Kevin Zavalza
Open Data Backend Developer
Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Zavalza is an Open Data Backend Developer with 11 years of experience building APIs and backend systems, currently focused on maintaining and improving searchable public legal datasets at Free Law Project. He brings strong Django and DRF expertise from multiple full-stack roles, complemented by Docker-based deployment and experience integrating email subscription workflows for high-value open-source repositories like CourtListener. Kevin’s background in mechatronics and a master’s in computer science informs a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to engineering, blending automation and reliability. He has shipped features across web and mobile stacks, from media processing with FFMPEG to Android clients, and retained hands-on involvement in testing and template-driven UI updates. Based in Puebla, Mexico, he combines long-term product maintenance experience with a knack for practical, behind-the-scenes improvements that keep data platforms accessible and auditable.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronic Engineer, Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronic Engineer at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Spanish, English, japones
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (12)
python10
django10
mocks8
mocking8
mocker8
pdf6
docker6
ffmpeg6
weasyprint6
environment-variables6
android6
retrofit6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
freelawproject/courtlistener
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
A fully-searchable and accessible archive of court data including growing repositories of opinions, oral arguments, judges, judicial financial records, and federal filings.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:173 reviews, 99 commits, 118 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily worked on integrating a new company name into the terms and policies templates, and merging and testing subscribe and unsubscribe mailing list functionalities. The commits also included the creation of an older terms template. These changes suggest the user focused on updating and maintaining the application's user interface and email subscription services.
filingsopinionsgovernmentrepositoriesrecords
freelawproject/opinionated
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:7 reviews, 60 commits, 13 PRs in 4 months
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