andresfigueredo
Backend Engineer · Crypto Payments · Python & Fast Api
Software Engineer with 8 years of experience building backend systems, APIs, real-time applications and data-intensive platforms. Founder and sole engineer behind Zyrvix, where I designed and built a production payment platform end-to-end, covering backend, frontend, databases, infrastructure, security, testing, observability and third-party integrations. Problem-oriented engineer who focuses on understanding the underlying problem and selecting the right approach rather than being constrained by a particular technology. Experienced in AI-assisted software development, using AI coding agents as an integral part of the engineering workflow.
Experience: 8 years
Yearly salary: $90,000
Hourly rate: $45
Nationality: 🇨🇴 Colombia
Residency: 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Experience
Backend Software Engineer
Creed & Bear 2022 - 2025
Built backend systems for algorithmic trading, portfolio management and cryptocurrency infrastructure. Reduced latency of critical endpoints by approximately 60% through asynchronous processing improvements. Designed REST APIs and WebSocket services supporting trading and reporting workflows. Implemented event-driven architectures using MongoDB and precomputed financial metrics. Integrated cryptocurrency exchanges and secure third-party APIs. Containerized and deployed production services using Docker and Kubernetes. Optimized ClickHouse workloads, reducing reporting queries from minutes to seconds. Built monitoring, auditing and alerting solutions with Grafana. Collaborated with stakeholders to prioritize engineering work based on business impact.
Software & Automation Developer
Nicole S.A.S 2018 - 2021
Developed Python desktop and monitoring applications connected to SQL Server and MySQL. Built TCP client/server systems for real-time communication and operational data acquisition. Automated industrial workflows using Python and Bash. Integrated Raspberry Pi devices for monitoring and process automation.
Skills
ai
api
architecture
backend
blockchain
blockchain-engineer
ci-cd
cloud-engineer
contracting
contractor
crypto
defi
devops
docker
engineer
english
fintech
full-stack
git
grafana
infrastructure
integration
javascript
kubernetes
linux
mongo
node
postgres
python
react
remote
saas
security
sql
ton-developer
typescript
web3
english
spanish