Javier Scappini
Chief Technology Officer at R2
Uruguay
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Top SchoolJavier Scappini is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with 12 years of experience building cloud-native, highly reliable systems across Latin America. As the first engineer and current CTO of R2, a YC-backed fintech, he designed the initial lending platform, led its expansion into Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, and guided the company to ISO-27001:2022 certification. Previously he advised large retailers at Google and shaped enterprise architecture and cloud migration standards for Falabella and Latam Airlines, blending hands-on development with strategic platform design. Known for pragmatic simplicity—echoing Dijkstra—he recruits and mentors engineering teams that prioritize scalability, security, and operational reliability. Beyond fintech, his early work includes founding a production-planning startup and implementing complex ERP-integrated systems, demonstrating a rare mix of entrepreneurial grit and enterprise-grade engineering.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Software Developer, Information Technology, Software Developer, Information Technology at Universidad Columbia del Paraguay
Spanish, English, Portuguese
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Github Skills (73)
expressjs10
bash10
rest-api10
middleware10
golang10
fiber10
shell10
cli10
go10
nodejs10
rule10
zsh10
docker10
cli-app10
php10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
jscappini/picture-sorter
Mar 2015 - Mar 2017
Contributions:2 releases, 3 PRs, 8 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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jscappini/vim-colorschemes
Apr 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:4 PRs, 10 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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