Junnel “Nelo” Torate
Backend & Cloud Engineer · 12+ years · Las Piñas City, Philippines
Work history
Roles and impact across teams and products
Tools I use to ship and support production systems
Side projects
Small builds to learn, validate ideas, or solve a specific problem
Systems built to last
I’m a software engineer based in the Philippines. My core focus is backend engineering: designing APIs, building integrations, and keeping systems stable as traffic and complexity grow.
I graduated from Aklan State University (BSIT, 2012) with recognition for software project development. Since then, I’ve worked across both enterprise and startup environments, shipping features end-to-end and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
I value pragmatic engineering: clear ownership, measurable outcomes, and systems that are easy to debug and operate.
Recognition
Best in Software Project Development (ASU)
Employee of the Year
2019 Awardee, In1Go Technologies
Team Leadership
Mentored 3+ engineers per team, cross-functional collaboration
Cloud Native
AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, EC2 & more
Credentials & Recognition
Certifications, courses, and awards
Let’s talk
Get in touch
If you’re hiring, collaborating, or want to sanity-check an architecture idea, email is best.