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Hi, I’m Norman, a senior software engineer based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 7+ years of experience building scalable web applications, distributed systems, and internal tools for startups, enterprise teams, and contractors. I thrive turning complex requirements into robust architectures, shipping clean code through CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with product and design to deliver dashboards and tools that empower non-technical users. I enjoy working across the stack—from frontend React + TypeScript to backend microservices in C#/.NET Core—while designing systems that are resilient, observable, and easy to maintain. I’m motivated by learning, mentoring, and delivering tangible business impact in fast-paced environments.…Hi, I’m Norman, a senior software engineer based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 7+ years of experience building scalable web applications, distributed systems, and internal tools for startups, enterprise teams, and contractors. I thrive turning complex requirements into robust architectures, shipping clean code through CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with product and design to deliver dashboards and tools that empower non-technical users. I enjoy working across the stack—from frontend React + TypeScript to backend microservices in C#/.NET Core—while designing systems that are resilient, observable, and easy to maintain. I’m motivated by learning, mentoring, and delivering tangible business impact in fast-paced environments.

Norman Colon

AI Engineer, App Developer, Back-End Developer, +7

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Hi, I’m Norman, a senior software engineer based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 7+ years of experience building scalable web applications, distributed systems, and internal tools for startups, enterprise teams, and contractors. I thrive turning complex requirements into robust architectures, shipping clean code through CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with product and design to deliver dashboards and tools that empower non-technical users. I enjoy working across the stack—from frontend React + TypeScript to backend microservices in C#/.NET Core—while designing systems that are resilient, observable, and easy to maintain. I’m motivated by learning, mentoring, and delivering tangible business impact in fast-paced environments.…Hi, I’m Norman, a senior software engineer based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 7+ years of experience building scalable web applications, distributed systems, and internal tools for startups, enterprise teams, and contractors. I thrive turning complex requirements into robust architectures, shipping clean code through CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with product and design to deliver dashboards and tools that empower non-technical users. I enjoy working across the stack—from frontend React + TypeScript to backend microservices in C#/.NET Core—while designing systems that are resilient, observable, and easy to maintain. I’m motivated by learning, mentoring, and delivering tangible business impact in fast-paced environments.

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Hi, I’m Norman, a senior software engineer based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 7+ years of experience building scalable web applications, distributed systems, and internal tools for startups, enterprise teams, and contractors. I thrive turning complex requirements into robust architectures, shipping clean code through CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with product and design to deliver dashboards and tools that empower non-technical users.

I enjoy working across the stack—from frontend React + TypeScript to backend microservices in C#/.NET Core—while designing systems that are resilient, observable, and easy to maintain. I’m motivated by learning, mentoring, and delivering tangible business impact in fast-paced environments.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer (SDE II), CTO at PR 787 Trade LLC

February 1, 2025 - Present

Designed and implemented quantitative trading algorithms in SQX/MetaTrader 5 for XAU USD (Gold), integrating liquidity trap strategies with MACD, ATR, and Bollinger Bands. Developed and optimized the PRG TRADES GOLD Robot, an AI-powered Expert Advisor with customizable risk profiles and strict drawdown controls. Conducted backtesting and forward testing under real market conditions, validating consistent weekly ROI (3-15%) across multiple risk settings and live accounts. Built smart capital allocation and risk management systems that adapt to trader profiles, reducing exposure while maximizing compounding growth. Integrated real-time data feeds and execution pipelines to ensure low-latency performance, emotion-free trading, and precision order handling. Collaborated with traders and developers to enhance strategy parameterization, optimization routines, and reporting dashboards, improving transparency and usability for non-technical users; Documented algorithmic models, performance reports, and compliance-focused risk assessments for internal stakeholders and client presentations

Software Engineer (SDE II) at Pennial Technologies LLC

February 26, 2023 - January 30, 2025

Migrated high-traffic payments system from monolith to microservices (Node.js, Redis, RabbitMQ); built frontend admin interface in React + TypeScript for transaction audits, reducing support ticket volume by 22%. Refactored CI/CD pipelines using Docker and GitHub Actions, reducing product deployment time from 40 minutes to 12 minutes. Implemented distributed caching with Redis, improving average API response times. Collaborated cross-functionally with product and design teams to enhance dashboards, increasing UX. Mentored 2 engineers weekly and documented reusable component patterns for the UI library, accelerating new feature dev by 15%; Conducted security audits of payment APIs, resolving 4 vulnerabilities and passing third-party compliance review; Integrated feature flag system using LaunchDarkly, enabling safe rollout of 6 critical backend features

Software Engineer (SDE I) at Microsoft - Puerto Rico Branch

November 1, 2020 - January 25, 2023

Promoted from contract to full-time after launching a high-priority telemetry pipeline under production loads. Built internal performance dashboards using React, Azure Functions, and Cosmos DB; developed backend microservices in C#/.NET Core to process 100K+ daily telemetry events using Azure Service Bus; Led migration of Office365 localization tool to asynchronous architecture, improving translation accuracy by 40%; Integrated Azure Monitor + Logic Apps for auto-alerting, cutting average incident detection time from 35 minutes to under 3 minutes; Maintained frontend localization preview tool in React with i18n support, improving QA efficiency by 30%; Partnered with Redmond-based teams to deploy production changes across 3 time zones with zero downtime; Used Swagger, Postman, and Jest to validate and document over 25 REST API endpoints

Software Developer → Software Engineer (SDE I) at Evergreen LLC

September 27, 2018 - September 27, 2020

Hired on short-term contract after freelance period; earned promotion by reducing cart error rates by 25% through API refactor; Migrated PHP-based order module to Node.js microservices (Express, MongoDB), improving stability and reducing outages; Developed React-based internal dashboard for ops team, cutting response time to customer tickets by 45%; Built Stripe integration and added webhook event handling for payments, reducing customer refund time by 3 days; Integrated 3PL API (EasyPost) to sync shipping updates in real time, improving customer NPS by 1.2 points; Introduced ESLint, Prettier, and Git hooks to codebase, reducing merge conflicts and enforcing consistent style; Created Jest-based unit tests across key endpoints; increased backend test coverage from 35% to 90%; Held knowledge transfer sessions and led documentation sprints to onboard new engineers faster

Freelance Web Developer / Contract Engineer at Remote / Various Clients

May 31, 2017 - May 29, 2018

Delivered 6 production websites using Vue.js, React, and Firebase for clients in e-commerce, real estate, and logistics; Built and deployed RESTful APIs (Node.js + Express) for small business dashboards and admin tools; Maintained cross-platform web applications with PWA support and Lighthouse scores >90; Designed and implemented CMS themes and plugins for WordPress clients, resulting in 2X site engagement in one case; Collaborated with designers using Figma and exported design tokens to SASS variables and reusable components; Contributed to open-source tools, including form validation libraries and GraphQL connectors; Self-taught backend dev skills via courses and implemented secure auth systems with JWT and role-based access; Managed client deployments on Heroku and Firebase, ensuring 99.9% uptime for production apps

Software Engineering Intern at Evergreen LLC

June 7, 2017 - May 9, 2018

Built a Python/Flask-based bug-tracking prototype to replace Excel process, increasing bug closure speed by 28%; Wrote SQL scripts to automate monthly analytics reporting, reducing manual report time from 45 minutes to 3 minutes; Maintained internal React frontend components for admin panel, including modals, dropdowns, and table views; Created Postman test suite for internal REST API, enabling faster manual QA by 40%; Deployed cron jobs and Bash scripts for daily log archiving and alert notifications; Participated in sprint ceremonies and delivered final intern presentation to CTO, securing return offer