Carlos Prestes
Technical Leader & Software Developer at Buscojobs Internacional
Dolores, Soriano, Uruguay
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Top SchoolCarlos Prestes is a technical leader and software developer with 11 years of hands-on experience, currently leading data extraction and web scraping efforts at BuscoJobs Internacional in Uruguay. He focuses on scalable, efficient pipelines for web scraping and data enrichment while mentoring his team to align with operational goals. Carlos contributes to open-source tooling that makes websites accessible to AI agents, improving agent control flow and robustness in projects like browser-use. His background in computer engineering from Universidad de la República and early experience as a radio operator lend him practical communication skills and a systems-oriented mindset. He combines pragmatic backend development with a curiosity for biological metaphors in technology, seeking solutions that feel as adaptable as living systems.
11 years of coding experience
Engineer's degree, Computer Science, Engineer's degree, Computer Science at Universidad de la República
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (4)
playwright10
ai-agent10
python10
llm9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
browser-use/browser-use
Dec 2024 - Apr 2025
Make websites accessible for AI agents
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:4 PRs, 8 comments, 2 issues in 3 months
Contributions summary:Carlos primarily focused on enhancing the agent's functionality within the `browser-use` repository. They introduced features like before and after step hooks, enhancing the agent's control flow during task execution. They also refined the agent's behavior by incorporating checks for `after_step_func` and addressing edge cases like pausing or stopping agents. Furthermore, the user made general improvements to the Agent class, updating it to match upstream changes.
ai-agentsai-toolsbrowser-automationbrowser-usellm
carlosplanchon/ligeia
Mar 2019 - May 2022
Contributions:1 release, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 2 months
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