Edward Diesta

Software Engineer

resume

I build software for AI workflows, research tools, and interfaces. I care about how things work underneath just as much as how they feel to use.

Currently building at Bytespace Labs while studying computer science at Ateneo.

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What a Good Healthcare AI Product Actually Needs to Do

Answer quality does matter alot. But so does what happens after.

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Computer Science: What's the Goalpost?

There's too much to do and not enough time if you're in computer science. Let's talk about it.

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projects
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Colorfall

An online party game I designed, built, and launched to 68 players, with real-time multiplayer, bots, rooms, and a physics-based slingshot loop.

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Crystal

An experiment in giving a company one shared institutional brain through memory, retrieval, and graph-based context.

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Prospect Brief

An AI sales research agent that takes a company name and outputs a structured brief on their AI readiness, pain points, scores, and talking points, generated via agentic web search.

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MISA's Event Registration System

A registration and attendance system for a 550-member student organization, replacing scattered sheets with faster event check-ins and voting eligibility tracking.

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experience

Product Engineer @ Bytespace LabsMay 2026 - Present

Building AI-native product experiences, research tools, and interfaces across the Bytespace ecosystem.

Software Engineer @ Sip & ScaleFeb 2026 - Present

Developing and maintaining the startup's public-facing website with Next.js to support go-to-market work.

AI Developer Intern @ SOFI AI Tech Solution Inc.Dec 2025 - Feb 2026

Built an internal RAG evaluation interface and worked directly inside production retrieval, embedding, and prompt evaluation workflows.

BS Computer Science @ Ateneo de Manila UniversityAug 2024 - Present

Full merit scholar focused on software engineering, operating systems, AI engineering, and machine learning.

Wrote my first code in Luawhen I was 10

Started programming with tiny scripts before finding my way into web apps, AI tools, and product work.

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hackathons

StartUp QCFinalist, ongoing

Building Crystal, a business intelligence layer for medium-sized companies.

The First Naga Mayoral HackathonTop 5 finalist out of 200+ teams

Built SALBAR, an offline-first emergency health protocol for disaster scenarios where internet, power, and smart city systems fail.

Ship or Be Shipped1st runner-up

Built Hakot, an agricultural logistics platform using AI-powered load matching and a cashless driver flow for return trips.

IM Summit IT Business Case CompetitionTop 10 finalist

Proposed FORTRESS, a FIDO2-based risk observation, evaluation, and security scoring system.

organizations

AVP for IT Skills & Development @ Ateneo MISAJune 2025 - May 2026

Headed the MISA Registration System initiative and led web development training for 20+ student developers.

Deputy for Administration @ Ateneo Resident Students' AssociationJune 2025 - May 2026

Designed Excel-based masterfiles and ran system workshops to streamline event operations.

Marketing Core Team @ Computer Society of the AteneoSeptember 2024 - May 2025

Supported event marketing and promotion for Blue Hacks 2025 and Company Mixer 2025.

certifications

Machine Learning SpecializationSee Certification

DeepLearning.AI

CS50's Introduction to Computer ScienceSee Certification

Harvard / edX

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MISA Python Workshop

A hands-on MISA workshop where we taught Python basics by helping members build a QPI calculator.

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say hi

I'm open to thoughtful conversations about AI workflows, research tools, and software that feels considered.

Best reached by email or LinkedIn.

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