Software Engineer · Solutions Architect · Tech Lead

Kenth John Israel

Kenth John Israel

Lead developer with 10+ years of experience building enterprise systems, managing teams, and shipping products across the full stack.

LaravelVueNuxtTypeScriptAWSDockerCI/CDOAuth 2.0MySQLREST

Experience

GoTeam

Current
Mar 2017 – Present

PHP Developer → Lead Developer ·U.S., AU, U.K. Outsourcing

8 yrs 11 mo
  • Lead and build the enterprise applicant tracking system generating hundreds of applicants per day with ~200k total applicants in the system.

    Laravel 5.6 → 8.xVue 2 → 3
  • Manage hiring of 2 development teams — designing technical assessments, conducting interviews, and making final hiring decisions.

    LeadershipHiring
  • Own DevOps responsibilities — infrastructure management, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker Compose setups for streamlined local development.

    Bitbucket PipelinesAWSDocker
  • Architected central Identity Provider and resource server enabling OAuth 2 integration across all company projects.

    LaravelPassport OAuth 2
  • Manage and mentor 7 developers across 2 projects with regular one-on-ones and pair programming.

    MentoringTeam Management
  • Built geolocation CMS tool for Australian sales teams — auto-listing businesses by radius using Google Maps & Places API.

    F3 PHPGoogle Maps API
  • Created employee well-being tracker during Typhoon Odette for monitoring company-wide safety.

    Nuxt

Bluefrog Contents and Support Inc.

Apr 2015 – Sep 2016

Web Developer → Acting Team Lead ·Gaming & Entertainment

1 yr 5 mo
  • Built administrative web app for managing online games offered to customers.

    CodeIgniter 3
  • Built Identity Provider supporting first-party and third-party integrations via OAuth 1.0/SOAP, later migrated to OAuth 2.0/REST.

    CodeIgniter 3OAuth 2.0REST
  • Developed first-party web apps integrating live and automated online games within the company ecosystem.

    Laravel 5.4
  • Designed database queries ensuring game fairness and standard win/odds probability per PAGCOR standards.

    MySQL

Skills

Backend

LaravelPHPMySQLREST APIsOAuth 2.0

Frontend

VueNuxtTypeScriptTailwind CSSBootstrap

Infrastructure

AWSDockerCI/CDGitLaravel Dusk

Recognition

Creativity Award

GoTeam · Dec 2025

Creativity Award

Special Recognition Award

GoTeam · Nov 2025

Special Recognition Award

The guy on the left is Matt, founder of GoTeam. He is my biggest mentor and influence not only in my career but also in my personal life. On the right side is me, the most handsome guy in the Philippines.

Iron Man Award

GoTeam

Value of Drive Award

GoTeam

DevTeam Drive Award

GoTeam