AnthonyBrylePoncio
I help people do their best, simplify the hard stuff, and empower businesses to grow.
Selected Work
All at Hello Chef · Dubai · since 2021Obsess about the problem. Not the solution.
Simple beats clever
If the answer feels complicated, it isn't simple enough yet. I keep slicing the problem until the right move is obvious.
Progress beats perfect
Real value in people's hands beats a perfect idea that never ships. Get it out, learn, make it better.
No favourite tools
I don't marry a stack. I reach for whatever solves the problem in the simplest way.
From Manila to Dubai.
Twelve years of building things that last. I started as a web dev intern in the Philippines, and these days I lead product engineering across continents. I still stay close to the work: solving hard problems, debugging systems, and shipping features that matter.
Life outside the build.
The instinct to ship something from scratch started long before the code.
Chasing the seven wonders of the world together. Dubai makes a pretty good base camp. If there's a new corner of the map, we're already booking it.
My wife and I play together. It's part of our routine, our exercise, and honestly part of how we travel. If there's a court, we'll find it.
A good shawarma or a great bowl of ramen, always worth the detour.
A honey side-venture my wife and I ran back home in the Philippines.
Repotting and reselling them on the side, back in the Philippines. My first real instinct to grow something from scratch and ship it. One of those sleepless-night experiments worth every minute.
What people say.
From managers, peers, and clients across a decade of building together.
He understands complex issues even when outside of his direct area of expertise, and he is extremely enthusiastic about his work, which is infectious. I often thought of Anthony as a professional I could always rely upon to get the job done.