Summary
Jonathan Cardenas is a Senior Software Engineer based in Medellín with 10 years of experience building cloud-native platforms, front-end experiences, and scalable backends for gaming and metaverse products. At Void he led the migration to Kubernetes, implemented cost-optimized EKS nodes with Karpenter and spot instances, and built tournament and monetization systems (Stripe/PayPal) end-to-end using NestJS, Next.js and React. His background spans site reliability work with Azure/Kubernetes/Kafka, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, enabling reliable, efficient production operations. He also developed smart contracts and token-economy components for a NEAR-based metaverse project, blending blockchain and traditional backend skills. Known for pragmatic use of AI/ML insights to improve code quality and workflows, he combines hands-on Linux/sysadmin skills with product-minded engineering. Always curious and collaborative, he enjoys mentoring peers and turning complex requirements into performant, production-ready systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Grado en Ingeniería, Computer Software Engineering, Software Enginner, Grado en Ingeniería, Computer Software Engineering, Software Enginner at Holberton School
Web Developer, html5, Web Developer, html5 at Next University
English, French