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Ervin Arce

@ervinarce

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Senior full-stack Java developer and tech lead focused on backend systems, DevOps, and mentoring.

Philippines

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior backend/full-stack roles where I can lead technical improvements, mentor developers, optimize performance, and drive CI/CD and integration best practices.

I am a senior full-stack developer and tech lead with extensive experience building and optimizing backend systems using Java and Spring Boot, and building frontends with Vue.js. I specialize in microservices, event-driven architectures, and API design.

I have a proven track record of reducing technical debt, improving system performance, and streamlining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Docker, OpenShift, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, and Rancher. I also design and implement integrations, onboarding flows, and lifecycle management modules.

I regularly mentor and lead teams, conduct knowledge-transfer sessions, and perform code reviews to uphold engineering standards. I have developed hundreds of integration tests and worked closely with QA, DevOps, and product teams to ensure high-quality deliveries.

I am multilingual (English, Filipino, business-level Japanese JLPT N3), experienced with Japanese clients, and passionate about performance optimization, maintainable code, and enabling developer growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Backend Software Engineer

Current

Redpin

May 2025 - Present (7 months)

Develop and optimize RESTful APIs using Java Spring Boot within an event-driven microservices architecture and lead backend solutions for onboarding and integrations while mentoring teammates to improve code quality and delivery.

Java Spring Boot Hibernate JOOQ Spring Modulith Docker REST APIs

Senior Application Developer

IBM

Dec 2023 - May 2025 (1 year 5 months)

Transitioned to Tech Lead during maintenance phase, reduced technical debt and improved system performance by optimizing Java Spring Boot APIs and CI/CD processes while mentoring engineers and driving integration testing efforts.

Java Spring Boot Gradle MyBatis PostgreSQL Vue.Js OpenShift Docker Integration Testing

Backend Developer

EasyEquities

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 (6 months)

Built and maintained Spring Boot microservices using MS SQL and MongoDB, and streamlined CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, and Rancher to improve deployment stability and scalability.

Spring Boot SQL MongoDB Jenkins Octopus Deploy Rancher CI CD Microservices

Senior Application Consultant

NCSI Philippines

Jun 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year)

Migrated legacy systems to Spring Boot microservices to improve performance and modularity, maintained API documentation, and mentored team members through knowledge-transfer sessions.

Spring Boot Microservices API Documentation Vue.Js Mentoring Integration

Java Senior Developer

3M Global Service Center Philippines

Oct 2021 - May 2022 (7 months)

Developed backend APIs for an e-commerce platform using Hybris and Spring, improved feature scalability and reliability by implementing JUnit tests and enhancing code coverage.

Hybris Spring Junit REST APIs Agile

Application Consultant

NCSI Philippines

Jan 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year 7 months)

Led development of custom REST APIs using Java Spring Boot and AWS, integrated third-party APIs, served as SPOC for clients, and supported full SDLC activities including integration testing and go-live.

Java Spring Boot AWS Docker RabbitMQ Redis Elasticsearch MySQL

Associate Software Engineer

Accenture

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019 (6 months)

Performed functional testing and test case reviews for RPA/PEGA projects and trained on Java Spring frameworks, contributing to QA and automation efforts during early-career assignments.

Functional Testing Java Spring MVC Jenkins

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Mapua University

Bachelor of Science, Information Technology

2014 - 2019

Activities and societies: Capstone: Supply Chain Management System using HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap3, JavaScript, PHP.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a specialization in Java Programming; completed a capstone project developing a Supply Chain Management System.