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Jessica Laureta

Software Engineer

I'm a software engineer who builds secure, global-scale mobile systems — from digital identity to payments.

Manila, Philippines
Jessica Laureta
3+
Years engineering production mobile systems
$200K+
Annual licensing savings from a custom SDK-free build
4
Countries of cross-functional collaboration
150M+
Active global users served by shipped features
Samsung Wallet

Engineering global-scale mobile systems, payment rails, and secure digital identity for production platforms like Samsung Wallet.

Highly accomplished Software Engineer with 3+ years building global-scale mobile systems, payment infrastructure, and secure digital identity frameworks for production platforms like Samsung Wallet.

Proven track record of eliminating vendor dependencies by architecting custom, SDK-free solutions that drive $200,000+ in annual corporate savings — while steering cross-functional collaboration across the US, South Korea, India, and the Philippines.

Global Collaboration at Samsung in South Korea & the United States

Steered cross-functional technical collaboration with engineers, product managers, and architects across the United States, South Korea, India, and the Philippines — executing on-site debugging and rapid feature iteration during high-priority international business trips.

USA UTC−5 India UTC+5:30 Philippines UTC+8 South Korea UTC+9
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Manila
Philippines
Home Base — Samsung R&D Institute
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Gumi
South Korea
On-site at Samsung SMART City — feature alignment & integration
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Plano, TX
USA
Samsung Electronics America — on-site debugging & rapid iteration
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Bengaluru
India
Cross-team API integration & delivery
2023
Joined Samsung R&D; onboarded to Samsung Wallet core modules.
2024
Cross-zone delivery with Korea & India teams on Digital ID.
2025
Owned Samsung Wallet USA modules; on-site US business trip.
2026
Recognized for $200K+ savings & global partner alignment.

Featured Work

Production features shipped to a global user base — secure identity, payments, and cost-saving architecture.

Samsung Wallet · Digital ID

Samsung ID with CLEAR — secure digital identity

Developed Samsung ID in partnership with CLEAR — a secure digital identity feature in Samsung Wallet leveraging OCR, BLE, and NFC, compliant with international ISO/IEC identity standards and interoperable device-to-device verification.

ISO/IECidentity standards compliant
OCRBLENFCISO/IEC
Cost Engineering

Custom SDK-free architecture

Architected a high-performance solution that eliminated reliance on a costly third-party vendor SDK — delivering verified annual licensing savings.

$200K+saved annually
System DesignKotlin
Samsung Wallet · Payments

Installment payments for millions of users

Designed and shipped an installment payment feature for Samsung Wallet with Splitit, diversifying transactional workflows and lifting user-conversion metrics for millions of active global users.

150+ Millionsof active global users
PaymentsRESTful APIsMVVM

Technical Skills

A native-Android core, extended across full-stack web, data systems, and emerging device technologies.

Languages

KotlinJavaPHPJavaScriptPythonHTMLCSS

Mobile & Web

Android SDKAndroid StudioJetpack ComposeLaravelTailwindBootstrap

Systems & Data

MySQLMSSQLOracleFirebaseSQLiteRESTful APIsSystem DesignDagger

Advanced Tech

BLENFCOCRGoogle ML KitMachine LearningAIAutomation

Tools & Methods

Agile / ScrumDevOpsCI/CDCode ReviewsGitKanbanDeployment

Work Experience

Jul 2023 — Present
Manila, Philippines
Software Engineer
Samsung R&D Institute Philippines
  • Architected a custom, high-performance solution that eliminated a costly third-party vendor SDK, delivering $200,000+ in verified annual licensing savings.
  • Developed a secure Digital ID feature for Samsung Wallet using OCR, BLE, and NFC — ensuring strict ISO/IEC compliance and interoperable device-to-device verification across production systems.
  • Shipped an installment payment feature for Samsung Wallet, diversifying transactional workflows and improving conversion for millions of active global users.
  • Owned and refactored high-traffic modules in the core Samsung Wallet USA repository — payments, digital ID, and promotions — scaling for runtime stability and fault tolerance.
  • Led cross-functional collaboration with engineers, PMs, and architects across India, South Korea, and the United States, shipping optimizations on-site during international business trips.
KotlinJetpack ComposeBLENFCMVVM
Dec 2022 — Jun 2023
Manila, Philippines
Software Engineer Intern
Amdocs
  • Built an internal CRM & inventory management system scaling 500+ integrated enterprise applications, reducing operational overhead.
  • Developed an analytical admin dashboard aggregating core organizational KPIs — increasing internal team efficiency and data visibility.
  • Collaborated across onshore and offshore sprint teams using Agile and DevOps to deliver stable backend services.
  • Owned end-to-end usability and functionality testing, writing comprehensive test cases to eliminate regressions.
LaravelMySQLAgileDevOps

Education, Research & Publications

The academic foundation and peer-reviewed work behind the engineering.

Magna Cum Laude
Asia Pacific College
Asia Pacific College
B.S. in Computer Engineering
Manila, Philippines
IEEE Publication
A Convolutional Neural Network-based Approach for Lettuce Leaf Disease Classification
2023 IEEE 12th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE)
Read on ResearchGate
Enterprise Project
Web & mobile utility applications for the Department of Agriculture and East West IESI
High-impact enterprise architecture
IoT System Design
Automated Aquaponics monitoring & control ecosystem
Architected, prototyped & programmed with IoT hardware and sensor arrays

Awards & Recognition

Team Member of the Month
Samsung R&D Institute Philippines · April 2026
Recognized for driving significant financial efficiency by architecting a custom solution that completely eliminated external vendor dependencies — saving $200,000+ annually in licensing fees — and for cultivating technical relationships with global partners during a high-priority U.S. business trip, executing on-site debugging and rapid feature iteration.
  • Developed an in-house, SDK-free solution saving $200,000+ annually in licensing fees
  • Provided on-site updates & bug fixes during the U.S. business trip
  • Built strong working relationships with CLEAR partners
  • Ramped up testing efforts with the MQL team
  • Delivered the Samsung ID & mDL priority-logic integration
Magna Cum Laude
Asia Pacific College · 2023
Graduated with Latin honors in Computer Engineering for sustained academic excellence.
Annual cost savings
$200K+ Saved annually by replacing a third-party vendor SDK

A single custom-architected solution that removed external licensing costs entirely — the work that earned Team Member of the Month.

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Let's Build Something Secure & Global.

Available for senior & staff native-Android roles, secure mobile systems, and payments engineering — remote or on-site.