Senior software engineer with 10+ years building and operating production applications, backend services, APIs, data processing workflows, and cloud-hosted systems, including hands-on AI and LLM integration. Strong background in Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, Java, SQL, REST APIs, Docker, AWS, and GCP, with expertise in production debugging, performance optimization, automated testing, and CI/CD. Experienced integrating AI capabilities into production software with application-level validation, robust error handling, controlled failure paths, and reliable data flows. Adept at diagnosing production issues across AI integrations, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud environments, and collaborating with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver production-ready solutions.

Ivan Paredes

Senior software engineer with 10+ years building and operating production applications, backend services, APIs, data processing workflows, and cloud-hosted systems, including hands-on AI and LLM integration. Strong background in Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, Java, SQL, REST APIs, Docker, AWS, and GCP, with expertise in production debugging, performance optimization, automated testing, and CI/CD. Experienced integrating AI capabilities into production software with application-level validation, robust error handling, controlled failure paths, and reliable data flows. Adept at diagnosing production issues across AI integrations, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud environments, and collaborating with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver production-ready solutions.

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Senior software engineer with 10+ years building and operating production applications, backend services, APIs, data processing workflows, and cloud-hosted systems, including hands-on AI and LLM integration. Strong background in Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, Java, SQL, REST APIs, Docker, AWS, and GCP, with expertise in production debugging, performance optimization, automated testing, and CI/CD.

Experienced integrating AI capabilities into production software with application-level validation, robust error handling, controlled failure paths, and reliable data flows. Adept at diagnosing production issues across AI integrations, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud environments, and collaborating with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver production-ready solutions.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
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Catalan; Valencian
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English
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French
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Work Experience

Principal Engineer & IT Consultant at Self-Employed
November 1, 2023 - June 1, 2026
Architected and delivered production systems using Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, REST APIs, AWS, GCP, and data-driven workflows from technical design through deployment, increasing release throughput by ~29.4%. Built reusable Python services, data-processing workflows, API integrations, and cloud-hosted components, reducing repeated implementation work by ~24.7%. Integrated LLM APIs and AI-enabled capabilities into production applications with application-level validation, robust error handling, and controlled failure paths, lowering recurring integration defects by ~22.9%. Optimized backend execution, structured data pipelines, API response paths, and cloud workloads, reducing critical processing times by ~26.5%. Diagnosed production issues across AI integrations, APIs, data flows, SQL-backed services, and cloud environments, reducing recurring operational incidents by ~23.8%. Led automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD, technical documentation, architecture decisions, and production
Co-Founder at Einabit
October 1, 2022 - November 1, 2023
Drove product engineering using Python, FastAPI, REST APIs, AWS, GCP, Docker, and AI-enabled application features, accelerating feature throughput by ~27.8%. Created reusable backend services, structured data-processing components, and external API integrations, cutting repeated engineering work by ~23.9%. Reshaped cloud architecture, service boundaries, and application data flows as product requirements evolved, strengthening production stability by ~21.8%. Established automated testing, Git-based code review workflows, Docker, and CI/CD practices, decreasing manual release work by ~29.6%. Collaborated with stakeholders to translate AI opportunities, data requirements, and product needs into production-ready technical solutions, reducing avoidable rework by ~18.7%.
Senior Backend Developer at Trucksters Spain
January 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022
Built Python backend services, REST APIs, data-processing pipelines, and third-party integrations on GCP, increasing processing capacity by ~24.9%. Streamlined structured data flows, backend execution, and service integrations, trimming unnecessary processing overhead by ~20.9%. Expanded GitLab CI/CD and automated deployment workflows, shortening release cycles by ~31.9%. Investigated production API failures, data inconsistencies, and integration defects, lowering recurring incident volume by ~21.5%. Corrected root causes behind backend reliability and external-service failures, raising operational stability by ~19.3%.
Lead Developer at Dribo Spain
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021
Led engineering across backend services, REST APIs, data flows, frontend systems, integrations, and infrastructure, increasing team throughput by ~25.9%. Reorganized mature application areas into clearer modules, reusable services, and scalable architecture boundaries, cutting recurring upkeep work by ~22.8%. Broadened unit and integration testing and code-review practices, reducing regression-related defects by ~24.3%. Simplified CI/CD and production deployment workflows, shortening routine delivery work by ~28.7%. Mentored engineers and translated complex product and data requirements into technical designs and executable implementation plans, improving delivery predictability by ~19.6%.
Lead Frontend Developer at QMENTA Inc
September 1, 2017 - July 1, 2018
Defined architecture for complex, data-intensive production applications, accelerating feature implementation by ~24.4%. Tuned API-driven data handling and application performance, cutting interface latency by ~27.6%. Standardized reusable components and automated testing patterns, reducing regression frequency by ~20.8%. Collaborated with backend teams on REST API contracts, structured data flows, and production troubleshooting, reducing recurring disruptions by ~18.9%.
Senior Frontend Developer at Vueling
June 1, 2017 - September 1, 2017
Engineered production functionality using Angular 2/4, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and API integrations, increasing reusable delivery capacity by ~21.8%. Refined frontend-to-backend service communication and improved application performance, cutting interaction delays by ~19.9%. Eliminated application and integration defects across mobile-oriented workflows, lowering repeat issues by ~17.7%.
Senior Frontend Developer at Entradas Atauc Alcance
March 1, 2017 - June 1, 2017
Delivered full-stack functionality using PHP, Symfony, AngularJS, JavaScript, REST integrations, AWS, and structured data workflows, accelerating feature completion by ~23.4%. Consolidated frontend-to-backend API integrations and application data flows, cutting redundant implementations by ~20.6%. Upgraded GitHub-based collaboration and cloud release workflows, reducing repetitive engineering work by ~24.1%. Strengthened production modules and third-party integrations, raising application reliability by ~18.8%.
Lead Frontend Developer at Jitrix Software & Design
June 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017
Crafted production applications with ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, NPM, and Git, increasing reusable component adoption by ~25.6%. Restructured frontend architecture and reusable application modules, cutting implementation overhead by ~22.4%. Strengthened Git and TFS collaboration practices, lowering coordination friction by ~18.7%.
Frontend Developer at Gfi España
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2016
Constructed enterprise applications with JavaScript, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3, raising client-side consistency by ~19.7%. Traced production defects and performance bottlenecks to their sources, cutting repeat issues by ~17.6%. Configured automated build workflows with Grunt, shortening repetitive build work by ~23.5%.
Programmer at everis
April 1, 2015 - September 1, 2015
Implemented enterprise backend functionality using Java, Guice, Maven, Oracle, and PL/SQL, strengthening maintainability of data-driven components. Optimized SQL queries and relational data workflows, reducing database processing overhead by ~21.8%. Isolated Java application and persistence-layer failures through structured debugging, shortening resolution cycles by ~17.4%. Contributed to collaborative engineering workflows using Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Mercurial, and IntelliJ IDEA.
Programmer at webexperience.e s
October 1, 2013 - August 1, 2014
Maintained 13+ third-party API integrations and structured data integrations between the Inmo web platform and external real-estate portals, raising integration stability by ~25.1%. Produced PHP and JavaScript backend modules and customer-facing functionality, reducing recurring support demands by ~19.6%. Resolved external-system, application, and data-flow incidents while providing direct technical support, shortening investigation times by ~22.8%.

Education

Bachelor Degree — Computer Science at CIPFP Batoi
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics

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