Iván Alonso
Senior Engineering Manager Software Artisan at Game Strategies
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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Top SchoolIván Alonso is a seasoned backend leader and software artisan with two decades of multidisciplinary experience spanning consulting, e-commerce, startups, academic R+D and videogames. Currently leading backend development at OWQLO and writing a Ph.D. on game design and procedural content generation, he blends hands-on architecture with research-driven creativity. He has repeatedly operated at the intersection of engineering and product—shifting between backend architect, team lead and developer experience roles—to ship platforms for game-based e-learning, sustainable marketplaces and retro online games. A pragmatic open-source contributor, his fixes and theme improvements to Anchor CMS show comfort across frontend and backend domains. Comfortable coaching teams and introducing agile practices in large organizations like BBVA as well as bootstrapping startups, he pairs technical depth with people-focused delivery. Based in Madrid, he brings an unusual mix of academic rigor, game design sensibility and long-term product craftsmanship.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Student Computer Software Engineering, Ph.D. Student Computer Software Engineering at Universidad Complutense de MadridEngineer's degree (BSc and MSc) Ingeniería Superior Informática, Engineer's degree (BSc and MSc) Ingeniería Superior Informática at Universidad Politécnica de MadridMaster of Engineering (MEng) Advanced Artificial Intelligence (unfinished), Master of Engineering (MEng) Advanced Artificial Intelligence (unfinished) at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.Master's degree Videogame Design and Development, Master's degree Videogame Design and Development at Universitat Pompeu FabraInt. Artificial Intelligence, Int. Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University
internet, Spanish, English
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Github Skills (13)
debug10
php10
cms10
backend10
back-end-development10
pagination10
html9
css9
front-end-development8
javascript7
databases6
database-design6
database6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
anchorcms/anchor-cms
Aug 2014 - Sep 2014
A lightweight blog CMS for PHP
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:14 commits in 12 days
Contributions summary:Iván primarily focused on bug fixes and enhancements to the Anchor CMS project. They addressed issues in the backend related to pagination, and also made significant improvements to the default theme, including fixes for posts navigation, and the display of categories. Additionally, the user made styling and structural adjustments within the admin interface and fixed some bugs within the admin area. These contributions demonstrate the user's ability to modify both frontend and backend aspects of the application.
cmscms-blogphpcontaophp8
neverbot/mongoose-control
May 2023 - Dec 2024
Seed/fixtures framework and cli for node (v18+) and mongoose (v7+).
Contributions:2 PRs, 45 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 6 months
fixturesjavascriptmongoosenodeseed
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