Summary
Alejandro Vivas is a Senior Software Developer based in Bogotá with 4 years of hands-on experience building scalable, secure web applications primarily in the Python/Django ecosystem. He specializes in Django REST Framework, asynchronous task systems (Celery with RabbitMQ), and containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes, and has integrated MFA and advanced authorization flows in production APIs. Alejandro has led development teams and managed infrastructure for high-profile scientific outreach sites including ESA/Hubble and the Webb telescope, demonstrating strong operational ownership alongside feature delivery. He also develops frontend components in Angular and works with SQL Server and PostgreSQL, optimizing performance with observability tools like New Relic. Notably, he built a web application for broken-link detection and repair that combined web scraping with async processing, reflecting a practical knack for automating maintenance at scale. Fluent in Spanish and experienced across the full stack, he brings a pragmatic, reliability-focused approach to backend architecture and team leadership.
4 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniería de sistemas, Ingeniería de sistemas, Ingeniería de sistemas, Ingeniería de sistemas at Universidad de los Llanos