Engineering Principles
Basil Francis Alajid
Full Stack Developer
5+ years shipping production software — enterprise workflow systems, test automation frameworks, and full-stack applications. I design and deliver deterministic systems that scale, manage complex state and integrations, and remain stable in production. I operate end-to-end, from architecture and implementation to testing, observability, and optimization, with a focus on reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
I've been around computers for as long as I can remember — I was playing video games before I even knew the alphabet. I have a thing for watches too. I wear my Rolex Milgauss and TAG Heuer Carrera like they're part of me, not accessories. My girlfriend Nikka gets the full experience of how my brain works — I'll randomly go off explaining system design ideas, then somehow end up building something over the top, like an entire epidemiological simulation, to make up for it. And yeah, Luka and Nala are basically my first two kids at this point. Any actual children I have later are coming in third and fourth. They'll just have to accept that.
Cebu City, PH
UTC+8
5+
years experience
BS Computer Eng.
AMA University
20+
projects shipped
Current Role
Custom Software Engineer
Accenture
Stateful case management, Playwright E2E automation, REST integrations for government enterprise systems.
Core Stack
How I Think About Building Software
Deterministic over clever
Pure state machines, seeded RNG, reproducible builds. If I can't replay a bug, I can't fix it.
Automate the pain
Replaced 3 days of manual QA with a 45-minute Playwright suite. If I do something twice, it becomes a script.
Zero-backend when possible
Professor Basil's Lab runs entirely client-side. No servers to maintain, no costs to scale.
Test the contract, not the implementation
E2E suites validate user workflows, not internal state. When I refactored the form engine, zero tests broke because they tested what users see, not how state is managed.
Own it end-to-end
20+ projects delivered solo across 5+ years, from requirements through production support. 100% delivery rate. When there's no team to delegate to, you learn what actually matters.
Unblock before you build
Primary escalation point at Accenture for integration failures. Fixing other people's broken flows taught me more about systems than building my own features.
Luka Doncic Cebedo Alajid II III Jr. Sr.
Principal Research Consultant
“I personally reviewed every page of the thesis that inspired STH-Sim Cebu. Sat on it, actually. Thoroughly reviewed. The methodology is sound — the paper was warm, well-structured, and smelled faintly of printer ink. I remain the only member of this household who has physically engaged with the primary research material. My consultation fee is one (1) chin scratch.”
Sep 2024 - Present
Accenture
Jul 2023 - Sep 2023
Blueberry Digital Labs
May 2019 - Present
Independent
Custom Software Engineer
- Own a stateful case management system for a government agency, enforcing deterministic state transitions across multi-stage workflows.
- Implement SLA-driven assignment routing, decision rules, and flow actions that govern case lifecycle progression with zero ambiguous state.
- Build REST integration layer via Connect-REST with scoped data pages, normalizing external API responses into internal data models.
- Architect reusable UI sections with conditional visibility rules and cross-case-type validation, reducing duplicated rendering logic by 60%.
- Designed and own the Playwright + CRX E2E test harness, cutting QA cycle time by 40% through deterministic browser automation.
React
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Git
LinuxCustom Software Engineer
Building core modules of a government defense agency platform, including case management, SLA enforcement, and reporting infrastructure serving 500+ internal users across multiple agencies.
- •Architected REST integration layer with Connect-REST handling thousands of case records
- •Designed configuration-driven form engine eliminating per-agency deployments
- •Built reporting infrastructure powering operational dashboards for agency supervisors
- •Engineered automated E2E test suites — 40% QA cycle reduction
- •Primary escalation point for debugging integration failures across squads
Quality Assurance Engineer
Validated data integrity across REST APIs, MongoDB collections, and server-side business logic. Caught schema drift before it reached production.
- •Mapped system behavior against specs, identified 20+ discrepancies across 2 release cycles
- •Evaluated and benchmarked QA tooling (Postman, Jest, Cypress) for engineering adoption
- •Recognized for fast ramp-up time and systematic defect identification
20+ Projects Milestone
Freelance
Reached 20+ delivered projects spanning React SPAs, REST APIs, MERN stack builds, and automation tooling with a 100% delivery rate.
Computer Engineering Major in Network Administration
AMA University Cebu Campus
Studied computer engineering with a major in network administration, covering systems architecture, networking, and software development.
- •Specialized in network administration and systems architecture
- •Applied full stack development skills through academic and freelance projects
First Client Project Delivered
Freelance
Shipped the first paid freelance project — a custom WordPress site — marking the start of a professional development career.
Freelance Full Stack Developer
Self-Employed
Delivered 20+ projects: React SPAs, Next.js applications, REST APIs, MERN stack builds, automation scripts, and custom tools for clients across multiple sectors.
- •Built single-page applications with hooks-based state management and API integrations
- •Developed backend services with Node.js/Express and Python/FastAPI
- •Owned projects end-to-end: requirements to post-launch support
- •100% delivery rate with repeat clients across software and technical writing