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Jorge Castaño

Jorge Castaño

SYSTEM ENGINEER
Cali,Valle del Cauca

Summary

System Engineer PROFILE Innovative software engineer with experience in development, project management, and IT leadership. Fullstack JavaScript developer passionate about creating transformative software solutions that positively impact lives and drive business growth.

Founded and structured the entire IT department at Monetta Colombia, including hiring, policy creation, process implementation, and team formation. Led diverse projects in geolocation, facial recognition, logistics, e-commerce, and digital analytics.

Known for fostering a culture of continuous learning and inspiring team members to grow professionally.

Leadership Strengths: Translating complex requirements into user-friendly, high-impact software solutions. Building and inspiring cross-functional teams to deliver innovative projects. Fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Independent Development engineer

Carval Colombia
Cali, Valle del Cauca
06.2016 - 09.2016
  • Developed the company's master production plan for the area of animal pharmaceuticals for export
  • Reduced product overproduction by and warehousing by 60%.

front end leader engineer

Adatec SAS
Cali, Valle del Cauca
06.2016 - 02.2019
  • Migrate desktop software to web platform www.ventasremoas.com
  • Front End and Back End development for new features in the web platform www.ventasremotas.com
  • New features development in the Android App
  • RSales
  • Lead commitments with clients.

Back End leader engineer

Matrix Group
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
11.2016 - 02.2019

● Architecture design for new project of the company.
● Design and development of the new project of payment gateway in the fixed point “Su Red” in Colombia.
● Implemented hexagonal architecture and clean code, reducing the amount of duplicated code by 25% and increasing the performance of the mobile application by 35%.
● Leading the backend team.

Mobile Technical Leader

ReconoSER ID
Bogotá, Bogotá
02.2019 - 10.2021

● Lead the creation of mobile SDKs (Android and iOS) as the company's flagship product.
● Meetings with clients to understand their needs and solve their problems.
● Implementation of good development practices for the creation of new software products.
● Antispoofing project to reduce fraud in electronic transactions.
● Design and creation of algorithms to detect Latin American identity documents.
● Leading the mobile development team to complete the company's roadmap goals.
● Management of a biometrics project to improve and consolidate end-to-end service processes.

Lead Developer

Banco Davivienda
Bogotá, Bogotá
03.2019 - 12.2019
  • Create a geolocation system for the bank's service points, ATMs and service points.
  • Design database model for geolocation solution.
  • Lead the development team to implement the software.
  • Implement and maintain the software. Increasing user attendance at the bank's customer service points by 45%. The solution allowed users to consult the nearest point of service through a map.

Chief Technology Officer

Monetta Colombia SAS
Cali, Valle del Cauca
11.2021 - 04.2024
  • Lead the company's technology projects
  • Structuring the IT area of the company, creating the development, quality assurance and DevOps team
  • Search for new alliances and strategies to grow the product
  • Implementation of good development practices for the creation of new software products
  • Develop the Monetta Wallet
  • Creation of communication policies, information security, backups, secure development, repository and database management
  • Lead the technology area, implementing strategies that enable team and product growth.

Project Lead

OWO Colombia
Cali, Valle del Cauca
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Create software solution for the sale of mobile recharges, gift cards, utility payments, insurance sales and sports betting recharges.
  • Implement the software in production. Increasing 75% the sales of the company, massifying the product in every neighborhood store, university student or natural person.
  • Selecting the software tools to be used to develop the project.
  • Connecting payment gateways.
  • Connecting onboarding services

React Native Lead

Banco PagaTodo
México, México
02.2023 - 02.2024
  • Jefe Inmediato: Jorge Gonzalez jgonzalezf@pagatodo.com
  • Lead team in Colombia for the company's projects
  • Update the react native version of the
  • ObtenMas application
  • Reducing the weight of the application by 45% and improving the performance tests by 75%
  • Design and implement Clean Architecture for the ObtenMas app
  • Implement software design patterns for the
  • ObtenMas app
  • Support the development of the PagaTodo app
  • Support the structuring of software design for new company projects.

Education

Certified Informatic Security - Information Security

Universidad ICESI
Cali
07.2018 - 12.2018

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Universidad Del Valle
Cali
01.2011 - 07.2016

Skills

  • Computation
  • Programming Languages:
  • JavaScript, PHP, Python, C#, Rails
  • Dart
  • Framework’s: Angular, ReactJs, Laravel, Django
  • SenchaTouch, ExtJs, Express
  • NestJs, VueJs, Flutter, Ruby on Rails
  • Data Bases: MySql, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL
  • Server, Firebase, MongoDB
  • Update date: 06/2024
  • 4 de 4
  • Control versions software: GitHub, Bitbucket
  • Project management
  • Software:
  • Jira, Taiga, Trello, Azure DevOps
  • Power BI
  • Professional
  • Leadership and People
  • Development
  • Staff Management
  • Ecommerce Integration
  • AndMobile Architecture
  • Serverless Architecture
  • Scripting
  • AWS (Lambdas
  • CodePipeline, Amplify)
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • Microservices
  • IT Management
  • Budget Administration
  • Training and Mentoring
  • DevOps Implementation
  • Business Development
  • System Architecture
  • New Product Introductions
  • Database Design
  • Project Management
  • Business Administration
  • Training Junior Team Members
  • Develop Business Structures

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract WorkPart Time

Location Preference

Remote

Important To Me

Company CultureHealthcare benefitsFlexible work hoursWork from home optionPersonal development programsWork-life balance

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

React Native Lead

Banco PagaTodo
02.2023 - 02.2024

Chief Technology Officer

Monetta Colombia SAS
11.2021 - 04.2024

Project Lead

OWO Colombia
01.2021 - 12.2021

Lead Developer

Banco Davivienda
03.2019 - 12.2019

Mobile Technical Leader

ReconoSER ID
02.2019 - 10.2021

Certified Informatic Security - Information Security

Universidad ICESI
07.2018 - 12.2018

Back End leader engineer

Matrix Group
11.2016 - 02.2019

Independent Development engineer

Carval Colombia
06.2016 - 09.2016

front end leader engineer

Adatec SAS
06.2016 - 02.2019

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Universidad Del Valle
01.2011 - 07.2016
Jorge CastañoSYSTEM ENGINEER