Catherine "Catzie" Maglutac

Metro Manila, Philippines  ·  Get in Touch via i (at) catzie.net  ·  Seeking: Remote Work

I am a self-directed software developer with over 14 years of experience, evolving from early web building to development of robust native Android apps for brand marketing campaigns, social media-style CRM, and enterprise messaging. I lean on defensive programming, automate parts of processes, and leverage AI tools to minimize bugs and eliminate manual routine work. Currently learning about agentic AI workflows to accelerate coding further while maintaining quality.

Skills

  • SPECIALTIES: Native Android Development, Kotlin, SQL, TDD, AI-Augmented Coding
  • ESSENTIAL TOOLS: Android Studio, Git, Coroutines, Retrofit, Room, Debugger, Layout Inspector, ADB, Jetpack Compose, Gemini
  • FAVE PATTERNS/TOOLS: DI, Observer Pattern, Coil, JUnit, Espresso, gitk, entr, Claude
  • WITH BACKGROUND IN: Java for Android, Agile, PHP, MYSQL, Laravel & APIs, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SSH, Firebase, Claude Code, Zebra SDK / ZPL, MQTT Protocol

 

For details on my professional experience, please get in touch to ask for my Android Developer Resume, and I'll try to send it to you as soon as possible.

Interests

I have an ever-changing set of interests beyond Android app development, except learning how random things under the sun works, which has been interesting to me for as long as I can remember.

As of writing, things that I enjoy are:

  • Japanese stationeries, planners, journals
  • Cheap, practical fountain pens and interesting ink samples!
  • Languages, etymology
  • Visual arts -- watercolor & gouache, music, K-pop
  • Health, wellness, and self-improvement contents
  • Zelda open-world games
  • Red pandas, Pokémon, and Chiikawa!