Summary
Brian Tan is a software engineering manager with nine years of experience building scalable payment platforms and backend services, currently leading engineering at PayMaya Philippines. He combines a strong academic background in computer science and machine intelligence with hands-on expertise in Java and Ruby on Rails, database optimization (Postgres, Oracle), and performance tuning to deliver extensible, future-ready solutions. Brian has a track record of improving customer experience flows, system stability, and deployment processes across fintech and enterprise products. He mentors engineers, designs for long-term maintainability, and favors pragmatic architecture that balances visionary planning with present-day delivery. Based in Pasay, Philippines, he brings a rare mix of deep technical grounding and product-oriented systems thinking honed across startups and large organizations.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of San Carlos
Master of Science in Computer Science, Major in Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence, Master of Science in Computer Science, Major in Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence at University of the Philippines
English, Cebuano, Filipino