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Back-end Developer
Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
Toptal member since May 11, 2020
Bio
Agustin is a full-stack developer with over a decade of experience with Python and Django, multiple front-end technologies, and several DevOps methodologies, from bare metal deployments to automated deployment of scalable containerized AWS applications. Agustin's learning-oriented mindset allows him to adapt and be highly productive with a wide variety of technologies and scenarios, from small startup projects to large, multi-team products.
Portfolio
AMN Healthcare - Language Services
Python, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Containers, GitHub, Agile, Django, Celery...
Backstage LLC
Python, Django, React, Celery, Elasticsearch, Jira, Virtual Machines...
QC CO. LLC
Python, Python 3, Django, Django REST Framework, Docker, JavaScript, React...
Experience
- Full-stack - 11 years
- Django - 11 years
- Back-end - 11 years
- Linux - 11 years
- Python - 11 years
- REST APIs - 10 years
- Docker - 8 years
- DevOps - 8 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Windows, Linux, Git
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on was a 20-year-old behemoth product with technologies ranging from Python and Ruby to Java and C++ in the DRM industry.
Work Experience
Back-end Developer
2024 - 2025
AMN Healthcare - Language Services
- Worked on a reservation scheduling system for medical interpreters, adding features, fixing errors, and refactoring code to improve performance and readability.
- Played an active role in meeting demanding deadlines, collaborating with the team to problem-solve and drive the project to a successful release.
- Engineered a flexible reporting system that dynamically generates financial and operational insights from reservation data, supporting payment-related workflows as well as performance tracking.
Technologies: Python, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Containers, GitHub, Agile, Django, Celery, Django ORM, Django REST Framework, Redis, APIs, Databases, RabbitMQ, Data Modeling, Data Engineering, Back-end, Full-stack, Jira, Linux, Virtual Machines, Python 3, Back-end Development, Architecture, Software Architecture, Scalable Application
Back-end Developer
2021 - 2024
Backstage LLC
- Worked on a big project containing new and legacy code, updating it piece by piece to the latest technology standards.
- Spent a lot of time hunting and fixing complex bugs that lived in the front end, in the back end, and everywhere in between.
- Integrated Amplitude to A/B test, resulting in measurable improvements to conversion rates along multiple parts of the site.
Technologies: Python, Django, React, Celery, Elasticsearch, Jira, Virtual Machines, Django REST Framework, Linux, Python 3, Back-end, Full-stack, Databases, RabbitMQ, Django ORM, Data Modeling, API Integration, HubSpot, APIs, Amplitude, TypeScript, Cloudflare, MySQL, Geocoding, Data Engineering, NoSQL, REST APIs, Redis, Back-end Development, Scalable Application
Lead Developer
2020 - 2021
QC CO. LLC
- Served as a lead developer of a video streaming platform leveraging AWS's video solutions.
- Contributed mostly to the back end, developing features, AWS integrations, and a public-facing API, as well as meddling with parts of the front end's SPA when necessary.
- Dealt with a myriad of AWS tools and solutions culminating in automated deployments of the entire stack on different environments using CloudFormation.
- Implemented a live chat system based on WebSocket with private and public chats with a set of moderation tools attached.
Technologies: Python, Python 3, Django, Django REST Framework, Docker, JavaScript, React, PostgreSQL, Git, Back-end, Linux, REST APIs, Databases, DevOps, Redis, Amazon Web Services (AWS), SQL, Videos, Video Streaming, Streaming, NGINX, Deployment, REST, Virtual Machines, WebSockets, Amazon EC2, Amazon Route 53, Django ORM, Containers, Redis Cache, GitHub, Architecture, Data Modeling, API Integration, Microservices, Full-stack Development, APIs, Cloud Infrastructure, Back-end Development, Software Architecture, Scalable Application
Software Developer
2017 - 2020
Qualabs
- Continued the TCC video platforms development, this time deploying to production environments with Docker and Kubernetes on GCP and adapting them for higher workloads.
- Collaborated with a remote team to adapt and transition a huge system to the AWS stack and provide new features.
