Hi, I'm Kit.
Software Solution & Engineering Head at PalawanPay. Building systems. Growing people.
Kit Seno, Software Solution & Engineering Head
Today at PalawanPay
Good systems start
with good leadership.
I connect business priorities with the architecture, people and engineering practices needed to deliver them.
My role brings together Software Engineers, Frontend Developers and Solution Architects, in partnership with product, delivery and technology teams.
How I leadA builder's curiosity.
A leader's perspective.
A journey through the work, teams and systems that shaped me.
Explore the chapters · swipe or use the arrows
Yahoo! GeoCitiesChapter 01
Curiosity came first.
One small personal site opened a much bigger world.
What I explored
- Designed and published my first personal website at age twelve.
- Explored Flash, web design and multimedia on the early internet.
What it sparked
- Turned a childhood experiment into a lasting interest in building for the web.
Ragnarok Online communityChapter 02
From player to maker.
Games became a place to learn systems, communities and enterprise.
What I explored
- Ran a game emulator on a dedicated Linux server and customized features.
- Made original NPCs, pixel art, items and maps for the community.
What it sparked
- Built an active game experience and monetized digital content through in-game purchases.
De La Salle LipaChapter 03
A foundation in computer science.
The curiosity became a discipline.
What I explored
- Completed a B.S. in Computer Science.
- Created Gank Wars, a web-based multiplayer role-playing game, as my thesis.
What it sparked
- Received the Best Thesis Silver Award.
Batangas schoolsChapter 04
Building for a community.
The first professional projects served schools close to home.
Responsibilities
- Designed and developed websites for schools in Batangas province.
Achievements
- Moved from personal projects into websites for real organizations and audiences.
Bank of America · via DTSIChapter 05
Learning at enterprise scale.
A shift from making pages to supporting thousands of colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Maintained the regional SharePoint portal for more than 17,000 associates.
- Produced internal communications and tools for technology support teams.
Achievements
- Led a SharePoint site revamp and published four quarterly e-magazine editions.
- Built a shift-report tool that reduced ticket-tracking work by more than 30 minutes per shift.
Wells FargoChapter 06
Design inside a global system.
Good design had to work within standards and across teams.
Responsibilities
- Maintained regional SharePoint experiences and delivered responsive digital marketing work.
- Applied Brand 2.0 standards and reviewed campaign performance.
Achievements
- Built responsive templates adopted by the U.S. Digital Marketing Group as a standard.
- Cut template code by 50% while retaining responsive behavior.
Contextus Community TechnologiesApplication Design & Development ManagerChapter 07
From builder to team leader.
The work grew into people, product direction and delivery.
Responsibilities
- Built and led a cross-functional team of engineers and designers.
- Translated client needs into product design, architecture and delivery plans.
Achievements
- Led the first two Camaya Coast Booking System releases for lodging and sea, land and air travel.
- Introduced a structured Agile delivery process and shared engineering standards.
Contextus Community TechnologiesSolution ArchitectChapter 08
Designing across systems.
The focus widened from applications to how they fit together.
Responsibilities
- Led solution design and data modeling for connected business applications.
- Mapped how booking, real estate, payments and access systems could work together.
Achievements
- Moved from application delivery into a dedicated solution architecture role.
- Established the architectural direction for an integrated application ecosystem.
Contextus Community TechnologiesIT HeadChapter 09
Keeping operations moving.
During the pandemic, technology helped every department keep serving people.
Responsibilities
- Led the technology response needed to support day-to-day operations during the pandemic.
- Made sure each department had the right tools for remote or on-site work and identified the skeletal workforce for essential operations.
- Directed IT systems development and mentored the team across the group.
Achievements
- Established a Microsoft 365 work-from-home model across five or more Camaya Coast companies and subsidiaries.
- Introduced RFID and QR-based gate and ferry boarding to support pandemic safety protocols.
- Kept the connected booking, real-estate, payment and access systems aligned with operational needs.
PalawanPaySoftware Solution & Engineering HeadChapter 10
Engineering with a wider purpose.
A broader remit, built on every chapter before it.
Responsibilities
- Lead software engineers, frontend developers and solution architects.
- Connect business priorities to solution architecture, delivery quality and team growth.
Achievements
- Progressed from Technology Lead to Software Solution & Engineering Head.
Selected work
Ideas that became working systems.
A selection from my earlier work, with a focus on the decisions, connections and teams behind the product.
Hospitality & transportation
One journey.
Connected reservations.
I led the team behind the first two versions of Camaya Coast's booking platform, bringing accommodation and multimodal transportation into one product.
My contribution
Team formation, requirements alignment, product direction and structured Agile delivery. The platform connected hotel operations with sea, land and air reservations.
Business platforms
Making the ecosystem work together.
At Contextus, I shaped an interconnected application ecosystem spanning hospitality, real estate, membership, collections, payments and access.
My contribution
Solution architecture, systems integration and engineering team leadership. This included an online payment portal connecting the real estate business with payment providers.
Independent initiative
Building around a human need.
GiveOneHelp explores community-powered giving. It brings my interests in product thinking, design and implementation into a single initiative.
View projectDirection
Translate business needs into clear technical priorities and architecture decisions.
People
Recruit, mentor and develop teams with clear expectations and room to grow.
Delivery
Connect planning, implementation, testing and ongoing improvement across the software lifecycle.
Trust
Set standards for quality, reliability, security and maintainability, working across teams and technology partners.
How I lead
What I bring
to the table.
Good engineering leadership connects the people doing the work with the decisions that make it matter.
From strategy to delivery, I build the conditions for teams and systems to grow together.
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