María Méndez is a hands-on Software Engineer III and team lead with nine years of experience designing and delivering backend-driven web applications across startups and product companies. Based in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, she blends technical leadership with hands-on engineering—shipping features as a senior engineer at OpenForge and now at TreviPay while freelancing through MTEKH Solutions. Her background spans full-stack development, technical project management, and certified training, giving her a rare mix of people-focused leadership and deep operational knowledge of software quality and tooling. She enjoys learning and teaching, and brings a pragmatic focus on mentorship and knowledge transfer that helps distributed teams land reliable solutions. An often-overlooked strength is her formal training and licentiate specialization in software quality, which consistently informs her approach to robust, maintainable systems.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at Universidad Fidélitas
Tecnico especialista TI & Redes Informaticas, Tecnico especialista TI & Redes Informaticas at Tecmedia IT Academy
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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