02 Background 10 YEARS IN PRODUCTION

Ten years, seven on somebody else's payroll.

Engineer since 2015. Enterprise backends at MetLife Legal Plans. Product work at Lithic Technology and Thesis Agency in Portland.

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Work

METLIFE Oct 2021 - Present

Software Engineer · Remote

Full stack work moving legacy systems onto modern tooling, and building the data management around them.

Moved a legacy PHP app to Python and React.js, improving usability
Built Python automation for eligibility file processing

Python · Django · React.js · AWS · S3 · SQS · RDS · EC2 · PostgreSQL · REST APIs

LITHIC. Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

Software Engineer · Portland, Oregon

Full stack work across fintech, e-commerce and marketing sites.

Designed and built the full overhaul of the Lithic.tech marketing site with GatsbyJS and GraphQL
Created UI components for BoomPay, a fintech app for rent payments and credit building

React · React Native · GatsbyJS · GraphQL · Ruby · RSpec · Google Maps API · Mapbox

THESIS* Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

Software Developer · Portland, Oregon

Frontend work on agency site builds and email marketing campaigns.

Built key components for the rebranded agency site in React.js
Created a custom 404 page from assets designed in Sketch

React.js · HTML/CSS · JavaScript · Sketch · Jira · Asana

Technical skills

Frontend

React · TypeScript · Next.js · Tailwind CSS · HTML/CSS

Backend

Python · Django · Node.js · FastAPI · REST APIs · GraphQL

Database

PostgreSQL

DevOps

AWS · Docker · CI/CD · Git · Linux

The BLF dashboard runs on four of these, and Django and Stripe do most of that work.

Professional references

From colleagues and managers, on the engineering work.

He took all his work seriously and aimed to learn and excel in everything he took on. He wasn't afraid to take and argue strong opinions, which I appreciated. Ernesto also seemed to quickly understand and internalize the importance of unit testing and high-quality code construction. He was a pleasure to work with.

Rob Galanakis

Cofounder, WebhookDB

He is ambitious, passionate, and always eager to grow as a Software Engineer. He is able to take on many challenges and manage ambiguity to craft intentional solutions. It was inspiring to see him develop and achieve his goals.

Francisco Juarez

Lead Product Designer, Nike

It was a joy working with Ernesto. He always asked the good questions and would execute on any given project. He played a huge part in helping with the launch of the new Thesis website. The team really enjoyed having him.

Cemal Richards

Software Engineer, TaxAct

Ernesto is a creative, hard-working, innovative professional. He is responsible and detail oriented. I enjoyed working with him and having him as a part of our team.

CeCe Ridder, PhD

Executive Leader & Strategist

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