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Frontend Architect and Microservices Developer — Destacame

August 2022 — Present

• Defined the product's frontend architecture under a microfrontends model, setting shared standards and patterns across teams.
• Built fintech products, including a debt settlement platform in Chile and a tiered credit product in Mexico.
• Built microservices with Python and Django, integrating backend services with the frontend applications.
• Provided technical leadership for the optimization team and, later, the platform team, guiding design decisions and the team's work.
• Developed internal tools, such as a campaign manager that automated previously manual processes.
• Brought AI-assisted development tools into the team's workflow, defining how to use them productively and safely.
• Deployed and operated applications and services on AWS as part of the platform work.

• Defined the product's microfrontends architecture, enabling several teams to work in parallel with lower coupling between their applications.
• Technically led teams of four to six people, sustaining solution delivery through reorganizations and staff reductions.
• Made significant contributions to fintech products in real use, gaining deep domain knowledge of the debt and credit markets in Chile and Mexico.
• Built a campaign manager that automated a manual process, cutting its execution time from hours to minutes.
• Brought AI-assisted development tools into the team's workflow, shortening implementation time for repetitive tasks.
• Have held a technical role of growing responsibility for over three years, currently on the platform team.

AWSArquitectura FrontendDjangoMicrofrontendMicroserviciosPythonTypeScript

Development Team Lead and Developer — Dibal

December 2018 — September 2021

• Led the startup's development team, organizing the work, setting priorities and technically supporting every team member.
• Defined and implemented system architectures adapted to evolving business needs, including a microfrontends model.
• First developer hired, responsible for building a multi-restaurant web system from scratch with jQuery and Laravel.
• Built a Vue e-commerce that integrated restaurant management with the customer experience, minimizing human interaction.
• Owned application deployments on AWS using EC2, RDS, S3, Route 53, SES, AutoScaling and Load Balancer.
• Defined development standards and team workflows as the startup scaled.
• Onboarded and technically ramped up the new developers who joined the team.

• Led the development team's growth from a single developer to a group of roughly four to six people, defining their working standards.
• Designed a microfrontends architecture that allowed parts of the platform to evolve independently and reduced system coupling.
• Built the multi-restaurant platform from scratch, taking it from an initial prototype to a system in productive use by several restaurants.
• Designed the AWS deployment with AutoScaling and Load Balancer, sustaining service availability through the restaurants' demand peaks.
• Cut new-version deployment time from manual full-day efforts to a repeatable few-hour process on AWS infrastructure.
• Supported the startup's growth for nearly three years, adapting the technology to every new business need.

Arquitectura de SistemasComputación en la NubeDesarrollo de E-commerceDespliegue en AWSLaravelMicrofrontendVue

Leader, Architect and Developer — Asesoría de proyectos de grado

November 2015 — December 2015

• Diagnosed the failure points in the code and architecture inherited from a thesis project stalled for months.
• Defined the architecture and the work plan to steer the project back toward delivery.
• Built and fully deployed the web solution (PHP and MySQL over the local network) for the Instituto Autónomo de la Salud del Estado Yaracuy (PROSALUD).
• Mentored the thesis students, explaining each implementation and the reasoning behind the decisions.
• Prepared the team for the defense: presentation rehearsals and supporting documentation.

• Got a thesis back on track and completed it in roughly one week after the team had failed to make progress for several months.
• Single-handedly built and deployed the PROSALUD solution, getting paid for both the development and the team training.
• Left the thesis students able to explain and technically defend their own solution.
• Cut the estimated completion time from months to days through a precise technical diagnosis and a clear work plan.

Arquitectura de SoftwareDiagnóstico TécnicoImplementación de SolucionesMySQLPHPReestructuración de Proyectos

Software Development Lead and Systems Architecture — Instituto Autónomo de Infraestructura del Estado Yaracuy (IAI)

January 2015 — December 2015

• Led the project development team, coordinating task distribution and progress tracking through to delivery.
• Defined the solution architecture and the key technical decisions for the construction-site management system.
• Designed a network architecture using a PC as a central server, enabling shared access to the project data.
• Built and deployed the software system for managing construction sites, budgets and progress tracking.
• Produced the technical documentation for the thesis project, justifying each design and implementation decision.
• Planned project milestones and managed technical risks to meet the academic deadlines.

• Coordinated a small team of about three people, taking the thesis project to a successful delivery within the planned timeframe.
• Designed and implemented a client-server architecture over a local network that centralized data and removed out-of-sync information copies.
• Cut budget and site-progress consolidation from days of manual work to reports generated directly from the system.
• Documented the full solution architecture, leaving a clear technical foundation for its defense and eventual maintenance.

Desarrollo de SoftwareGestión de DatosGestión de InfraestructuraImplementación de SolucionesProyecto de GradoRedacción Técnica

Sistema de saldar deudas (Chile)

Fintech B2C platform that helps Chilean users negotiate and settle debts with banks and financial institutions. Covers 3 brands in production (Santander, Santander Consumer, Scotiabank).

Stack: VueNuxtTypeScriptDjangoPythonAWSMicroservicios

https://pagaloaqui.cl/santander

Producto de créditos (México)

Fintech product offering tiered personal credit to users in Mexico.

Stack: VueNuxtTypeScriptDjangoPythonAWSMicroservicios

https://www.destacame.com.mx/

Architecture

Arquitectura de SistemasArquitectura FrontendMicroserviciosMicrofrontendDesarrollo Full StackClean ArchitectureSOLIDImplementación de Soluciones

Cloud & DevOps

AWSEC2RDSS3Route 53SESAutoScalingLoadBalancerDockerComputación en la NubeDespliegue en AWSGestión de InfraestructuraMicroservicios

Frontend

Vue 3Nuxt.jsTypeScriptAstroDesarrollo FrontendArquitectura FrontendMicrofrontendDesarrollo de E-commerceAplicación WebjQuery

Leadership & Management

Liderazgo de EquipoGestión de EquiposGestión de ProyectosPlanificación EstratégicaPlanificación de ProyectoMetodologías ÁgilesConsultoría TécnicaGestión del Tiempo

Mindset & Personal

AdaptabilidadAgilidad de AprendizajeAuto-motivaciónPensamiento AnalíticoResolución de Problemas

Team & Client

Colaboración de EquipoComunicación TécnicaOrientado al ClienteRelación con el ClienteTrabajo ColaborativoTrabajo en Equipo