Hector Barrios is a versatile software engineer based in Austin, Texas, with about a decade of experience across frontend, backend, and mobile development. He currently works as a Software Engineer at Auctane, where he has been contributing since July 2024. As a former co-founder of Carde.io, he led MVP development for an event tournament platform, migrated to Next.js for server-side rendering to improve load times and SEO, and transitioned the data layer to a Prisma-backed relational database. His open-source contributions include backend work on the Spack package manager, adding new packages and fixing build issues to improve dependency management. Earlier roles span frontend work at Caster Society and iOS development, including an Apple Watch app built with SwiftUI and MVVM. With a Bachelor of Computer Science from UTSA and ongoing PhD studies, he blends hands-on engineering with research-driven curiosity.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Ingenieria en Sistema de Informacion, Ingenieria en Sistema de Informacion at Universidad Tecnol贸gica Nacional
A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.
Role in this project:
Backend Engineer
Contributions:1 review, 7 commits, 15 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Hector primarily contributed to the Spack package manager by adding, modifying, and fixing package definitions. They focused on integrating new packages, such as `source-highlight`, and adding variants to existing packages like `petsc` and `gdb`. They also addressed build issues, such as fixing Zoltan installation and static linking problems related to Intel OneAPI MKL, showing a focus on build system configuration and dependency management within the Spack ecosystem.
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