Wbert Castro
Backend And AI Software Engineer at NodeSource
Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia
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Top SchoolWbert Castro is a seasoned backend and AI software engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience and a 20-year development background, now specializing in Rust for systems programming, AI agents, and embedded applications. He has shipped scalable full-stack solutions for high-traffic products—most notably redesigning features for Genius that reached millions daily—and has driven GenAI adoption across remote-first startups. Comfortable across JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Postgres and Redis, he pairs practical web engineering with robotics and ML training (Udacity nanodegrees) to bridge embedded systems and LLM-driven agents. A mentor and workshop leader, he consistently improves team practices and developer ergonomics while exploring low-level performance and safety trade-offs. Based in Rionegro, Colombia, he brings a global remote collaboration mindset and a rare blend of production web experience and systems-level Rust expertise.
12 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree Computer Engineering, Engineer’s Degree Computer Engineering at Universidad de AntioquiaRobotics Software Engineer Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Robotics Software Engineer Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Udacity
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (66)
webview10
web-application10
python10
websocket10
chat10
nvm10
collaboration10
flask10
operating-system10
javascript10
linux10
volta10
zulip10
x86-6410
rust10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
dobleuber/dobleuber.github.io
May 2018 - Jun 2024
Contributions:27 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 2 months
CryptoQuant/cryptoquantproject
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:15 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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