Adrian Urbina

Senior Cloud & Integration Engineer with experience designing and maintaining enterprise-grade financial and retail systems across multinational environments. Proven expertise in cloud-native microservices, API management, and high-volume payment and billing integrations. Experienced in leading distributed teams and delivering scalable backend platforms on GCP and AWS, supporting millions of daily transactions across financial billing and credit systems.

Strong background in SAP, mainframe, and payment network integrations, with complementary experience integrating AI capabilities into production environments.

Senior Cloud & Integration Engineer at Liverpool (2021-01 – Present)

Lead backend and integration initiatives for enterprise financial platforms used across nationwide retail operations.

• Lead backend and integration initiatives for enterprise financial platforms used across nationwide retail operations.
• Designed and deployed cloud-native microservices (Node.js, Rust, Java) on GKE and Cloud Run environments.
• Built and maintained APIs supporting high-volume financial operations, processing millions of daily transactions across billing and credit systems.
• Integrated core platforms with Mainframe systems, VISA payment networks, SAP services, and third-party providers.
• Implemented API management strategies using Apigee X (Hybrid) and middleware orchestration via IBM ACE / IBM Integration Bus.
• Designed and supported a core layaway (SBB) platform serving 100,000+ active customers.
• Coordinated a distributed team (1 local engineer, 1 offshore engineer in India).
• Managed multi-cloud deployments (GCP & AWS), including DNS configuration, reverse proxies, load balancing, and containerized workloads.
• Contributed to architecture decisions focused on scalability, reliability, and secure token-based integrations (OAuth 2.0 / JWT).

Full-Stack & Backend Engineer at Tendril (US-Based Company) (2024-11 – 2025-11)

Developed backend microservices and full-stack solutions for cloud-native distributed systems.

• Developed backend microservices in Rust (Axum) and Node.js for cloud-native distributed systems.
• Designed RESTful APIs and BFF layers supporting frontend applications.
• Implemented modular frontend architectures using Vue.js and React within SPA environments.
• Collaborated in fully English-speaking, cross-functional teams in a US-based production environment.
• Contributed to scalability improvements and performance optimizations across service layers.
• Participated in CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.

Full-Stack Engineer at Petco (2020-01 – 2021-12)

Developed REST APIs, backend services, and web portals integrated with SAP systems and retail infrastructure.

• Developed REST APIs and backend services integrated with SAP systems and retail POS infrastructure.
• Built and deployed internal web portals supporting operational workflows and marketing initiatives.
• Implemented neural network-based customer feedback classification to support store-level analytics.
• Integrated pricing systems and in-store price-checker solutions connected to inventory platforms.
• Managed Linux-based deployments, domain configuration, and service integrations.

Frontend Engineer (6-Month Contract) at BBVA (2019-01 – 2019-06)

Developed reusable UI components for enterprise banking platforms under banking-grade development standards.

• Developed reusable UI components using the CELLS framework for enterprise banking platforms.
• Created modular frontend libraries distributed via NPM for cross-project reuse.
• Collaborated with European teams under banking-grade development standards and secure frontend practices.
• Contributed to responsive SPA development within regulated financial environments.