Hector Canto
Senior Backend Development at Primetag
Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Top SchoolHector Canto is a senior backend engineer and architect with 12 years of experience building scalable, serverless and core service platforms across industries from cybersecurity to smart cities. Currently leading backend development at Primetag after guiding architecture and integrations as Development Team Lead at CitNOW, he blends hands-on Python development with practical DevOps and reusability-first design. He regularly teaches Clean Code, software design and Docker, mentoring the next generation of engineers while translating Python docs into Spanish—demonstrating a commitment to clear technical communication and localization. Comfortable across cloud, messaging and search technologies, Hector pairs pragmatic leadership with deep implementation experience and a knack for turning legacy systems into maintainable, testable services.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Computer Sciences, Engineering Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Computer Sciences at Universidade de Vigo
English, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Catalan
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (16)
spanish10
translation10
documentation10
python9
restructuredtext9
rs9
permission9
pip9
json6
e-mail6
git6
datetime6
git-cherry-pick6
faker6
regex6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
python/python-docs-es
May 2020 - Jun 2020
Spanish translation of the Python documentation.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer / Localization Specialist
Technical Writer / Localization SpecialistContributions:34 commits, 7 PRs, 149 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Hector primarily contributed to the Spanish translation of the Python documentation. Their work focused on updating the translation memory, correcting errors, and refining the style guide for the Spanish version. The commits demonstrate a deep understanding of the original documentation and a commitment to accurately and consistently translating technical terms and concepts. They also addressed formatting and stylistic issues.
python-documentationpythonspanish-translationtranslation
hectorcanto/docker_exercises
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Examples on how to use docker
Contributions:44 reviews, 10 PRs, 16 pushes in 24 days
docker-composedocker
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