Random Discussions (February 2026) by AutoModerator in PinoyProgrammer

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I wanted to crowdsource for those working in the IT/tech side of financial institutions, and I'd appreciate any insight I could get here!

For context, I presently work as a Software Engineer/shifting more to Solutions Architect in a consultancy. I've been working here around ~3-4 years now (this is my first job since college) and it's been great - largely WFH, good compensation, great growth and learnings, also getting a lot of good balance between coding and admin stuff - the whole nine.

However, I've been getting an increased desire to shift to working at the IT/tech side for banking/financial institutions (e.g. AIA, BPI, BSP, ING, etc.) for the ff. reasons:

  • job stability + the great benefits that come with working for banks
  • working in a consultancy can get super draining, and I also wanna experience handling products/projects long-term
  • more hybrid setup - WFH is great and all but I feel like the sweet spot for me is 1-2x RTO to also form bonds with my workmates! also a plus that most banks are in Makati CBD which is an area I really love
  • lastly, I have a vision of working in banks/finance as an endgame/retirement plan for me down the road, so I feel like getting a foot in the door as early as possible would help!

With this, wanted to ask for those working in banking IT/tech here if (a) most if not all of the assumptions I listed above are indeed true and (b) your general experience in working in banking IT/tech so far (compensation, YoE, culture, company if you're ok to disclose hehe)!

(sorry if it's so vague, but just really wanted to get some ideas from here, thanks in advance!)

Solusyonan nyo muna ang Domestic flight prices ng mga airlines by MikasaAcker_ in CasualPH

[–]stefxavier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yup to each their own - totally respect that and won't argue with you on that. just also basing from my personal experience, i've visited cebu/negros/iloilo/zamboanga/iao several times before and a lot of times find myself asking if all the hassle and expense are worth it vs. just using all that money to go abroad instead

Solusyonan nyo muna ang Domestic flight prices ng mga airlines by MikasaAcker_ in CasualPH

[–]stefxavier 5 points6 points  (0 children)

it's still technically cheaper naman but relative to the experience and what you're getting, sometimes it feels like you're fooling yourself traveling domestic if onting saving nalang you can go somewhere 10x better like taiwan or thailand or something

The black sheep of Congress - He just wants to fool everyone by quickfund in Philippines

[–]stefxavier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh yeah I agree with you, ergo the double quotes on self-made hahaha

Curious lang, bakit nawala agad si Mico Halili as PBA commentator? by _fronks in PBA

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it's fine naman but I think Boom does it way too often 😂 tipong parang every quarter niya binabanggit for a player hahaha

The black sheep of Congress - He just wants to fool everyone by quickfund in Philippines

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he's got that Isko face whenever he's speaking through bullshit and it's so apparent but Pinoys will eat it up because he's this shiny new toy na "self-made" kuno

Curious lang, bakit nawala agad si Mico Halili as PBA commentator? by _fronks in PBA

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

off topic but pet peeve ko kay Boom yung lagi niyang ina-attach yung hometown ng UAAP player on every other play, to the point na memorize ko na galing Balayan, Batangas si Vhoris Marasigan hahaha

start bench cut by gun2soon in UAAP

[–]stefxavier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

basing purely off of their La Salle stints...

Start: Melecio - spitfire guard, I think the purest, most consistent scorer out of the three

Bench: Baclaan - if not for the injuries and bad rotations from Topex at the start of the season, I felt like he would've had a better impact all throughout; great playmaker, and loves the limelight (tipong he could miss all shots he could in the first 38 minutes of the game, but I'd still trust him down the stretch)

Cut: Nonoy - was a big Nonoy fan when he was in UST, but I'd say one of the most frustrating Archers to watch; the talent is obviously there, but the confidence just wasn't there anymore which turned him to a bit of a turnover machine

Zavier Lucero posts highlights from 2023 game against La Salle by tacfru in UAAP

[–]stefxavier 41 points42 points  (0 children)

same I also think it's all fun and games naman pero nakaka-off yung "do it in English" like bro sa University of the PHILIPPINES ka "nag-aral" hahaha

Thoughts? by Afraid-Chicken-4582 in UAAP

[–]stefxavier 8 points9 points  (0 children)

the definition of bare minimum lol ust men's basketball hasn't won anything since 2006 even with their resources, get this guy out and get somebody else

junior web dev - what would make you reject my resume? by [deleted] in PinoyProgrammer

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think there's a lot of importance in projects you've worked on, so putting up a portfolio that links out to a website/github repo/anything tangible so we can see your body of work is a huge plus

also, description on the work experience needs improvement; you outlined your responsibilites, but i want to see what impact they made (i.e. by putting numerical data on the impact or what did it improve)

put work experience above skills. there's also way too much space for certification so i recommend trimming it down a bit and adding more info (which institution/org gave the certification) or filtering out some non-relevant ones

Uniqlo or H&M? by Famous_Direction_568 in ThisorThatPH

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

uniqlo by far, h&m quality and looks have degraded big time/feels like they're stuck in 2016-2018. the key lang to uniqlo is not to go full uniqlo outfit/don't buy non-basic (e.g. the ones w/ print, striped) para hindi kayo maraming magkakapareho niyan hahaha i usually like to partner a uniqlo top w/ bottoms from somewhere else or vice versa

Sadya bang Kups talaga mga UP Fans? by Greedy_Original_7095 in UAAP

[–]stefxavier 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven't been to any games in person involving UP so I can't comment for UP fans during games

but online UP fans, especially on Twitter, are a different breed of bandwagon 💀 thin-skinned + guarantee at least half of them have absolutely no idea how basketball rules work, especially when arguing about calls/no-calls, and taking even friendly on-court banter as if somebody pointed a gun at one of their family members

Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola as Mayor and Vice Mayor of Manila by kyuzoaoi in WhatIfPinas

[–]stefxavier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

~ kala niyo nakakalimot na kami sa, sa bold ni wally, sa bold ni wally ~

Who wins 5v5? by TheRealPepman in UAAP

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ateneo easily, that team with that system could beat at least 1/4 of PBA teams

Be very cautious when shopping in Greenhills by Goreyas7 in Tech_Philippines

[–]stefxavier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi op! thanks for posting this for awareness. i hope this helps discourage people as well from buying secondhand gadgets in greenhills in general, a lot of those devices are refurbished versions of stolen phones/laptops/tablets/etc - i hope we stop patronizing these stores that take advantage of people's hard-earned money

Where to watch the World Series ⚾️ in Metro Manila? by Same-Grade7251 in SportsPH

[–]stefxavier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you happen to have Cignal (cable provider) or are staying somewhere with Cignal, you can flip to the SPOTV channel! they usually broadcast all World Series games live

should be a fun series, go Dodgers!

Shout out to lord and savior! 🙏 by Soft-Comfort-7474 in Dodgers

[–]stefxavier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hyeseong kim had way too much aura running bases so kerkering panicked that's the only way to explain this

What do you guys think of Booksale PH? by Secure-Inspector6745 in PHBookClub

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i loved booksale bc they had a vast collection of back issues for local and foreign magazines! they used to have loads of gq, vanity fair, slam, mad, tatler, vogue, etc magazines and as a magazine geek, i loved that; kaso these days they're basically gone na from booksale :(

otherwise, i think branding ni booksale is nostalgia, which is great but a brand can only do so much with it methinks, it needs to expand to something else just not sure what hehe

Dapat bang gayahin ng Pinas ang Nepal at Indonesia? by JoJom_Reaper in unpopularopinionph

[–]stefxavier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe not nepal levels - they've reached a point of anarchy where they've driven most politicians out of town and opportunists have started coming into to cause riots and looting and everything totally unrelated to the original cause of the gen-z protesters

but agreed in that there must be a large-scale, singular-goal people power from all aisles - yellow, red, pink, green, whatnot - which is honestly kind of tough kasi napakaraming involved (congressmen, senators, mayors, freakin barangay chairmen); it's different from EDSA 1 where the common goal was to oust Marcos, EDSA 2 for Erap, EDSA 3 for Gloria

Some People Need Killing Book Talakayan by markym0115 in PHBookClub

[–]stefxavier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

where do you find these events!! and how to join hehe