Senior Software Engineer — Backend & Cloud Systems

Axl Oliver Cuyugan

Senior software engineer building reliable cloud products.
On the side, I'm building Conose PH, Guhit Studio, Hoardless, Salo, and Top.Notch, five personal projects.

Work

Viyahe / Monark Owned the backend and cloud side of trials.gg end to end, from architecture to launch. AWS · Typescript · Electron.js +6 more

PH Live Music LTD DevOps consulting focused on cloud cost and delivery reliability. AWS · Typescript · Node.js +2 more

MDI Novare Led the BFA module team on Meralco's Bayad Center project. AWS · React.js · Typescript +4 more

Bunbuy Marketplace Part-time full stack work on an online marketplace, shipped in a scrum team. React.js · Node.js · Typescript +1 more

exact construct GmbH Deputy head of development across multiple Swiss client projects. React.js · Vue.js · Express.js +4 more

RightJob Solutions Built client web applications and WordPress sites for a local digital agency. React.js · Vue.js · Laravel +4 more

Zamboanga Amusement & Recreational Inc.

Zamboanga Amusement & Recreational Inc. Built an Android data-collection app and the reporting platform behind it across ~10 branches. Android · MySQL · REST

Side projects

Conose PH mobile app screens

Conose PH A hyperlocal discovery app that helps people find verified businesses, new places, deals, reviews, and nearby experiences in Zamboanga, all in one place. Go · Flutter · React.js +6 more

Guhit Studio editor with a 2D plan on the left and the live 3D view on the right

Guhit Studio A PH-first architectural design desktop app. Draw a real floor plan in minutes, see it in 3D as you draw, ask AI for revisions you approve, and hand off to AutoCAD, SketchUp, or a BIM tool. Rust · Tauri 2 · React +6 more

Hoardless storage overview showing indexed space, developer caches and what is safe to reclaim

Hoardless A native macOS disk cleaner that accounts for every byte. It shows exactly where the space went, answers questions about it on device, and previews the paths and sizes of a cleanup before anything moves. Out now, one-time purchase. Swift 6 · SwiftUI · SQLite +5 more

The Salo floor view, with tables colored by state from seated and cooking to bill and clean up

Salo An offline-first restaurant operating system for independent Philippine restaurants, cafes and food halls. Floor, kitchen, stock, cashier and owner share one live picture, and every device keeps taking orders when the internet drops. Go · React · TypeScript +5 more

Top.Notch, the notch made useful

Top.Notch Free, open-source notch app for macOS. A Dynamic Island style alternative to NotchNook, built with SwiftUI. Swift · SwiftUI · Sparkle +2 more

Finova mobile app screens

Finova A privacy-forward, low-friction budgeting app with a personalized AI coach. Flutter · Go · AWS Lambda +7 more

Writing

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Diagnosing race conditions in event-driven applicationsJun 12, 2026 Case study: Race condition & architecture refactorNov 1, 2024

Designing idempotent background jobsdraft—

Transactional outbox versus dual writesdraft—