PhD in Computer Science 2011 - 2015 University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Master's degree in Computer Science 2008 - 2010 University of Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science 2005 - 2008 University of Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff Software Engineer 2017 - 2023

Architect and Lead Node.js Developer 2017 - 2017 New York-based Startup (contract)

• Guided the team in writing 100+ user stories.
• Created the microservices architecture and coded most of the backend.
• Introduced the team to Agile methodologies.
• Acted as interim project manager, setting up tasks and guiding the team.
• Created a Dockerized development environment.
• Interviewed 10+ developers for backend roles.
• Managed a team of 3 developers.

Technologies: Node.js, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Docker, Heroku, AWS, Mocha, Chai, Braintree, and Redis

Architect and Lead Backend Developer 2017 - 2017 Toury de Fietsgame (contract)

• Migrated the backend from a monolithic architecture to microservices.
• Reduced 40GB of DB space (80%) while preserving functionalities.
• Separated the backend and frontend(s) code and repositories.
• Created a Dockerized development environment.
• Refactored code to adhere to SOLID principles.
• Heavily modified the software development process to incorporate good practices.
• Improved ride segmentation and categorization accuracy.

Technologies: Node.js, Sequelize, MariaDB, Docker, and Heroku

Full-stack Developer 2016 - 2016 Baagloo (contract)

• Rewrote the Drupal back-end in modern Node.js.
• Took the memory footprint from 1.5GB to 100MB per process.
• Took the response time from 12s to 0.2s per request.
• Designed and implemented fraud prevention algorithms, using graph analysis algorithms.
• Implemented a payment processing system with PayPal.
• Implemented an admin panel from scratch using AngularJS and Bootstrap.

Technologies: Node.js, Python, Bluebird, NetworkX, SQLAlchemy, AngularJS, and Digital Ocean

Full-stack Developer 2015 - 2016 Konekti (contract)

• Created the first version (MVP) of the social network from scratch.
• Implemented features including posts, comments, likes and other reactions.
• Implemented various account types and profiles.
• Implemented messaging together with an inbox and admin panel.
• Deployed and maintained the product during the early demo stages.

Technologies: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Heroku, HAML, Bootstrap, Devise, Paperclip, AWS, and Sendgrid

Full-stack Developer 2015 - 2016 Opinautos/StartMyCar (contract)

• Made performance and memory improvements as well as front-end and back-end feature implementations.
• Reduced 30% of cache memory usage.
• Created scrapers to gather automobile information.

Technologies: Node.js, Express, Redis, MongoDB, Python, Heroku, Git, Bootstrap, and JavaScript

Software Developer 2006 - 2008 CORE Security Technologies

• Worked on the core components of the company's flagship penetration testing product.
• Refactored the code to be more portable across Windows and Linux.
• Ported the product to Windows Vista.
• Created a new secured update protocol and implemented it in Python.

Technologies: C++, Python, Boost, SQL Server, OpenSSL, and Low-level networking