Elías Josué Castro Montero

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Software Engineer with experience building and delivering full-stack cloud-based applications. Comfortable working across the stack and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality features.

About

Software Engineer with experience building and delivering full-stack cloud-based applications. Comfortable working across the stack and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality features. Focused on writing clean, maintainable and reliable code and continuously improving as a developer.

Experienced leading roadmap delivery, UI redesigns, release coordination, and production stability efforts, while supporting scalable infrastructure on AWS. Known for mentoring engineers and improving observability to speed up debugging and issue resolution.

  • 3 years' experience
  • Joined July 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Professional Services

Work experience

Software Engineer I · ImprivataFeb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Delivered 15+ roadmap features involving PostgreSQL, .NET microservices, React, and Angular UIs. Worked closely with developers, QA, product managers, and designers to ensure timely and high-quality delivery. Led new feature development and coordinated release efforts, acting as a deployment engineer and participating in on-call rotation to maintain production stability. Led a full React UI redesign using a component library based on Ant Design, collaborating with UI/UX designers to align the product with updated brand guidelines. Supported scalable infrastructure by managing AWS resources, monitoring performance through Dynatrace, and handling pod deployments via ArgoCD and Azure Pipelines. Mentored two engineers (including an intern transitioning to full-time) through architectural guidance, documentation, and code reviews, improving onboarding efficiency and team productivity.

Software Engineering Intern · ImprivataJul 2023 – Jan 2024 · 7 mos

Collaborated with a geographically dispersed US-based team following agile methodologies. Enhanced application observability by integrating tracing tools in React applications, improving debugging efficiency and issue tracking. Resolved 10+ defects across React and Angular web applications.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering · Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica2020 – 2024
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering · Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica2020 – 2024

Certifications and awards

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner2024 – 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate2024 – 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner2024 – 2026

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