Summary
David Garcia is a bilingual Systems Engineer with five years of experience building backend and full-stack web applications, now contributing as a Semi Senior Software Engineer at Mercado Libre from Bogotá. He combines a strong academic foundation from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana with hands-on expertise in Spring Boot, Django REST, .NET, React, Docker, AWS, SQL/NoSQL and CI/CD pipelines. David has a track record of translating international client requirements into production-ready features, integrating real-time image analysis and IoT workflows, and creating reusable component libraries and testable architectures. His background as a teaching assistant sharpened his ability to explain complex algorithmic and design concepts while his thesis work delivered an end-to-end management system and chatbot for educational administration. Known for perseverance and a results-driven mindset, he excels at identifying needs quickly and following through to reliable, maintainable solutions. Outside of work he continuously experiments with personal projects and design patterns on GitHub to deepen his systems architecture and backend development skills.
5 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Systems Engineer, Systems Engineer, Systems Engineer, Systems Engineer at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Spanish, English