Resume

Software Engineer

Team Leadership & Cohesion | Continuous Education | Backend Development

Adept Software Engineer with strong career history in the design and development of robust, scalable multiplatform software, applications, and frameworks. Dedicated to expanding back-end expertise and skill set into front-end technologies, with an eye toward full-stack growth. Well-versed in team development, training, and leadership; recognized for ability to bring together disparate teams under a unified vision of success. Able to navigate shifting priorities and technical development within a global landscape, building internal teams and organizational growth with the ease of long practice.

Work Experience

Xoom a Paypal Service | July 2020 – February 2023

Member of Technical Staff 2 - Software Engineer | Loomis, CA
https://www.xoom.com

In this position, I directed high-level design meetings as Tech Lead, liaising with our Product teams to align technical solutions with business objects and long-term strategy. I worked to enhance projects’ clarity and development through transparency in communication. Additionally, I managed our software, hardware, and equipment budget and inventory.

Streamlined system integration, building remittance orchestration-layer APIs; directed client support, maintenance, updates, and new features
Onboarded team members, strengthening operations through culture management; racked team sprint velocity and monitored performance
Spearheaded post-mortem analysis sessions to identify outage root causes and establish processes for future projects
Ensured compliance with confidentiality, regulatory, and legal requirements and standards

Xoom a Paypal Service | April 2019 – July 2020

Manager - Software Development | San Francisco, CA
https://www.xoom.com

I directed team members’ task delegation, priority allocation, and project timelines for a team of three, monitoring team sprint velocity and capitalizing on insights gained through extensive analytics to improve project timelines.

Enhanced application functionality and reduced processing time with Node.js modules
Guided employees’ growth, providing mentorship and skill development opportunities; performed annual reviews, promotions, and career development planning
Point of escalation for production, operations, outages, and deep dives into post-mortem analytics
Controlled team and equipment budgets, optimizing resource allocation

Xoom | February 2014 – March 2019

Member of Technical Staff 1 | Guatemala City
https://www.xoom.com

Xoom was acquired by Paypal

I was a member of a project team of three strategizing system integration with orchestration-layer APIs, built in Node.js and Express.js. We collaborated with Front-end and Back-end teams to merge disparate services into a singular API.

Led design meetings, aligning business goals with technical capabilities and solutions
Developed JavaScript standards to harmonize across applications and software
Onboarded, mentored, and supported team members throughout project operations and life cycle
Identified outage root causes and issues in post-mortem meetings, leading issue resolution
Ensured documentation followed best practices and regulatory, proprietary, and legal requirements

Bluekite | July 2013 – January 2014

Senior Software Developer - Team Lead | Guatemala City

Bluekite was acquired by Xoom (News)

In this role, I oversaw technical teams building remittances from U.S. to global customers, delivering projects routinely ahead of schedule. I also navigated our acquisition by Xoom, coordinating at a global scale to exchange ideas, plan the merger, and build connections.

Built mobile application demo, enabling rapid deployment with PhoneGap
Boosted security and user management capabilities application with Node.js authentication server
- Implemented user interface (UI) for sign-up and sign-in processes
- Designed and developed reverse proxy to serve as Gateway
- Routed https requests to internal microservices
- Ensured oAuth2 compliance.

MilknCookies | November 2009 – June 2013

Web/mobile Developing Director | Guatemala City
https://www.youtube.com/user/MilkAndCookiesTV

In this position, I directed a team of 10 Software Developers, running 100+ projects from conception to completion, delivery, and post-launch support. I represented the Development team in leadership meetings, as well as handling internal prioritization, task delegation, and project management.

Improved project delivery speed with Agile methodologies and best practices organization-wide
Shrank code review and turnaround time with new coding standards across Development teams
Boosted user retention rate by launching 10+ engaging Flash mini-games for Minimundi platform, a children’s game teaching recycling practices; oversaw full-stack development operations
Raised user engagement with augmented reality (AR) game development, Android applications, web pages, and related software
Coordinated with clients as point of contact for project operations and POS system; managed issue resolutions

Skills

Bilingual (Spanish, English), Software Development, Project Management, Resource Allocation & Budgeting, Database Management, Mobile Development, Software Architecture & Design, Software Testing