Laurence Troy Sambaan Valdez
Software Engineer / Aspiring Software Architect
Passionate about building maintainable digital experiences using modern web and mobile ecosystems. Based in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, I have nearly 2 years of professional engineering experience alongside a history of designing and launching systems from scratch since my undergraduate thesis. I am continuously expanding my skill set to transition into software architecture.
Architectural Blueprint
The foundation is full-stack development, but the focus always extends to system architecture, automated delivery, local infrastructure, and long-term maintainability.
Front-End & Mobile
- HTML/CSS
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React
- React Native / Expo
- Next.js
- TanStack Start
- Vue.js
- Nuxt
- Dart / Flutter
Back-End & Databases
- PHP
- Laravel
- MySQL
- Redis
- PostgreSQL
- REST APIs
Engineering & Architecture
- Clean Architecture
- System Design
Platform, DevOps & Quality
- Sentry
- SonarCloud / SonarQube
- Docker
- AWS
- GCP
- GitLab CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- DigitalOcean
- Firebase
- Vercel
- Supabase
Tools & Environments
- Git
- VS Code
- Ghostty
- Postman
- JetBrains IDEs
- Figma
- Jira
Career History
A timeline of building applications, modernizing stacks, and shaping software environments.
Q-Academy
Startup Co-Founder & Lead Developer
Architecting an all-in-one learning and telehealth platform from the ground up, designed specifically for students with special needs. Serving as the core Software Architect, I directly translated stakeholder needs into a structured Software Requirements Specification (SRS) and built the entire system blueprint from scratch.
SkoolTek by EdFolio
Software Engineer
Developed and maintained full-stack structures for a comprehensive school management system utilizing NuxtJS for the user interface and Laravel on the backend engine. Additionally contributed to operational design by assisting in the creation of a specialized desktop application powered by Python to enable automated face recognition capabilities.
360° Marketing Services and Industry Incorporated
Corporate Admin & IT Specialist
Managed foundational corporate IT infrastructure baselines and oversaw internal system dependencies. Supervised localized enterprise system development workflows while continuously ensuring critical operational uptime limits, environment stability, and structural compliance regulations.
Upwork
Flutter Developer (Freelancer)
Delivered production-grade, highly scalable cross-platform mobile environments for a global client profile. Specialized in customizing native interface actions using Flutter paired with deeply integrated Firebase API endpoints for backend communication.
Dr. Armando T. Isla Jr.’s Clinic
Research Specialist (Intern)
Conducted thorough academic literature reviews alongside building an internal healthcare desktop application. Spearheaded clinical end-user software training initiatives and guided technical project documentation construction, building on historical analysis gathered while reviewing over 160 independent medical research papers on otology and diagnostic screening methods.
Tell me about your project
Let's discuss system design, application handovers, or product scaling strategy.