About

Senior Backend Platform & Cloud Engineer with 15+ years of experience building and operating production-grade software systems, with a strong foundation in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, and Infrastructure.

My background combines backend and systems architecture, allowing me to approach production environments from both the application and infrastructure perspectives. Beyond developing applications, I have consistently worked on the systems required to deploy, operate, troubleshoot, and scale them reliably.

Backend Engineering

My core backend background is centered on Node.js, TypeScript, and NestJS, with extensive experience designing and operating:

  • REST APIs and microservices
  • PostgreSQL and other databases
  • Distributed systems powered by RabbitMQ and asynchronous messaging
  • Hexagonal Architecture and DDD
  • High-availability and scalable backend platforms

This combination is particularly valuable when infrastructure and application behavior need to be understood together. I can troubleshoot a Kubernetes deployment, investigate AWS networking issues, define CI/CD pipelines, or trace a problem through the application and its distributed dependencies.

Cloud & DevOps

Hands-on experience with:

  • AWS: EKS, EC2, RDS, ECR, Load Balancers, IAM, VPC fundamentals
  • Kubernetes / EKS
  • Docker & Docker Compose
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Linux & Bash automation
  • Multi-environment deployments
  • Production troubleshooting and reliability
  • Deployment automation and release processes
  • Infrastructure and application integration

I focus on building CI/CD processes, consistent environments, rollback-safe releases, and production-ready infrastructure.

AI Infrastructure

I also work with self-hosted and private AI workloads, including Dockerized LLM environments, Ollama, RAG, LangChain, LangGraph, Milvus and Qdrant, with a focus on deploying AI capabilities inside controlled infrastructure.

My earlier experience as a Systems Engineer, working with Linux servers, VMware vSphere, Bash automation, datacenter operations, and backup infrastructure, gave me an infrastructure and operations foundation that complements my software engineering background.

Currently focused on DevOps & Cloud Engineering, particularly AWS EKS and CI/CD.

Experience

Independent Backend & Cloud Engineer | DevOps · Enterprise AI

2025 — Present

OStack Web Solutions, Contractor

Houston, TX

I partner with businesses to deliver production-ready platforms, owning the full path from application code to running infrastructure.

Backend Engineering: Building NestJS-based microservices with event-driven patterns to ensure clean domain boundaries and long-term maintainability.

Cloud & Delivery: Operating Dockerized environments on AWS EKS, with structured GitLab CI/CD pipelines covering builds, multi-environment promotion and controlled releases.

Infrastructure & Operations: Linux troubleshooting and production support of deployed services.

AI Infrastructure: Engineering Agentic RAG systems using LangChain and LangGraph, running containerized vector databases (Milvus / Qdrant) for secure, private document intelligence.

Full-Lifecycle Delivery: Developing web and mobile interfaces (Angular / React Native Expo) integrated with modern BaaS solutions like Supabase.

AWS EKSDocker / KubernetesGitLab CI/CDAWS ECRLinuxNestJS MicroservicesTypeScriptPostgreSQL / SupabaseKeycloak SSO AuthStripeLangChain / LangGraph RAGMilvus/Qdrant Vector DBReact Native ExpoRevenueCat

Tech Lead Backend Engineer

2021 - 2025

Datamensio, Contractor

Spain

Tech Lead responsible for the backend platform and, together with the DevOps team, for how that platform was deployed and operated in the cloud.

On the infrastructure and delivery side, I worked hands-on with containerized services, Docker images and GitLab CI/CD pipelines to ship the microservices platform through multi-environment deployments with controlled releases and rollback safety. The platform ran on AWS EKS and, in a later stage, I collaborated on running environments in parallel on OVH Kubernetes, which required aligning manifests, configuration and deployment procedures across two different cloud providers. I was regularly involved in production troubleshooting, analyzing service behavior, logs, connectivity and performance issues in live environments.

During the final year, I worked alongside DevOps on the first integrations of system metrics using Prometheus and Grafana, improving observability and operational visibility of the microservices platform.

