Armando Ambrosio Soto

Results-driven Software Engineer with 3+ years of professional experience architecting and scaling full-stack web applications across diverse industries. Demonstrated expertise in Python/Django, FastAPI, PHP/Laravel, and modern JavaScript frameworks including React and Next.js. Currently completing a Master of Science in Engineering at ITSON, researching the architectural integration of Large Language Models into Computational Models of Emotion — work culminating in a first-author preprint submitted to Cognitive Systems Research.

Bilingual (Spanish/English, C1) with strong engineering discipline and a passion for clean, scalable, well-tested software.

Full Stack Developer Jr. at Mediaerea (2022-10 – 2025-10)

• Engineered and scaled production full-stack web applications using Python (Django), JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, and Bootstrap, delivering responsive, high-uptime interfaces across multi-client environments.
• Architected, tested, and deployed high-performance RESTful APIs and microservices using FastAPI and Pydantic, streamlining HTTP payload validation and decoupling backend services.
• Led refactoring and modernization initiatives on monolithic legacy codebases, reducing technical debt, optimizing query performance, and elevating overall system reliability.
• Streamlined team workflows using Git/GitHub for version control and pull request reviews, collaborating within agile sprint cycles via ClickUp.

Back End Developer Jr. at Ludens Productions (2022-10 – 2023-03)

• Developed, optimized, and maintained core web services and database schemas utilizing PHP (Laravel) and MySQL, ensuring adherence to client business logic and data security standards.
• Implemented modular FastAPI (Python) microservices to offload compute-heavy tasks from the legacy backend, enhancing throughput and horizontal scalability.
• Managed API integration points, conducted debugging routines, and collaborated with cross-functional teams using Git and ClickUp.

Front End Developer Intern at Sahuaro Labs LLC (2022-02 – 2022-06)

• Developed reusable, performant UI components for Tracx.io, a commercial SaaS telemetry application, utilizing Next.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS modules.
• Collaborated directly with senior engineers in a production-grade React codebase, participating in sprint reviews, pull request workflows, and component testing.

Bilingual Customer Service Agent at The Results Companies (2018-05 – 2018-08)

• Delivered personalized bilingual (English/Spanish) customer service to international clients, consistently meeting retention and satisfaction targets in a high-volume call environment.

Master of Science in Engineering in Engineering – Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON) (2024 – 2026)

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering in Software Engineering – Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON) (2018 – 2022)