Juan Formoso
Lead Software Engineer at Lirium AG
Argentina
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Top SchoolJuan Formoso is a Lead Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building and leading cross-functional teams across Latin America, currently driving front-end services at Higlobe while also contributing backend Python work for Lirium AG. He has a strong track record at scale, from architecting public APIs and unified checkout systems at Despegar.com to backend Python platforms at Xapo and Lirium. Known for making developers' lives easier, he has designed API architectures, developer tooling, and automation that improved reliability and developer productivity. Based in Argentina, he blends hands-on coding with people leadership, a background in physics and engineering, and a penchant for pragmatic, production-first solutions. An often-overlooked strength is his long history of teaching and mentoring—he’s lectured on advanced algorithms and driven culture-level tooling adoption like Discourse to improve engineering communication.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
First Certificate in English English, First Certificate in English English at University of CambridgeTechnician Computing, Technician Computing at Escuela Técnica 35 - Ingeniero Eduardo LatzinaEngineer Computing, Engineer Computing at Universidad de PalermoDegree (Licenciatura) Physics, Degree (Licenciatura) Physics at University of Buenos Aires
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (89)
varnish10
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Github contributions (5)
juanformoso/contribution-hacking
Jun 2016 - Sep 2022
Contributions:4767 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 4 months
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