David Maldonado

As a specialized backend developer with over 3 years of experience, I craft high-performance web solutions using Python, Django, and FastAPI. My expertise extends to cloud architecture with AWS and Terraform, enabling me to build complete, production-ready systems from infrastructure to API integrations.

Technical Expertise:

• Backend Development: Django, Django REST Framework, FastAPI
• Cloud Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3), Terraform for IaC
• Database Systems: PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Integration Specialist: REST APIs, webhooks, payment gateways

Key Achievements:

• Built and scaled a tourism platform that won competitive startup funding, designing the complete architecture from database to API endpoints
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code with Terraform, reducing deployment time by 40%
• Engineered Django REST APIs that processed thousands of daily requests
• Achieved over 93% code coverage through comprehensive testing with Pytest
• Successfully integrated multiple third-party systems including payment processors and notification services

Ready to transform your backend challenges into elegant, scalable solutions. Let's discuss how my expertise can drive your project forward.

As a Systems and Computer Engineering graduate from Universidad del Norte, I've built over 3 years of specialized experience in backend development. My career has grown through several significant roles:

I worked as a Junior Blockchain Developer at Neural Internet (Bittensor), where I developed installation systems for miners and created automation scripts that reduced setup time by 75%.

I've served as a Backend Engineer for multiple companies, including a digital content platform where I built streaming APIs and recommendation systems that increased user engagement by 35%, and at M.IA where I architected ETL systems with Airbyte in Google Cloud.

At Alacua LLC/Whatacart, I optimized microservices architecture and implemented webhook systems for Shopify integration, improving the company's campaign management system.

My most significant achievement was founding and serving as CTO of Ucover, a tourism startup that won two competitive entrepreneurship grants with funding of $10,000. I led all technical aspects from designing the complete architecture in Django to implementing AWS infrastructure and integrating payment systems.

Throughout my career, I've developed expertise in Python frameworks (Django, FastAPI), cloud services (AWS, GCP), database systems (PostgreSQL, MongoDB), and more recently blockchain technologies, allowing me to build scalable, high-performance solutions for complex challenges.

Systems and Computer Engineering graduate from Universidad del Norte