Christian Patrick Calonge

Software Engineer

Metro Manila17 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in digital banking and innovation
  • Overall Champion at multiple fintech hackathons
  • Proven track record in developing impactful banking solutions
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in digital banking solutions and innovative software development.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital BankingOpen ApisPredictive AnalyticsAugmented RealityTechnical DesignInnovationCore BankingSwift Compliance

Other Skills

Retail BankingJavaScriptMobile DevelopmentCode ReviewInnovation ProcessesSWIFTClean PaymentCashierBespoke ProjectsRPGEquationJavaC#UnityGoogle ARCore

About

With nearly two decades of experience in the fintech sector, I am an Expert Software Engineer specializing in digital banking and innovation. My journey began at Finastra in 2006, where I spent 13 years honing my skills as a developer for the Equation core banking product, progressing from a Junior to a Senior Developer and then serving as a Technical Product Owner. Since 2019, I have taken on a new challenge, focusing on driving impactful projects for digital banking applications. I'm passionate about leveraging my deep-seated knowledge of core banking systems to create scalable and impactful digital banking solutions that address evolving customer needs. This commitment to innovation is reflected in a consistent track record of success in numerous hackathons, including being named Overall Champion at the Finastra Manila Hackathon in both 2018 and 2019, winning Best in AI/ML at the Finastra Hackathon in 2024, taking the Best Innovative Idea at the Finastra SuperHacka in 2018, and receiving a Peer Recognition Award at the Vista APAC Hackathon in 2018, along with 2nd Place in the 2016 Finastra Manila Hackathon. Outside of work, I am passionate about traveling and have a goal of visiting all prefectures in Japan. I also enjoy attending concerts.

Experience

17 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
8 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
11 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Finastra

3 roles

Expert Software Engineer

Mar 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

  • Retail Platform, Data & FFDC Apps:
  • A new team focused on building innovative apps on top of Finastra’s FusionFabric.cloud utilising the framework of Digital and Analytics.
  • Accelerate apps development
  • Projects:
  • OpenAPI:
  • Developed Retail Banking Open APIs for FusionFabric.Cloud (FFDC)
  • Hackathons:
  • Alice (2019):
  • Alice is your financial companion with a face, voice brain and a heart. Alice sits above your bank account or
  • digital wallets and uses the analyzes the data from your daily transactions. Based on these, Alice uses predictive
  • analytics to track and analyze behavior, patterns and spending habits.
  • Won the 'Future of Retail Banking' in Finastra's Hack to the Future Hackathon
  • Overall Champion in Finastra Manila's Hack to the Future Hackathon
  • https://devpost.com/software/alice-8pt1lo
  • Monreal (2018):
  • Developed a prototype of a new mobile banking app that uses augmented reality for seamless banking
  • experience.
  • Started as a hackathon entry winning the following awards: Overall Champions - Finastra Manila Hackathon
  • 2018, Best Innovative Idea - Finastra SuperHackathon 2018 (London), Peer Recognition Award - Vista APAC
  • Hackathon (Bangalore)
  • Showcased in multiple fintech events including Finastra Universe (London, Dubai, Germany), SIBOS, HK Fintech
  • Week, Finastra FusionOne
  • MiBanker (2016):
  • A prototype conversational retail banking web application using annyang.
Retail BankingOpen APIsDigital BankingPredictive AnalyticsAugmented Reality

Technical Product Owner

Dec 2016 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • For the Cashier and Deals team in Equation:
  • Technical design of strategic projects
  • Code review of projects and L3 fixes
  • Review and identification of technical, functional and succession gaps within the team
  • Innovation of processes and creation of tools to improve productivity within the team
  • Monreal:
  • A mobile banking app that uses augmented reality for seamless banking experience.
  • On top of the Technical Product Owner role, developed prototypes for demos across different FinTech events (i.e. Finastra Universe, SIBOS, HK FinTech Week) and banks
Technical DesignCode ReviewInnovation ProcessesInnovation

Expert Software Engineer

Dec 2014 – Dec 2016 · 2 yrs

  • Equation:
  • Responsible for delivering difficult and critical fixes for SWIFT, Clean Payment, Cashier, Finastra OPICS Interface modules. Also responsible in delivering strategic and bespoke projects like SWIFT 2015 compliance, SWIFT 2016 compliance, FusionRisk IFRS Interface, Generic Indonesian Features.
  • Also, as a senior member of the team, gave technical and functional assistance to new joiners
  • Hackathon:
  • Second place in Finastra Manila's 2016 Hackathon, creating a prototype of a voice-enabled bank assistant
SWIFTClean PaymentCashierBespoke ProjectsCore BankingSWIFT Compliance

Misys

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Dec 2010 – Nov 2014 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Equation

Software Engineer

Promoted

Nov 2008 – Nov 2010 · 2 yrs

  • Equation

Associate Software Engineer - Equation

Nov 2006 – Oct 2008 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Joined in November 2006 as a trainee RPG Programmer as a part of CPG24.
  • Assigned to the Maintenance team of Equation (retail banking solutions).
  • Created various utilities and tools that speed up the development process.
  • Gained knowledge in SWIFT, Clean Payments and Retail Lending modules.
  • Have been awarded as Employee of the Month of the Equation Maintenance Team last June 2008.
  • As the main resource of the Security Bank Clean-Up Project for Equation Maintenance, I
  • have been awarded as a Local Hero last December 2008.
  • Consistently exceed the number of required number of fixes

Education

Mapúa University

BS Computer Engineering — Computer Engineering

Jan 2001 – Jan 2006

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