Abraham Cuenca — YourWebDevGuy

Abraham Cuenca

Software Engineer & Game Developer based in Los Angeles, CA, with over 20 years of professional experience. I specialize in resolving high-availability challenges, accelerating deployment velocity, and reducing technical debt in legacy systems. I design APIs, build scalable databases, and develop modern frontend and mobile applications.

In my spare time I enjoy making music, photography, drawing, and game development.

Experience

Edmunds.com, Inc. — Software Engineer V

Oct 2022 – Present

Consumer-facing products, third-party integrations, and infrastructure improvements. Led internal accessibility committee improving compliance across properties.

Previously Software Engineer IV (May 2018 – Oct 2022).

Pixel Pilgrim Studios, LLC. — Founder & Lead Developer

2023 – Present

Independent game studio. Shipped first commercial title (The Drug Name Emoji Game) in May 2025. Maintainer of the open-source Wayfarer Framework for Godot 4.x.

Nucamp Coding Bootcamp — Instructor

Mar 2021 – Mar 2023

Part-time instructor teaching full-stack web and mobile development.

Inter-Con Security Systems — Tech Lead / Senior Programmer Analyst

2014 – 2017

Built automation pipelines and ETL solutions that eliminated manual processing. Created cross-system data reconciliation tools.

Skills

Category Technologies
Frontend HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, React Native, AngularJS, Tailwind CSS
Backend Node.js, Python, C#, Java, Express.js, GraphQL, Apollo, WebSocket, Webpack
Databases SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase, Appwrite
Cloud & DevOps AWS
Game Dev Godot, GDScript, Lua
Languages English, Spanish

Projects

CarCode — Consumer-facing vehicle marketplace frontend (React, TypeScript, AngularJS) @ Edmunds.com

Beli’s List — Cross-platform quinceañera planning app (React Native, Express.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Firebase)

Wayfarer Framework — Open-source Godot 4.x game development framework with modular scene loading, cross-platform input, 7-language localization, and developer console

The Drug Name Emoji Game — Solo-developed educational rebus game for pharmacy students; released May 2025 (Godot 4.4.1, GDScript, custom shaders)

Certifications

  • Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics — Anthropic (2026)
  • Introduction to Model Context Protocol — Anthropic (2026)
  • Claude Code in Action — Anthropic (2026)
  • Introduction to Agent Skills — Anthropic (2026)
  • Jr. Penetration Tester — TryHackMe (2025)
  • Web Fundamentals — TryHackMe (2025)
  • AWS Essential Training — LinkedIn Learning (2017)

Recognition

  • Edmunds Disrupt 2019 Hackathon — 3rd Place (Chrome DevTools extension)
  • California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition — Apr 2012

Elsewhere