On the application architecture side, I led the development of NestJS-based microservice architectures with event-driven systems powered by RabbitMQ, applying Hexagonal Architecture and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) to keep domain logic isolated from technological dependencies and ensure long-term maintainability. I also designed and implemented the application's subscription lifecycle using Stripe, including webhook-based workflows to manage subscription events, billing status and automated account activation. In addition to defining backend structure and guiding architectural decisions, I coordinated development efforts within the team, mentored developers and promoted a collaborative environment focused on quality and delivery.

As a final initiative, I started prototyping a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system to enable contextual AI responses using the company's internal data. This work began before modern frameworks were mature, so the first implementations were developed with custom approaches prior to the stability of tools such as LangChain and LangGraph.

AWS EKS / OVH KubernetesDocker / GitLab CI/CDPrometheus / GrafanaMulti-environment deploymentsNestJS MicroservicesRabbitMQTypeScriptPostgreSQL / TypeORM / Redis / ElasticsearchKeycloak SSO AuthStripeChatGPT / Mistral AI / LLM integration

Full-Stack Web Developer

2019 — 2021

Rivieralty, Contractor

Cancún, MX

I led the full-stack development and the deployment of a luxury apartment rental system, owning both the application and the environment it ran on. I implemented Docker-based containerization and managed the cloud infrastructure on DigitalOcean, ensuring consistent environment parity between development and production, reproducible deployments and reliable releases. On the application side, I designed the REST API and data schemas with Node.js (Express) and MongoDB, and developed responsive Angular interfaces for high-end real estate operations.

DockerDigitalOcean CloudLinuxNode.jsExpressRESTful APIsMongoDBJWT AuthJavaScript/TypeScriptAngular

Full-Stack Web Developer

2015 — 2019

State-owned Company

Havana, CU

Member of a ~20 developer team focused on the customization of an enterprise ERP (C# / .NET) with AngularJS (v1, v2). This project marked the team's transition to Git-based version control, and I was part of the group that established the new standards for code management, branching and deployment coordination at a time when Git was emerging as the industry leader. As QA admin, I implemented automated testing workflows using TFS (Team Foundation Server), an early form of continuous integration that enforced code quality gates before releases. As Angular frontend developer, I integrated UI modules with backend services and collaborated closely with backend engineers to define, refine and consume API endpoints.

Git / Version ControlCI with TFSC#/.NETAngular (v1, v2)JavaScript/TypeScript

Systems Engineer | Linux & Virtualization Infrastructure

2011 — 2015

State-owned Company

Havana, CU

Four years in a pure infrastructure and operations role, administering Linux servers and VMware vSphere virtualization environments. I specialized in Bash scripting to automate operational tasks and manage system resources, with a particular focus on automating backup processes for Progress OpenEdge database systems across Linux and Unix environments. I administered a datacenter infrastructure built on HP BladeSystem servers integrated with VMware vSphere, and managed enterprise storage clusters connected through HBA arrays, supporting reliable backup and data protection workflows. This period is the operational foundation I still build on today: server administration, virtualization, automation, monitoring and infrastructure reliability.

Linux server administrationBash scripting / AutomationVMware vSphere virtualizationHP BladeSystem serversEnterprise Storage / HBA arraysBackup & Data protection

Education

Bachelor of Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering (2010)

Technological University “José Antonio Echeverría” (CUJAE)

Havana, Cuba | 2010

Languages

SpanishNative
EnglishB2 · Advanced

Side Projects

Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSEKSEC2RDSECRLoad BalancersIAMVPC fundamentalsOVH CloudDigitalOcean

DevOps & Automation

CI/CDGitLab CI/CDDockerKubernetesDeployment automationRelease managementMulti-environment deploymentsBash scriptingGit

Linux, Systems & Observability

LinuxSystem administrationVMware vSphereVirtualizationPrometheusGrafanaBackup & Data protectionProduction troubleshooting

Backend & Distributed Systems

Node.jsNestJSREST APIMicroservicesRabbitMQEvent-driven systemsHexagonal ArchitectureDDDTypeScript

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisElasticsearchMilvus / Qdrant

AI Infrastructure

Dockerized LLM workloadsOllamaRAGLangChainLangGraphMilvusQdrant

Development

TypeScriptJavaScriptAngularReactNext.jsReact Native ExpoTailwind CSS

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipProblem SolvingCommunicationAgile/Scrum

Contact

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision. Feel free to reach out!

Location:Houston, TX