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RENE JAY ABONG

@renejayabong

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Full Stack Web Developer specializing in React, Next.js, Node.js and AI integrations.

Philippines

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What I'm looking for

I seek a remote, long-term Full Stack or Frontend Developer role focused on scalable web apps, modern JS stacks, AI integration, and performance-driven engineering.

I am a Full Stack Web Developer with over 10 years of frontend experience, 8 years on backend systems, and 3+ years as an AI engineer building scalable, responsive web applications. I have a proven record in both enterprise and startup environments delivering maintainable, high-performance code.

My work includes migrating React projects to Next.js for better SEO and load times, building serverless backends on AWS, and developing APIs for cryptocurrency transactions. I have led performance optimizations—reducing page load times by up to 60%—and implemented end-to-end testing and CMS integrations.

I seek a remote, long-term role as a Full Stack or Frontend Developer where I can apply modern JavaScript frameworks, cloud/serverless architectures, and AI/ML integrations to build impactful products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Frontend Web Developer

Keeper Memorials

Jul 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 5 months)

Developed a social memorial platform using Next.js, Chakra UI, and Styled Components and improved performance by reducing redundant API requests via React Query.

Next.js React React Query Chakra UI styled components Redux AWS Lambda Python Performance Optimization

Freelance Full Stack & AI Engineer

Freelance

Jan 2016 - Dec 2024 (8 years 11 months)

Delivered multiple frontend/backend and AI projects (2016–2024), including NLP app development with React and Django and optimizing a face recognition engine for competition use.

React Django Python NLP OpenCV LLM Model Training Angular Vue

Full Stack Web Developer

Bitwage

Jan 2019 - Jul 2024 (5 years 6 months)

Built and maintained admin, client, and payment apps using React/Next.js and AWS serverless backends; migrated React projects to Next.js for improved SEO and load times and developed APIs for cryptocurrency transactions.

React Next.js AWS Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB GraphQL Redux MobX Python

Full Stack Web Developer

Two.inc

Dec 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 6 months)

Built frontend preprocessor for payment modules and backend REST APIs with Django; migrated frontend to SvelteKit + TailwindCSS, reducing page load time by 60% and added Playwright end-to-end tests.

SvelteKit TailwindCSS Django Playwright Strapi REST APIs Testing

Full Stack Web Developer

CuddlyNest

Mar 2017 - Sep 2018 (1 year 6 months)

Built a real estate booking platform with responsive, high-performance UIs optimized for Core Web Vitals using lazy loading and state management to reduce load times.

Express MongoDB React Redux Angular Mongoose Performance Optimization REST APIs