Product Engineering Manager@ Hello Chef

AnthonyBrylePoncio

I help people do their best, simplify the hard stuff, and help good businesses grow.

Dubai, UAE·00:00:00 GST·Heads down at Hello Chef
Anthony Bryle Poncio

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Building at scale · since 2021

Obsess 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.

The Long Game

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.

2026
Product Engineering ManagerHello Chef · Dubai
2025
Lead Product EngineerHello Chef · Dubai
2022
Staff Software EngineerHello Chef · Dubai
2019
Frontend DeveloperHello Chef · Dubai
2017
Software Engineer → LeadStratpoint · Manila
2014
Web DeveloperOpenovate Labs · Manila
2013
Web Developer InternTechRev · Cavite

Life outside the build.

The instinct to ship something from scratch started long before the code.

BeeLover

A honey business I run with my wife. We sell 100+ bottles at a single event. I was an entrepreneur before I had the title.

Travel

Chasing the seven wonders of the world together. Dubai makes a pretty good base camp for it.

Food

I build the product I eat. I will happily go out of my way for a good shawarma or a great bowl of ramen.

Plants

Repotting and selling them on the side. My first real instinct to grow something from scratch and ship it.

Tennis

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.

Things I build
Web AppsMobile AppsDBT ModelsML TrainingDevOps & IaC
Some tools I use
Vue.jsLaravelReact NativeKubernetesNext.jsTypeScript

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.
Mohammed Sirajuddin
Mohammed SirajuddinProduct Engineer · Hello Chef

Let's build something that lasts.