Summary
Gustavo Sandoval is an experienced software architect and instructor based in Mexico City with over 30 years designing and operationalizing quality-driven software processes across Java and .NET ecosystems. He blends hands-on coding—often implementing the hardest parts of systems—with leadership roles as CIO/CTO, driving CI/CD, microservices, security and governance aligned to standards like CMM, ISO 12207 and ISO 9126. Gustavo has a strong track record in mentoring teams and embedding measurable quality and productivity improvements at organizations from startups to government agencies and fintechs like Bitso. He pairs a formal academic background in software engineering and pure mathematics with practical expertise in DevOps toolchains (GitLab, Jenkins, Sonar, Docker) and identity/security platforms. Notably, he often leads both the technical evaluation/pilot of new technologies and the organizational change needed to adopt them, turning PoCs into production-ready, sustainable solutions. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic, disciplined technologist who equally values innovation and repeatable process improvements.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Software Engineering, Master's Degree Software Engineering at IIMAS, UNAM
Bachelor's Degree Pure Mathematics, Bachelor's Degree Pure Mathematics at Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese