Juanito Lansangan · Full Stack Software Engineer

Apps get the spotlight. I build what powers them.

Sixteen years of shipping Laravel APIs, Vue & Nuxt frontends, and AWS infrastructure — the dependable layer behind apps people use every day.

Seven products,
live in production.

Consumer apps built at Appetiser Apps. My part is the layer you don't see: the Laravel API each one runs on, the AWS infrastructure underneath, and — where the product lives on the web — the Nuxt frontend too.

  1. CoNectar home screen — the question of the day, answered in your own voice
    CoNectar voice journal recording screen

    CoNectar

    A community platform for depth, not dopamine — real conversations and peer support without the algorithm.

    my part → Laravel API · MySQL · AWS

    • iOS
    • Laravel
    • MySQL
    • AWS
    visit conectar.net.au ↗
  2. AgentAlign seller dashboard — what's next, current stage, and agent updates
    AgentAlign listing stage checklist

    AgentAlign

    Gives real estate agents a structured seller workflow, so every vendor gets a seamless, standout experience.

    my part → Laravel API · MySQL · AWS

    • iOS
    • Laravel
    • MySQL
    • AWS
    visit agentalign.com.au ↗
  3. Back in Play team dashboard for community sports clubs
    Back in Play brand board — hyper blue on ink black

    Back in Play

    Sports injury tracking for community clubs — coaches, physios and players managing recovery on one platform.

    my part → Laravel API · Nuxt frontend

    • Web
    • Laravel
    • Nuxt
    • Vue
    • MySQL
    visit backinplay.com.au ↗
  4. Rainscape home — rain on a plastic roof, thirty minutes to eight hours
    Rainscape player with mix controls

    Rainscape

    A premium rain-sounds app — 500+ recordings for sleep, focus and relaxation, streamed ad-free for sessions up to ten hours.

    my part → Laravel API · MySQL · AWS

    • iOS
    • Android
    • Laravel
    • MySQL
    • AWS
    visit rainscape.io ↗
  5. Villagr brand board — vermilion, 'it takes a village'
    Villagr booking flow — pick-up to drop-off

    Villagr

    Furniture delivery at the click of a button — matching marketplace buyers with local drivers and their utes.

    my part → Laravel API · Stripe payments · AWS

    • iOS
    • Android
    • Laravel
    • MySQL
    • AWS
    • Stripe
    visit villagr.com.au ↗
  6. Veil brand board — social media, reimagined for privacy
    Veil encrypted chat interface

    Veil

    Social messaging reimagined for privacy — end-to-end encrypted, zero ads, zero data collection.

    my part → Laravel API · MySQL · AWS

    • iOS
    • Android
    • Laravel
    • MySQL
    • AWS
    visit veilprivacyapp.com ↗
  7. GymEd brand board — movement into measurable progress
    GymEd client assessment dashboard

    GymEd

    Turns movement into measurable progress — client assessments, programs and progress tracking for fitness educators.

    my part → Laravel API · Nuxt frontend · Filament CMS

    • Web
    • Laravel
    • Nuxt
    • Filament
    • MySQL
    visit gymed.com.au ↗

Sixteen years,
end to end.

From Java systems at a water utility to the backends of consumer mobile apps — every stop added a layer of the stack.

  1. 2025 — now

    Lead Full Stack Software Engineer · Appetiser Apps

    Laravel APIs for mobile applications, Nuxt (Vue) frontends, and Filament as the CMS — the seven products above.

  2. 2022 — 24

    Backend Software Engineer · Blackpepper

    E-commerce for NZ and AU retailers — Whitcoulls, North Beach, Prouds, Stevens and more — maintaining legacy PHP and shipping new storefront features.

  3. 2021 — 22

    Senior Software Engineer · Boomering

    Built an EV charging platform on OCPP 1.6J — WebSockets, smart charging and electric load balancing, with metering hardware integrations.

  4. 2019 — 20

    Senior Software Engineer · CloudStaff

    Kept GeoOp's job-management SaaS stable and fast while evolving a large legacy PHP codebase.

  5. 2017 — 18

    Web Developer · 5.5 Degrees

    Laravel and Vue microservices syncing data between POS and accounting systems.

  6. 2015 — 17

    Web Developer · Code and Theory

    Scalable, maintainable WordPress CMS architectures for agency clients.

  7. 2010 — 15

    System Developer · City of San Fernando Water District

    Where it started: Java systems for inventory, procurement, property management and job tracking at a water utility.

The person
behind the endpoints.

I'm Juan — a full stack engineer who likes owning a product from the first migration to the production deploy. I started in Java, building procurement and inventory systems for my hometown's water utility, and moved through agency CMS work, SaaS platforms, e-commerce and an EV charging network before settling into what I do best: backends for consumer apps.

I design systems from scratch — the data model, the API, the infrastructure. I work comfortably inside big legacy codebases, and keep learning whatever the product needs next — most recently Filament. Agentic coding tools like Claude Code are part of my daily workflow: I use them to move faster while keeping the architecture decisions and code review firmly in my hands.

Based in San Fernando, Pampanga, and working remotely with product teams across Australia and New Zealand — same-day overlap with Melbourne hours, async by default, and one email away.

Have an app that needs
an engine behind it?

One email is all it takes.