Andrew Backes
Founder at Scrydex
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
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Top SchoolAndrew Backes is a founder and seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience building full‑stack, cloud-native products and greenfield startups from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He has shipped scalable web and mobile applications across Python/Flask, .NET Core, React/Next.js and React Native while designing APIs, Terraform-driven infrastructure and Azure/AWS architectures. Andrew blends hands-on engineering with product instincts—creating and maintaining the popular Pokémon TCG API and companion site—demonstrating both entrepreneurial drive and a knack for developer-focused platforms. His background includes blockchain integrations for NFT minting, governance and cloud cost management at enterprise scale, and a Master’s in Software Engineering that underpins his pragmatic, data-informed approach to shipping reliable systems.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Software Engineering, Master's degree Software Engineering at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (144)
terraform10
corona10
api10
azure10
azure-resource-manager10
terraform-provider10
ruby9
python9
code-documentation9
dotnet8
rest8
javascript8
class-name8
frontend8
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Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
PokemonTCG/pokemon-tcg-api
Aug 2016 - Mar 2018
Pokemon TCG API allows developers to easily consume Pokemon card and set data in JSON format.
Contributions:9 releases, 52 commits, 63 pushes in 1 year 7 months
MagicTheGathering/mtg-api
Aug 2016 - Feb 2022
Magic: The Gathering API allows developers to easily consume MTG card and set data in JSON format.
Contributions:12 releases, 54 commits, 80 pushes in 5 years 7 months
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