Summary
Michael Otazu is a Chapter Lead and senior software engineer based in Milan with 8 years of hands-on experience modernizing payment systems and leading distributed, multicultural teams across Europe and Asia. He combines deep C++ and database expertise (PL/SQL, PostgreSQL) with operational tooling (GIT, Puppet, GCP) to drive migrations from legacy COBOL switching systems to robust, cloud-ready payment platforms. At Worldline he scaled from developer to manager of a 30+ international team while serving as Agile Lead for acquiring and acceptance solutions used by banks and payment providers. A proponent of continuous learning and Topological Data Analysis, he brings a research-minded curiosity to pragmatic fintech engineering and has a track record of translating complex legacy architectures into maintainable, high-performance systems.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
IngenierÃa de Sistemas Computer Engineering, IngenierÃa de Sistemas Computer Engineering at Universidad Andina del Cusco
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Computer Science, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Computer Science at University of Camerino
Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese