Experience

Where I have worked and what I have built.

Shakepay

Tech Lead / Tech Champion

September 2024 · Present

  • Interac Money Request ecosystem: in-app transaction completion instead of email-based flows. Now ~35% of inbound transactions (~500M CAD moved).
  • Central1 integration, one of Canada's largest payment networks: redundancy for e-transfers, ~30% fewer external-vendor downtimes, and an estimated ~3M CAD/year saved in fees.
  • Automated wire transfer approval engine: less manual work, faster deposits, and stronger relationships with high-volume clients.

Stack: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, React Native, AWS, BullMQ, Postgres

Neo Financial

Senior Software Engineer

November 2021 · September 2024

  • Secure IVR system with AI-automated authenticated operations. Cut support ticket volume by ~20%.
  • Onboarding moved from a legacy monolith to a distributed system: better uptime and independent scaling of high-traffic modules.
  • High-volume processing redesigned: from exhaustive polling to a refined async event-driven architecture, with lower CPU use and latency.

Stack: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL, AWS, Microservices, MongoDB

SOUTHWORKS

Senior Software Engineer

November 2020 · May 2021

  • CLI to generate cloud-agnostic video streaming infrastructure on AWS and Azure.
  • App to manage live streams on AWS and Azure.

Stack: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, AWS, Azure, MongoDB, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes

Mercado Libre

Software Engineer

May 2020 · October 2020

  • Backend Driven architecture in production.
  • Bridge between frontend and backend teams.

Stack: Java, Spring Boot, React, AWS, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes

Technisys

Software Engineer

October 2018 · May 2020

  • CLI to generate custom products with only the features needed (Strategy pattern).
  • Tooling to automate vulnerability reports and tracking.
  • Biometrics vendor integration for face and voice recognition.
  • Cybersecurity product for authentication handling.

Stack: Java, Struts 2, Spring Boot, React, Azure, Microservices, Docker, Kubernetes

Contractor

Software Engineer

February 2016 · October 2018

  • Photo studio: system to manage resources, contracts, clients, task status, and average completion times.
  • Accounting system for self-employed workers: journal, ledger, inventory, invoices, T-accounts, and more.

Stack: PHP, Laravel, Symfony, Angular, MySQL

ONEI

Software Engineer

September 2015 · May 2018

  • ONEI Tools: tool deployed across Cuba for statistical reports, charts, and model verification.
  • Equipment manager: inventory with repair, maintenance, and ownership metadata (EAV pattern).

Stack: Python, Pentaho, PHP, Laravel, Symfony, Angular, MySQL