Julian Figueroa
Software Engineer at Buf
Bogota, Colombia
Summary
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Top SchoolJulian Figueroa is a software engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in distributed systems, backend architecture, and Protocol Buffers-based tooling. Currently at Buf, he works primarily with Go and protobufs, contributing to webhook and gRPC integrations while maintaining a practical understanding of API payload design. He combines startup experience as a technical cofounder with hands-on backend and full-stack work—ranging from macOS UI improvements in the popular Toggl Desktop app to server-side changes in buf’s codebase. Based in Bogotá, Colombia, Julian pairs a strong academic background in computer science with a habit of bridging product needs and low-level implementation details, often surfacing subtle UX and data-model considerations in large systems.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's Degree, Computer Science, Multimedia Engineer [Cum Laude], Engineer's Degree, Computer Science, Multimedia Engineer [Cum Laude] at Universidad Militar Nueva GranadaAcademic Exchange, Computer Science, 4th year Systems Engineering Student, Academic Exchange, Computer Science, 4th year Systems Engineering Student at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (25)
objective-c10
apidoc10
ui-components10
protocol-buffers10
go10
api10
swift10
macos10
grpc10
qt9
desktop9
cli9
activity-tracker8
bufr8
time-tracking8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
bufbuild/buf
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
The best way of working with Protocol Buffers.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:530 reviews, 49 commits, 160 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Julian primarily worked on implementing features and making changes related to webhooks within the "bufbuild/buf" repository, focusing on Protocol Buffers and gRPC. Their contributions involved modifying Go code related to webhook creation and subscription processes, including adding a complete webhook response, removing a "subscribed" prefix, and updating internal packages. They also worked on defining webhook payload definitions. The user's work includes modifying proto files and Go code across various packages.
protocol-buffersbuf-schema-registryprotobufgrpcbuf-cli
toggl-open-source/toggldesktop
Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
Toggl Desktop app for Windows, Mac and Linux
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 7 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Julian primarily focused on enhancing the Toggl Desktop application's user interface, specifically within the macOS environment. They added new UI connections and implemented associated logic within the preferences window, including components related to Pomodoro functionality. Furthermore, the user made adjustments to settings and database integrations to accommodate the new feature set. The user's work demonstrates an understanding of Objective-C, Swift, and UI component development.
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