Nelson Ovalle
Senior Software Engineer at Mercado Libre
Bogota, Colombia
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Top SchoolNelson Ovalle is a Senior Software Engineer based in Bogotá with five years of experience building full-stack and cloud-native systems, currently advancing through roles at Mercado Libre. Trained as an electronics teacher and formally educated in software engineering and machine learning, he blends hardware-rooted problem solving with backend specialization and practical data science knowledge. His background includes Golang-based cloud resource implementations, Angular/MongoDB frontends, Dockerized deployments, and a history of developing simulated environments and embedded programming curricula. An autodidact who moves quickly between teaching and production engineering, he brings strong team collaboration skills and adaptability to fast-changing technical contexts. Notably, his transition from educational roles into high-impact engineering at major tech companies highlights an ability to translate pedagogical clarity into maintainable, testable code.
5 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Diplomado en Machine Learning y Data Science, Ingeniería de sistemas e industrial, Diplomado en Machine Learning y Data Science, Ingeniería de sistemas e industrial at Universidad Nacional de ColombiaBackend Specialist, Computer Software Engineering, Backend Specialist, Computer Software Engineering at Digital HouseLicenciado en electrónica, Educación, software, electrónica., Licenciado en electrónica, Educación, software, electrónica. at Universidad Pedagógica Nacional
English
Github Skills (4)
react5
javascript4
typescript4
frontend4
Github contributions (5)
ndcamachoo/Portfolio-Backend
Sep 2021 - May 2022
Frontend developer projects
Contributions:16 commits, 2 PRs, 12 pushes in 7 months
reactjavascriptfrontendtypescriptfrontend-developer
ndcamachoo/PublicConfigRepo
Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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