- Worked in a small team charged with the testing, bug-fixing, and supporting an immense, 20-year old video security solution where the limiting factor was the complexity of the system itself rather than the technologies involved.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), C++, Java, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Redux, React, JavaScript, Django, Python, Back-end, Python 3, Linux, Django REST Framework, REST APIs, CSS, Git, PostgreSQL, Databases, Scrum, Agile, ETL, DevOps, Redis, Ansible, Flask, SQL, Video Streaming, Videos, Streaming, HTML, NGINX, Testing, Celery, Kubernetes, Elastic, Deployment, Digital Rights Management (DRM), REST, Virtual Machines, Elastic APM, Jira, Full-stack, WebSockets, OAuth, RabbitMQ, Django ORM, Containers, Redis Cache, GitHub, Web Scraping, Architecture, Data Modeling, API Integration, Data Scraping, Microservices, Full-stack Development, APIs, Cloud Infrastructure, TypeScript, Cloudflare, Data Engineering, NoSQL, Elasticsearch, Back-end Development, Software Architecture, Scalable Application
Software Developer
2014 - 2017
TCC
- Developed a multisystem solution for the management, processing, and distribution of video on demand and live video on some of the most used websites in the country.
- Oversaw the scaling of the system during times of high demand such as the Copa América and the World Cup.
- Contributed to the development of other Django systems including a subscriber management system that managed the state of hundreds of thousands of devices and connected to a digital rights management (DRM) system to manage entitlements.
Technologies: Docker, JavaScript, Django, Python, Back-end, Linux, Django REST Framework, REST APIs, Full-stack, CSS, Git, PostgreSQL, Databases, Scrum, Agile, DevOps, Ansible, jQuery, SQL, Video Streaming, Videos, Streaming, HTML, NGINX, Celery, Deployment, REST, RabbitMQ, Django ORM, Containers, Architecture, Data Modeling, API Integration, Full-stack Development, APIs, Cloud Infrastructure, Back-end Development, Software Architecture
Software Developer
2014 - 2014
Sophilabs
- Took my first steps into web development on the back end with Python and Django.
- Learned best practices from my senior teammates while fixing bugs and developing new features.
- Performed web development on the front end with Django templates and JavaScript using jQuery.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Django, Python, Back-end, Linux, Full-stack, Git, PostgreSQL, Agile, jQuery, Django ORM, Full-stack Development, Back-end Development
Experience
ZetaContent
ZetaContent is a Django-based, multisystem web application for processing, managing, and delivering video on demand and live videos. I wrote the back end and front end and managed the deployment of the application on Kubernetes on GCE. I also used the Elastic stack to monitor performance during times of high demand such as big football-related events. In addition to TCC itself, the application was used by two of the largest websites in the country to serve all of their videos.
TCC Vivo
https://www.tccvivo.com.uy/TCC Vivo is a Netflix-like application that gets its videos from different providers, including ZetaContent. It's made with Django in the back end and React and Redux on the front end. I was on a team of four that worked on both areas and conducted deployment and performance analysis.
DRM System
I was on a small team that inherited the testing, bug fixing, and development of an enormous DRM system used by hundreds of companies worldwide. I became a technical reference within the team, helping them grow as a whole while tackling many challenges in several steps of the development chain. While working on this system, I wrote code in C++, Java, C#, Python, and Ruby, as well as shell scripts, Ansible playbooks, and Dockerfiles.
Education
2012 - 2014
Coursework in Computer Science
ORT Uruguay - Uruguay
Certifications
SEPTEMBER 2017 - PRESENT
Modern React with Redux
Udemy, Inc.
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, Django ORM, jQuery, React, NumPy, Pandas
Tools
Git, NGINX, Ansible, Celery, GitHub, ChatGPT, Elastic, Jira, RabbitMQ, Geocoding
Languages
Python 3, Python, CSS, HTML, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, Java
Frameworks
Django REST Framework, Django, Redux, Flask, Scrapy
Paradigms
REST, Scrum, Testing, Agile, ETL, DevOps, Microservices, Scalable Application
Platforms
Linux, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, HubSpot
Storage
PostgreSQL, Redis, Databases, Elasticsearch, MySQL, NoSQL, Redis Cache
Other
Video Streaming, Back-end, Containers, Architecture, Data Modeling, API Integration, Full-stack Development, APIs, Back-end Development, Software Architecture, Videos, Streaming, Web Scraping, Deployment, Full-stack, Virtual Machines, Elastic APM, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Large Language Models (LLMs), WebSockets, Amazon Route 53, OpenAI, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Data Scraping, Cloud Infrastructure, Amplitude, Data Engineering, Digital Rights Management (DRM), OAuth, Cloudflare, FastAPI
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