Gonzalo Polo
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Barcelona, Spain
Toptal member since July 8, 2022
Gonzalo is a passionate network engineer who loves to code. Skilled in several technologies, programming languages, and frameworks, he started building small Android apps at only 16 years old and quickly pivoted to web applications. In the last years, he began exploring the DevSecOps world, got fascinated by it, and deepened his knowledge in fields like infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD, and infrastructure monitoring.
Portfolio
Experience
- GitHub - 5 years
- Node.js - 4 years
- MongoDB - 4 years
- React - 4 years
- React Native - 3 years
- GitHub Actions - 2 years
- Redis - 1 year
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Slack, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Amazon Web Services (AWS), React Redux
The most amazing...
...app I've developed was for a private sports tournament and reached 300 people in less than a week. It was a complex but fun challenge.
Work Experience
Mid DevSecops
Edpuzzle
- Ensured our code reached production as fast as possible, applying best practices on CI/CD through Github Actions.
- Implemented infrastructure as code (IaC) using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK).
- Improved the monitoring of our server with New Relic, Datadog, and Sqreen.
- Developed our servers to be resilient against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks to prevent cheating.
Senior Mobile Developer
Shasta
- Developed an app mainly used in LATAM to help people ensure their money is safe and let them do transactions.
- Published and monitored the app on Google Play Store and App Store.
- Created a continuous deployment process using Fastlane and Visual Studio App Center.
Junior Full-stack Developer
Edpuzzle
- Contributed to the development of a video platform for education, where teachers can upload their own videos, insert questions, and later assign them to virtual classrooms.
- Implemented a revamp of the public pages, including the landing page and the pricing, terms, and privacy pages.
- Helped users through customer support while fixing the bugs that arose.
Experience
Financial App
For one month, I prepared the very first release of the application with the basic functionality. Then, I followed up on product orders adding new features and improving the previous ones to match users' expectations.
Education
Engineer's Degree in Computer Networking
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) - Barcelona, Spain
Certifications
React Native
Udemy
Certified Android Developer
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, React Redux, Google API, Node.js
Tools
Slack, GitHub, JSX, NPM, Git, MATLAB
Languages
CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, C++, Python
Frameworks
React Native, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Jest, Express.js
Platforms
MacOS, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Android, New Relic, iOS
Paradigms
DevOps
Storage
Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MongoDB, Redis, Datadog
Other
GitHub Actions, APIs, Mobile Apps, AWS WAF, WebSockets
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