture
- Test plans
- Management
- Task delegation
- Waterfall
- Agile
- SCRUM methodologies
- Azure DevOps
- Azure CI/CD pipelines
Certification
Certified ScrumMaster, Scrum Alliance, 001437013
Projects Highlights
- Integration (Financial Instrument Cashflows to Payments/Estimated Balances): Led a team in integrating financial instrument cashflows from the risk module into the cash module, creating a seamless integration at the early stages of merging these systems into a unified solution. Improved workflows to cater to diverse client requirements and standards across regions like APAC, EMEA, and NA.
- Client Go-Live: Assisted high-value clients in overcoming obstacles related to the financial instrument module, enabling them to go live smoothly. Acted as a bridge between clients and product management to ensure a clear understanding of requirements and problem-solving among stakeholders.
- Silverlight to HTML5 migration: Contributed to the migration of the financial instrument system from Silverlight to HTML5. Involved in UI development, introduced Web APIs to leverage existing back-end services, and built middleware frameworks to support both Silverlight and HTML5 versions during the transition.
- Messaging Framework: Developed a messaging framework using Azure Service Bus, widely adopted across engineering teams to facilitate seamless communication between cloud features and native system applications.
- Recruitment Process Enhancement: Successfully increased developer headcount by optimizing the existing recruitment process.
Timeline
Technical Team Lead
Simply Stakeholders
04.2024 - Current
Development Manager
GTreasury
05.2022 - 03.2024
Lead Developer
GTreasury
01.2020 - 04.2022
Senior Developer
GTreasury
10.2017 - 12.2019
Senior Systems Developer
Sumidenso Automotive Technologies Asia Corporation (SAT-A)
06.2015 - 08.2017
Systems Developer
Sumidenso Automotive Technologies Asia Corporation (SAT-A)
05.2014 - 05.2015
Associate Systems Developer
Sumidenso Automotive Technologies Asia Corporation (SAT-A)
04.2011 - 04.2014
STI College
Bachelor of Science from Information Technology