Summary
José Soto is a seasoned technology leader and full-stack engineer with more than 20 years delivering scalable web applications across Latin America and the US. As Senior Tech Lead at DËBRAIN, he combines hands-on development with strategic leadership to architect and ship reliable backend systems and modern frontends. A co-founder of BucaramangaJS, he actively fosters a vibrant local dev community and mentors growing engineers. His expertise spans software architecture and modeling, backend stacks (Node.js, MongoDB, PHP, MySQL), and frontend technologies including Web Components, enabling end-to-end delivery across diverse projects. Based in Bucaramanga, Colombia, José started his career in web development in 2004 and has led cross-functional teams through multiple companies, aligning technical strategy with business goals. He speaks Spanish natively and English proficiently, bridging regional teams and international stakeholders.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniero de Sistemas, Ciencias de la computación., Ingeniero de Sistemas, Ciencias de la computación. at Fundación Universitaria San Martín
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