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Full-Stack Developer / DevOps Engineer · NSW, Australia
I build scalable web applications that help engineering teams ship features faster. To know more about me scroll below or
A little about me
Hi, I'm Almira. Welcome to my little corner of the internet!
A bit about me, I love building systems, figuring out how things work and putting them seamlessly together. Honestly, I get just as excited about building workflows and pipelines as I do diving into cozy arts and crafts. I also love nature, going on hikes and hanging out with the local wildlife. 🦜
- ♪ listening
- lofi hip hop radio beats
- 📖 reading
- The Healing Season of Pottery — Yeon Somin
- ⚒ building
- Kodeweaver, this portfolio ✿ and my blog
- ✎ learning
- AI and platform engineering (AWS She Builds)
Education
- MSc of Computer Science major in Machine Learning Big Data (with Distinction)2024 — 2025University of Wollongong
Thesis: Few-Shot Open-Set Learning for Taxonomic Phytoplankton Classification
- BSc in Computer Science2008 — 2012University of the Philippines
Thesis: XO-based Software for Peer-assessment using OLPC Ad Hoc Network and Telepathy
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect -- Associate2026Amazon Web Services
Volunteering
- VolunteerJul 2026 — presentIllawarra Multicultural Society
Assist with the free weekly Digital Literacy class for the Burmese community, helping learners of all ages build confidence with computers and digital devices while teaching basic English along the way.
- VolunteerNov 2013TEDxManila
Directed attendees to their seats and assisted in the smooth flow of the event, ensuring a positive experience for all participants.
- VolunteerApr 2011eKindling Inc.
Helped set up and install the Sugar Operating System on hundreds of OLPC laptops deployed in Lubang, Mindoro.
Organisations
- MenteeAug 2026 — presentAWS She Builds Mentorship Program
Selected for the 2026 cohort. Working with an AWS mentor to build depth in cloud infrastructure management and DevOps, applying it directly to the AWS migration at Kodeweaver.
- Associate MemberMar 2026 — presentAustralian Computer Society (ACS)
What I can help with
Web Applications
Full-stack apps with Django, FastAPI, React and Next.js — from requirements and database design through to user training and docs.
Data Pipelines & Automation
ETL workflows with Celery, RabbitMQ and pandas that pull from databases, files and APIs, and scripts that replace manual data loading.
Cloud & DevOps
AWS infrastructure as code with CDK and CloudFormation, Docker, CI/CD pipelines and moving monoliths to scalable services.
AI Integrations
LLM-powered agents and workflows with LangGraph, n8n and local models, plus ML experiments with PyTorch and scikit-learn.
Tools in my backpack
Languages
- Python
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Java
- C
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- shadcn/ui
- Zod
- jQuery
Backend & APIs
- Django
- Django REST Framework
- FastAPI
- RESTful API Design
- Celery
- Redis
- RabbitMQ
- Microsoft Graph API
- Qlik Sense API
- Telegram API
Databases
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
- SQLite
- Supabase
Cloud (AWS & Azure)
- AWS EC2
- AWS ECS
- AWS ECR
- AWS Lambda
- AWS S3
- AWS RDS
- AWS SQS
- AWS CloudFront
- AWS CloudFormation
- AWS CDK
- AWS IAM
- AWS ELB
- AWS Auto Scaling
- AWS CodeDeploy
- AWS Lightsail
- Azure App Service
DevOps, CI/CD & Monitoring
- Docker
- Docker Compose
- GitHub Actions
- Bitbucket Pipelines
- GitHub Container Registry
- Linux
- Windows Server
- IIS
- Bash
- Sentry
- AWS CloudWatch
AI & Machine Learning
- LangGraph
- OpenRouter
- Ollama
- LM Studio
- n8n
- Prompt Engineering
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- scikit-learn
- pandas
- NumPy
- OpenCV
- Matplotlib
- Seaborn
- MLflow
- Jupyter Notebook
- Claude Code
- Amazon Q
Practices & Tools
- Agile/Scrum
- Test-Driven Development
- Unit Testing
- Load Testing (Locust)
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Git
- GitHub
- Bitbucket
- Jira
- Confluence
- ServiceNow
- Power Automate
- SharePoint
Where I've been
- Jan 2026 — Present
Software Engineer & Co-founder
Kodeweaver Inc.
Leading the migration of a school information system from per-school Azure instances to a multi-tenant AWS setup - splitting the Django monolith into services, offloading async work to Lambda and SQS, and provisioning it all with AWS CDK.
- Nov 2019 — Feb 2024
Senior Software Engineer
Ingram Micro Philippines
Built ETL web apps with Celery, RabbitMQ and pandas pulling from databases, file servers and APIs. Led containerising the stack with Docker, and helped set team coding standards through code reviews.
- Apr 2015 — Oct 2019
Senior Software Engineer
UP Information Technology Development Center
Led development of two nationwide systems - environmental permits for DENR-EMB and investment incentives for the Board of Investments - built with Django and RabbitMQ, from requirements through user training.
- Apr 2013 — Oct 2019
Part-time Trainer
UP Information Technology Development Center
Taught weekend courses on beginner web development (JavaScript, Python, Django), SQL database fundamentals and Microsoft Office productivity tools.
- Apr 2012 — Apr 2015
Systems Analyst
UP Information Technology Development Center
Configured PeopleSoft Campus Solutions across multiple UP campuses, handling data migration, custom BI Publisher reports and end-user training, and supporting enrollment week at UP Manila and UP Cebu.
Personal Projects
Frontend Boilerplate
Companion Next.js frontend template pre-configured to connect with the Backend Boilerplate. I added as few components as possible, as the UI is on a case-by-case basis.
- frontend
Backend Boilerplate
Reusable Django REST API backend template designed for integration with a Next.js frontend boilerplate. This template is particularly useful when adapting to a microservice architecture. Installation instructions can be found in the README file.
- backend
What people say
“Almira is a very independent and quick-witted colleague that enables her to deliver her job fast, also a team player which helps the team with her mentoring skills.”
“Almira is a colleague that you want to work with. She's a team player and a mentor. She's always there to help, share the knowledge that she has and learned w/c helps the team grows. I really admire her work.”
“Almira is highly qualified as a Professional Senior Software Engineer. With years of actual experience, handled and developed projects with global impact to the business, she is truly reliable and knowledgeable in her field of expertise.”