Alonso

Experience

1. Nov 2020 – PresentWork

   Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead

   Cargill — Costa Rica

   Team lead since Dec 2025, combining technical direction, architecture, code reviews and mentoring with hands-on development of enterprise applications, integrations and cloud data platforms.

   • Design, develop and support backend services, integrations and APIs with Java, Spring Boot, Python and FastAPI
   • Coordinate the migration of enterprise data capabilities from legacy Hadoop/HDFS to AWS, integrating JDBC databases, Kafka, APIs and files
   • Build web application components with React, TypeScript, Vite, Redux Toolkit and Ant Design
   • Implement CI/CD and deployment automation with GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes and infrastructure as code
   • Drive improvements in engineering standards, software quality, automated testing, documentation and reliability
2. Dec 2017 – Oct 2020Work

   Application Development Analyst

   Cargill — Costa Rica

   Delivered application and integration solutions for global operations, working directly with business partners and IT teams.

   • Designed, developed, tested and documented applications and integrations across concurrent projects
   • Provided troubleshooting, application support, enhancements and knowledge transfer
3. Jun 2016 – Nov 2017Work

   Application Developer

   Route Miner — Costa Rica

   Built mobile and backend functionality with unit and UI testing; troubleshot issues and improved performance.

4. OngoingOpen Source

   Open Source Software Engineering Projects

   alonsovndev

   Building open-source developer-productivity tools and applications with React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL and Docker.

   • Apply Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, API-first design, automated testing and CI/CD

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5. OngoingOpen Source

   Open Source Software Engineering Community

   EndToEndLabCR

   Lead an open-source software engineering community focused on practical development, collaboration and knowledge sharing.

   • Establish reusable project templates, documentation structures and engineering workflows

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6. 2025 – PresentEducation

   Master's in AI Development

   BIG School — Spain

   Postgraduate studies in AI development.

7. 2017Education

   Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems Engineering

   Universidad Nacional — Costa Rica

   Degree in Information Systems Engineering.

8. 2018 – 2025Education

   Certifications & Professional Development

   Platzi, Dell Boomi and others

   Continuous professional development across frontend, data and integration platforms.

   • 2025: React.js & Redux; React.js with Vite.js & TailwindCSS (Platzi)
   • 2022: DataOps Fundamentals
   • 2018–2019: Dell Boomi Associate Developer, Professional Developer and Production Administrator