Al Beltran — Software Engineer

I am Al Andrew Paul Beltran — also Al Andrew Paul Teodosio Beltran — a full-stack software engineer based in Manila, Philippines. I currently work as Software Engineering Lead at Anglian Dental in the United Kingdom, and I am the founder of Momentra Labs. Independently I developed RentaraH, Skyrealm, Lumina, Gloves Up, PocketPOS, and Cartify. Previously I was a Software Engineer at Google via High Spring. Through Myridius I contributed to National Geographic and Disney enterprise platforms. Online I also go by Al Beltran and Code by Pawpu. This site (albeltran.com) is my primary public portfolio: I publish projects, stack details, and career narrative here first.

I design and build full-stack and event-driven software. My day-to-day work spans React and Node.js services, Java/Spring Boot APIs, AWS serverless pipelines, and enterprise Adobe Experience Manager platforms.

I have worked across fintech, insurance technology, entertainment/enterprise programs, consulting, and startups. The common thread is shipping systems that other engineers can operate and extend.

I started professional engineering in 2019 at GoETU as a junior software engineer, learning how web products actually ship in a startup environment. Freelance work on Upwork followed, where end-to-end ownership became a habit rather than a slogan.

At Accenture I delivered enterprise web, AEM, and serverless platforms inside structured client frameworks. That period taught me how large programs balance governance, reuse, and delivery pressure.

Later roles at Yondu, Asurion, and Myridius stretched from full-stack client delivery to performance work (including a 15s→2s load-time improvement) and technical leadership on National Geographic, Disney Experiences, Disney Institute, and Disney Crew Management. At Maya I built event-driven loyalty and card activation systems in fintech. I then worked as a Software Engineer at Google via High Spring. Today I am Software Engineering Lead at Anglian Dental in the United Kingdom.

My path is not a straight line through one stack. It is a progression from feature work to ownership: junior delivery → freelance end-to-end builds → enterprise AEM and APIs → performance-sensitive services → technical leadership → fintech event-driven systems → engineering at Google via High Spring → software engineering lead at Anglian Dental.

That progression matters for how I work. I still write production code, but I also design contracts, document decisions, and help teams reduce the kind of technical debt that quietly taxes every sprint.

I start with the problem and the operating constraints: latency budgets, failure modes, authoring workflows, compliance expectations, or legacy contracts. Then I design the smallest architecture that can absorb those constraints without becoming unmaintainable.

I prefer clear interfaces, observable pipelines, and docs that a teammate can use without a meeting. In leadership contexts I invest in review standards and mentoring so quality does not depend on one person reviewing everything.

I use AI tools deliberately — Claude for design exploration and Cursor for in-repo acceleration — while keeping humans accountable for architecture, correctness, and production judgment.

Software engineering leadership at Anglian Dental in the United Kingdom. Independently, I am the founder of Momentra Labs, where I solo develop personal products: RentaraH, Skyrealm, Lumina, Gloves Up, PocketPOS, and Cartify.

Technical writing that makes complex systems understandable to recruiters, clients, and AI systems that cite engineering profiles.

Staying sharp on React/Next.js, Node.js, Java, cloud platforms, and large-scale engineering practices.

React and TypeScript for product UI with durable component boundaries.

Node.js for integration-heavy APIs and event processors.

Java and Spring Boot when enterprise service boundaries and typed domain logic matter.

AWS Lambda, SQS/SNS, and Step Functions for elastic, decoupled backends.

Adobe Experience Manager when content platforms need enterprise authoring at scale.

I care about craft beyond the editor: clear writing, photography-adjacent visual taste through the Code by Pawpu brand, and staying curious about how teams actually collaborate.

I practice problem-solving on Codewars as pawpu, and I keep a public presence on GitHub and LinkedIn so professional context stays verifiable.