Cesar Desales
People Lead at Teléfono de la Esperanza Suiza
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolCesar Desales is a seasoned engineering leader and People Lead based in Zurich with over 10 years of experience building and scaling Python backend and cloud-native systems. He combines deep hands-on expertise in backend architecture, AWS serverless patterns, CI/CD and DevOps with a strong track record of growing high-performing, remote-first teams and aligning delivery to client expectations. Previously Head of Engineering at Webrepublic, he led migrations to cloud-native architectures and championed practices like TDD, automation and knowledge transfer while also serving as Scrum Master and mentor. Cesar pairs strategic people management—hiring, performance reviews, and organizational change—with technical oversight, ensuring bidirectional communication with executives. His background stretches from early Java enterprise work and startup cofounding to senior roles in European digital agencies, reflecting both entrepreneurial grit and pragmatic engineering. As a volunteer and lifelong mentor, he brings a people-first approach to technical leadership that prioritizes learning and sustainable delivery.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
English, Spanish, German
Github Skills (25)
redis7
django7
python7
queue7
flask6
task-manager6
amqp6
lambda5
pyramid5
aws-lambda5
task-scheduler4
serverless-framework4
bottle4
serverless4
task-queue4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
SwissPy/swisspycon
Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
Contributions:18 commits, 22 pushes, 2 branches in 11 months
pythontrackersummitissue-trackerswiss
ccdesales/cracking
Nov 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 14 days
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