Pablo Valdera
Backend Software Engineer at commercetools
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolPablo Valdera is a backend software engineer with 12 years of experience building robust, API-driven systems for large-scale B2B and SaaS platforms. He combines industrial practice—recently shaping checkout journeys at commercetools and leading API teams at Shell Recharge—with deep academic grounding from a PhD in programming languages, which informs his preference for well-structured, functional designs (Scala/ZIO) and DSL work. Comfortable across JVM stacks, TypeScript, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), he has a track record delivering production microservices and designing domain-specific languages for complex domains like banking and forensics. Pablo values clear communication and mentorship, having served as technical lead and coordinated national-scale digitalization projects such as Chile’s theoretical driving exam. He brings a pragmatic research mindset to engineering problems, favoring automation and composable APIs that scale. Based in Amsterdam, he blends hands-on implementation with architectural leadership to drive reliable, maintainable integrations.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at University of AmsterdamMaster of Science (MSc) Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit BrusselBachelor of Science (BSc) / Profesional Degree in Engineering Informatics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) / Profesional Degree in Engineering Informatics at Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch
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Github Skills (52)
rascal10
pattern-matching10
query-language10
checker10
relational-algebra10
dfa10
meta9
abstract-syntax-tree9
mathematica9
eclipse-plugin9
crossword9
apl9
semantics9
java-annotations9
java-bytecode9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
typhon-project/typhonql
Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
Typhon Query Language
Contributions:856 commits, 62 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year 1 month
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cwi-swat/implicit-propagation
Feb 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:29 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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