I'm Kenneth Dela Cruz

I’m a full-stack software engineer building frontend-heavy, production systems. My work centers on React and TypeScript, with experience across the stack—building backend services with Node.js, integrating REST APIs, and shipping data-driven products. At Wildfire Systems, I’ve owned analytics dashboards and browser extension features used across 20+ partner deployments, with a focus on performance, scalability, and clear data visualization.

My path into engineering started outside of traditional computer science. I come from an economics background, where my initial goal was to learn Python for data aggregation and analysis—work that eventually led me to fall in love with software development as a whole. That foundation continues to shape how I approach engineering problems, pushing me to think beyond isolated implementations and focus on the broader system.

Today, I prioritize clarity, reliability, and scalability in the code I write. I focus on building systems that are easy to reason about, safe to change, and able to grow as product and user needs evolve. I care deeply about making thoughtful tradeoffs that balance long-term maintainability with short-term velocity, while keeping both user experience and developer experience front and center. I strive to be the kind of engineer who can take ownership of ambiguous problems and deliver solutions that scale—technically and organizationally—over time.