Jose Emmanuel Sales — Frontend Developer & Pixel Artist

About Jose Emmanuel Sales

Jose Emmanuel Sales is a junior web developer and freelance pixel artist based in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

He focuses on frontend development with React, Next.js and TypeScript, is also comfortable on the backend, and enjoys building interactive, responsive websites. He is seeking a junior web or frontend developer role.

He graduated from Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology in June 2026 with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Major in Web Systems Technology, Magna Cum Laude.

Skills

Projects

Ramen Dreams

Multi-branch inventory and sales system for a ramen restaurant. Fullstack developer, capstone project.

Built with Laravel, React, Inertia.js, MySQL, Tailwind CSS, Railway.

  • Role-based access control with branch restrictions.
  • Dashboards for low stock, expiry monitoring, sales trends and best sellers.
  • Sales, stock adjustment, void and inter-branch transfer workflows with real-time stock adjustment.
  • Full audit trail of inventory movement.

Casa Sophia

Showcase website and booking manager for a staycation rental. Fullstack developer, solo project.

Built with Next.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Tailwind CSS.

  • Showcase website that displays unit details and availability.
  • Custom CMS in the admin dashboard to manage site content.
  • Booking management on the admin side to track bookings and unit availability.

Interactive Pixel-Art Portfolio (emmansales.dev)

Game-like portfolio with a pixel-art room, and desktop and mobile layouts. Designer and developer, solo project.

Built with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Upstash Redis, Gemini API, Vercel.

  • Gemini AI Q&A.
  • Redis guestbook with profanity filtering.
  • Breakout game using GitHub data.

Portfolio (emmansales.tech)

Responsive portfolio built in Next.js and TypeScript. Designer and developer, solo project.

Built with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Vercel.

  • Custom canvas animation system for roaming, drag-and-drop sprites.
  • All the art drawn in Aseprite.

Experience

FRONTEND INTERN at TECHSTACKS

Jan – May 2026

  • Accessibility: Improved accessibility on the WD-40 website by auditing pages with Sitebulb and fixing the issues it flagged.
  • Website Updates: Implemented language translation updates and built a floating video feature for the YouGotServe website.
  • Frontend Development: Contributed to frontend development for the AltTutor and Howden websites, and updated Howden's documentation.
  • QA Testing: Performed QA and testing on the PNPTI and Techtser websites, documenting cross-browser compatibility issues and bugs for the development team.
  • WordPress: Designed and built the Shoe Crew website using WordPress and Elementor.
  • Agile / Scrum: Worked with fellow interns in an Agile/Scrum environment, using Jira for task tracking and daily stand-ups to report progress and align on sprint goals.

FREELANCE PIXEL ARTIST at ECHO ZERO - I: THE RIGHT TO RETURN

Jun 2026 – Present

  • Sprite Animation: Design and animate character sprites, with walk, idle, battle stance, and attack animations.
  • Remote Collaboration: Collaborate remotely with an independent game developer based in Hungary to create and animate character sprites.
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