Summary
Alvaro Arenas is a Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building full-stack and integration solutions for financial and public-sector systems, currently driving an IAM migration for a major Finnish telecom. He blends backend Java and Go expertise with front-end React/TypeScript skills and deep operational know-how from six years as a Linux/Windows system administrator, enabling smooth DevOps-led deliveries on Kubernetes and OpenShift. Alvaro has a track record of extending and integrating identity platforms (Keycloak, custom OIDC providers) and automating CI/CD for complex, interoperable environments. Comfortable liaising with both technical teams and customers, he thrives on long-term, collaborative projects and pairing to maintain legacy compatibility during platform transitions. Multilingual and internationally seasoned—born Spanish, 14 years in Finland and time in Germany—he brings cross-cultural communication and customer-facing experience to technically demanding initiatives.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at RWTH Aachen University
Master's Degree, Electronic Engineering, Master's Degree, Electronic Engineering at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
English, Finnish, Spanish, German