Volume 12 | Issue 026 | Full-Stack Developer Portfolio

The Stack Records

Ernst Danielle B. Legaspi | Frontend meets backend

Cover Story

Building full-stack products with magazine-level craft.

I design and deliver the complete product stack, from expressive UI systems to durable backend architecture. My process combines fast iteration, measurable performance, and operational discipline so teams can ship features that look sharp and hold up under real traffic.

Projects

A curated selection of end-to-end builds with performance and business outcomes.

Reservation System

Django Booking

A Django-based booking platform rendered with SSR HTML for fast first-load performance, with PostgreSQL data persistence and Redis-backed caching.

DjangoDjango Rest FrameworkPostgreSQLRedisSSR HTMLHTMX

Collaboration Workspace

Trello Clone

A kanban-style task management app with boards, lists, and cards, built for real-time team coordination and scalable API performance.

Next.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLRedis

Education Platform

LMS

A learning management system for course delivery, student progress tracking, and instructor workflows with fast content access and reliable session performance.

NuxtPostgreSQLRedis

Reservation System

Booking App

A booking application for managing availability, customer reservations, and confirmation flows with optimized backend queries and cache-backed responsiveness.

NuxtPostgreSQLRedis

Online Retail Platform

E-commerce

A full e-commerce storefront with product discovery, cart and checkout flow, and scalable order processing designed for strong performance under traffic spikes.

Next.jsPostgreSQLRedis

Operations Control Panel

Admin Dashboard

A centralized dashboard for business metrics, content control, and operational oversight with secure APIs and real-time data views for internal teams.

Next.jsPostgreSQLRedis

TECHNOLOGIES

Backend Desk

  • Rust
  • Node.js
  • Nest.js
  • Express.js
  • Python
  • Django
  • Flask
  • FastAPI

Frontend Desk

  • Vue
  • Nuxt
  • React.js
  • Next.js
  • HTMX
  • Typescript
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Tailwind CSS

Data + DevOps Desk

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Docker
  • Git
  • AWS

Timeline

  1. 2019 - 2020: Shipped first SaaS billing platform handling six-figure monthly volume.
  2. 2021: Led migration from a legacy stack into Node.js microservices to improve release speed and service reliability.
  3. 2022: Standardized Node.js service patterns with shared modules, logging, and error handling across teams.
  4. 2023: Built a design-to-dev pipeline reducing frontend delivery cycle by 35%.
  5. 2025: Standardized performance budgets adopted across four product teams.

Editorial Contact

Available for new product editions.

I partner with teams that need frontend impact and backend stability in the same sprint. Reach out for platform rewrites, feature launches, or performance rescue work.