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RalphJavenBeso

Full-Stack & AI Automation Developer

I take messy business problems and turn them into working products — full-stack apps and AI-powered automations. Open to remote roles.

§ 01

About

Ralph Javen Beso

A bit about me.

I'm a full-stack developer based in the Philippines, working across React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AI-powered automation tooling (n8n + LLM APIs). Currently open to new remote roles.

I like owning a problem end-to-end — from understanding what people actually need, through data modelling and engineering, to deployment and the small details that make products feel polished. Boring tech that works beats clever tech that doesn't.

Recently I designed and built a complete project management platform for an Australian logistics company (React + Express + Prisma + PostgreSQL, ~390 hours, deployed to production), and I'm currently building AI automation workflows that turn manual business processes into self-running pipelines.

  • Based in
    Philippines · Remote
  • Role
    Full-Stack & AI Automation
  • Status
    Open to work
§ 02

Experience

  1. Feb 2025 — May 2026

    Product Developer · ouvar®

    Translated business requirements into shipped product — owned UI design in Figma, sprint planning in Jira and Confluence, and the daily loop with developers, QA, and stakeholders. Designed and built a full-stack project management platform (React, Node.js, Express, Prisma, PostgreSQL) deployed to production.

    ReactNode.jsPostgreSQLFigmaJira
  2. Sept 2024 — Feb 2025

    Platform Support · ouvar®

    Provided second-line technical support for an internal logistics platform. Diagnosed user issues, reproduced bugs and escalated to engineering with full repro steps, and maintained internal documentation and operational runbooks.

    JiraConfluenceFreshchat
  3. May 2024 — Sept 2024

    Onboarding & QA · ouvar®

    Onboarded new clients onto the OUVAR logistics platform with structured training and documentation. Performed QA across platform features prior to release; logged and verified defect fixes.

    JiraConfluence
  4. Mar 2023 — Aug 2024

    Microsoft PowerApps Developer · Hacktiv Colab Inc

    Built business applications on the Microsoft Power Platform for enterprise clients. Designed PowerApps interfaces and Power Automate workflows integrated with SharePoint, Dataverse, and Office 365.

    PowerAppsPower AutomateSharePointDataverse
§ 03

Process

I take a messy business problem and turn it into a working product — using AI as a multiplier, not a substitute for thinking.

  1. 01

    Understand the problem

    Talk to the people who'll actually use it. Read what already exists. Write down what success looks like in plain language — before any code. Most software fails here.

  2. 02

    Design the solution

    Sketch the data model first, then the UI. Decide what's in scope and what's deliberately not. Boring, well-understood tech that works beats clever tech that doesn't.

  3. 03

    Use AI to write code

    AI is a productivity multiplier, not a replacement for engineering judgement. I prompt deliberately, review every line, and rewrite what doesn't fit the design. The architecture and the decisions stay mine.

  4. 04

    Test & connect parts

    Wire things together early. Click through every flow end-to-end. Find what breaks before users do — then write down the cases worth keeping.

  5. 05

    Think about edge cases

    What happens with no data? With wrong data? With a slow connection? Who else needs this to work, and how? The product isn't finished until the unhappy paths are.

§ 04

Case Studies

Real problems, the approach I took, and the outcome.

§ 05

Stack

Tools I reach for.

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TypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsExpressPrismaPostgreSQLn8nClaude APIOpenAI APIWhisperNotion APIWebhooksTailwind CSSFramer MotionViteDockerVercelRailwayGitGitHubFigmaJiraPowerAppsTypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsExpressPrismaPostgreSQLn8nClaude APIOpenAI APIWhisperNotion APIWebhooksTailwind CSSFramer MotionViteDockerVercelRailwayGitGitHubFigmaJiraPowerApps
§ 06

Contact

Let’s build
something good.

rjbeso@gmail.com
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