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Daniel Palafox

Software engineer with 7+ years of experience in frontend and backend development. Pragmatic & Proactive. Always willing to learn something new and take on new challenges.

Email / LinkedIn / GitHub / ORCID iD

💻 KEY SKILLS

Frontend:

Angular

React

JavaScript/ES6, TypeScript

Backend:

NodeJS, Express

Java, Spring

Testing:

Jasmine, Karma

Cypress

JUnit, Mockito

TDD

Databases:

MongoDB

MySQL

PostgreSQL

DevOps:

AWS (EC2, RDS, etc)

Git

Nginx

GitHub Actions

SDLC:

Jira

Trello

Scrum

💻 WORK HISTORY

Senior Full Stack Engineer @ ORCID (Jan 2020 - Present) Remote
Activities:

• As part of the open source team, I have been responsible for implementing end to end code to support the current code base.
• Creation of new features according to UI/UX designs, responsive, accessibility compliant, cross browser compatible and multi language support.
• Develop unit, integration and e2e tests
• Fix bugs and find areas of improvement, providing and designing solutions.
• Participated in the migration from the old app using AngularJS to a new app using the Angular latest version.
• Creation and estimation of tasks.
• Webinars participation.
• Create/Update documentation.
• Perform maintenance upgrades.
• Perform code reviews and mentor team members.

Technologies used: Angular, Angular Material, Rxjs, Typescript, Java, Maven, Spring, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, GitHub Actions, Ansible, Docker, ActiveMQ, Solr…

Full Stack Engineer @ Softtek (Client Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE) (Jun 2019 - Dec 2019) Remote
Activities:

• I worked as a backend developer with an international team developing features, fixing bugs, and detecting improvement areas within the project. I also worked as a repository maintainer doing code reviews and deploying releases.

Technologies used: Angular, Java, Spring, PostgreSQL, Maven, Git, Jenkins.

Frontend Engineer @ Agave Lab (Client Gaggle) (Jan 2019 - Jun 2019) Remote
Activities:

• I worked as a contractor for a client in the US. I created a Single Page Application SPA to display information to their clients consuming a REST API.

Technologies used: Angular, AWS (S3, Cognito), DynamoDB.

Full Stack Engineer @ Freelance (2017 - 2020)
Activities:

• As a freelancer, I have participated in several projects, doing things such as implementing new features, fixing bugs or creating new projects from scratch, designing the architecture, development, deployment, etc.
• I propose the best technologies based on client requirements.
• Some examples of my work or projects in which I have participated:
  • Waste Trade
  • Casa Cuesta

Technologies used: Angular, React, Java, Spring, NodeJS, Express, AWS, MySQL

Java Developer @ AARON GROUP (Jan 2017 - Dec 2017) Czech Republic
Activities:

• I worked on its main product which is a flight booking system on the backend development implementing new features and fixing bugs, etc. along with the consumption and creation of Web Services.

Technologies used: Java, Hibernate, Spring, Junit, Mockito, Apache Wicket, MySQL, Jenkins.

Senior Java Developer @ Alestra (Client BBVA) (Jan 2016 - Dec 2016) Mexico
Activities:

• I was working mainly in the backend creating processes depending on the client’s requirements, along with the consumption and creation of Web Services.

Technologies used: Java, JEE, Hibernate, EJB, HTML5, CSS, MySQL.

Full Stack Engineer @ DIVI (Jan 2015 - Dec 2015) Mexico
Activities:

• I worked in the backend designing and developing an API and the database and in the frontend I developed the user interface.

Technologies used: Java, JEE, Hibernate, AngularJS, MySQL

💻 SIDE PROJECTS

Full Stack Engineer/Founder @ Donaunalaptop (2020)
Activities:

• I created a website to help people who need a laptop connect with people who want to donate one without a third party. All classes have recently gone online and unfortunately, many people do not have a computer and will not be able to continue their studies in Mexico.

Technologies used: Angular, NodeJS, AWS Serverless, DynamoDB.

💬 LANGUAGES

English: Advanced
Spanish: Native

🎓 EDUCATION

Bachelor in Science in Computer Information Systems.
ESCOM - Mexico City, Mexico (2011 - 2016)

Master in Project Management.
Universitat de Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain (2017)