Ángel Velásquez
Software Engineer at Archlinux
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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RockstarÁngel Velásquez is a seasoned Software Engineer with 17 years of experience, based in Calgary, Alberta, who blends hands-on backend development with team leadership. A former Arch Linux developer, he contributed significant backend features to archweb—adding profile management, secure email/password handling, and an iPXE-powered netboot menu—demonstrating both systems-level thinking and pragmatic web engineering. He excels at building reliable server-side logic, troubleshooting Django backends, and integrating infrastructure tooling into user-facing workflows. Ángel is comfortable operating at the intersection of open source and production systems, translating low-level boot and deployment concerns into maintainable web interfaces. Colleagues rely on him for practical solutions that bridge developer workflows and operational needs.
17 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
708reputation
63kreached
12answers
4questions
Github Skills (26)
website-development10
python10
back-end-development10
django10
archlinux10
authentication9
html-template9
python-templates9
forms9
user-authentication9
apptemplates9
ipxe9
cpp-templates9
code-templates9
webserver8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
archlinux/archweb
Sep 2010 - Nov 2017
Arch Linux website code
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:65 commits, 72 PRs, 85 pushes in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Ángel primarily contributed to the back-end logic of the Arch Linux website, specifically focusing on user profile management and netboot configuration. Their work included implementing features to allow developers to modify their profile details, including private email and password changes. Additionally, the user integrated an iPXE environment into archweb, enabling network booting and providing a menu-driven system for selecting architecture, release, and mirror configurations. The user also fixed issues in the Django backend code and updated email templates.
pythondjangolinuxarchlinuxarch-linux
angvp/dotfiles
Oct 2010 - Sep 2022
Contributions:179 commits, 107 pushes in 12 years 1 month
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