Dean Cruz — Software Engineer
Frontend by choice,
backend by trade.
Software Engineer at NCS Group. Based in Singapore.IMDA Gold Medallist. Formerly at OCBC.
Kiroku
Next.js, '26 — An anime tracker I rebuilt after its data API shut down, so a failing upstream costs a page seconds instead of a minute, and the watch list no longer calls the API once per show.
Urara
React, '26 — An Umamusume guide where every character and song page is pre-rendered, so search engines get real pages from a static host.
Oshiwatch
React, '26 — A Hololive programme guide that shows who's on air and what's next in your own time zone, with your favourite talents pinned to the top.
SkillForgeE-learning platform with server-graded quizzes and role-checked JWT authAngular · Spring Boot · Postgres →// HANDLER ONE86 Eighty-Six fansite with deep links that survive a refresh on GitHub PagesReact · Tailwind →FoundationsFirst portfolio, picked by faculty as the cohort's code referenceHTML · CSS · Bootstrap →MovietopiaPHP review site with session auth and cascading foreign keysPHP · MySQL · CSS →