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Fortunato Guanlao Jr.

Senior Software Engineer at Rose Rocket

Fortunato Guanlao Jr. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Fortunato is currently working at Rose Rocket as a Senior Software Engineer, starting in May 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Trolley as a Senior Software Developer from October 2022 to February 2023.

From 2020 to 2022, Guanlao worked at Clearco. During their time there, they held the positions of Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer. Fortunato took on various projects, including designing, implementing, and deploying a banking service as part of the Banking-as-a-Service Project. Fortunato also created a proof-of-concept for a new payment product and played a leading role in architecting the phase 1 roadmap for rebuilding the payment rails.

Before Clearco, Guanlao worked at Punchh as a Software Engineer from May 2019 to July 2020. Fortunato was involved in projects such as the Online Ordering Project, which utilized Go microservices with geolocation using gRPC, and the Machine Learning Project, which focused on data visualization and customer insights.

Prior to Punchh, Guanlao worked at LoyaltyOne as a Senior Developer from September 2017 to May 2019. Fortunato played a key role in re-platforming the existing AirMiles transaction system from a mainframe to microservices on AWS, implementing various services using Scala, Java, and Kotlin.

Guanlao also gained experience as a Developer at Intelliware Development Inc. from March 2017 to August 2017, as a Java Developer at Architech from November 2014 to March 2017, as a Java Developer at Bluerush from January 2013 to September 2014, and as a Crew/Tech Member at Laser Quest from October 2011 to January 2013. Fortunato started their career as a Failure Analysis Technician at Evertz in May 2012, where they worked for a few months.

Fortunato Guanlao Jr.'s education history includes an Advanced Diploma in Computer Engineering Technology Co-op from Sheridan College, which they pursued from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, they attended St. Joseph Secondary School from 2005 to 2009, completing their high school education. However, no specific field of study is mentioned for their high school degree.

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Timeline

  • Senior Software Engineer

    May, 2023 - present