I am Augusto Espinoza, a Software Engineer based in Santiago, Chile, with a Computer Engineering background and Java certification. I specialize in building microservices with Java 8 and 17, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and design patterns, delivering robust backends and scalable frontends. I am comfortable with Gradle, Maven, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes, and I follow TDD with JUnit 5.\n\nI am actively preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and continuously expanding my skills in cloud, CI/CD, and modern development practices. I have contributed to pension fund IT systems and financial services projects, focusing on performance, reliability, and collaboration with product teams.

Augusto Espinoza

I am Augusto Espinoza, a Software Engineer based in Santiago, Chile, with a Computer Engineering background and Java certification. I specialize in building microservices with Java 8 and 17, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and design patterns, delivering robust backends and scalable frontends. I am comfortable with Gradle, Maven, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes, and I follow TDD with JUnit 5.\n\nI am actively preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and continuously expanding my skills in cloud, CI/CD, and modern development practices. I have contributed to pension fund IT systems and financial services projects, focusing on performance, reliability, and collaboration with product teams.

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I am Augusto Espinoza, a Software Engineer based in Santiago, Chile, with a Computer Engineering background and Java certification. I specialize in building microservices with Java 8 and 17, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and design patterns, delivering robust backends and scalable frontends. I am comfortable with Gradle, Maven, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes, and I follow TDD with JUnit 5.\n\nI am actively preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and continuously expanding my skills in cloud, CI/CD, and modern development practices. I have contributed to pension fund IT systems and financial services projects, focusing on performance, reliability, and collaboration with product teams.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Software Development Engineer at AFP Habitat (Pension Fund Association)
April 1, 2024 - Present
Led end-to-end development of a Self-Financed Reference Pension recalculation application and a beneficiary registration project. Responsible for backend and frontend, including screen design. Technologies used: Java 8, EJB, Web Services, Spring Boot, PL/SQL, MyBatis. Optimized performance, improved system stability through debugging, collaborated with product management to translate requirements into technical specifications, and developed reusable libraries to accelerate feature delivery.
Software Development Engineer at Banco Bice
March 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025
Analyzed and built microservices with Java 8; performed code-quality reviews via SonarQube (minimum 90% approval); created unit, integration and functional tests; deployed applications on OpenShift (Dockerized microservices); used Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluent for source control and documentation.
Software Engineer at Axity
March 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Developed and maintained Spring Boot applications with Angular; contributed to Cardif projects including Fee Closing and Fraud Detection.
Software Engineer at Cardif (Client project at Axity)
January 31, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Development and maintenance of Spring Boot software with Angular; Fee Closing and Fraud Detection Project.
Software Engineer at Multicaja
July 31, 2021 - October 12, 2025
Developed software enabling generation of receipts for payments processed through the Multicaja System (tax-exempt and taxable receipts).
Software Engineer at Fonasa
March 31, 2021 - October 12, 2025
Developed PDF reports using ITEXPDF with MVC Spring Boot; Built Digital Electronic Signature for Citizen Requests; Created stored procedures for Citizen Requests project (Oracle 12c).
Software Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
January 31, 2020 - October 12, 2025
Administration of Liferay Portal for LatAm Chile; Created Communities and managed Roles/Groups for authorization; Designed and built Travel Voucher module and Claro Chile portal using Java/J2EE and Liferay 6.x.
Software Engineer at Falabella
December 31, 2013 - October 12, 2025
Designed and developed web systems using J2EE 1.4, Struts MVC; Built Travel Voucher module; Implemented themes, layouts, and portlets with MVC Spring and Oracle.
Software Engineer at Mapfre
May 31, 2010 - October 12, 2025
Delivered unit-tested systems with Java; tested with JUnit; Worked with MVC Struts and Oracle; Built business logic and UI.
Software Engineer at ING
July 31, 2006 - October 12, 2025
Introduced Agile methodologies; engaged with customers, gathered feedback, addressed concerns; Conducted regression testing; Developed interfaces with Delphi and Transac-SQL.
Software Engineer at Coloso
July 31, 2005 - October 12, 2025
Developed holistic systems; collaborated with development and testing teams to deliver robust solutions meeting client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
Software Development Engineer at AFP Habitat (Pension Fund Association)
April 1, 2024 - Present
From start to finish, I developed an application to recalculate the Self-Financed Reference Pension and a project to register beneficiaries of AFP Habitat affiliates. I led both backend and frontend work, including screen design. Technologies used included Java 8, EJB, Web Services, Spring Boot, PL/SQL, and MyBatis. I provided input on business logic and focused on performance optimization, stability, and rapid debugging to meet deployment deadlines. I collaborated with product management to translate requirements into technical specs and created reusable libraries to accelerate future development.
Software Development Engineer at Banco Bice
March 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025
Analyzed and constructed microservices using Java 8 with emphasis on code quality (SonarQube: target >= 90%). Created unit, integration, and functional tests for each microservice. Deployed applications on OpenShift Red Hat, including dockerization. Used Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluent for source control and documentation.
Software Engineer at Cardif
January 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Development and maintenance of Spring Boot software with Angular. Contributed to the Fee Closing and Fraud Detection projects.
Software Engineer at Multicaja
July 1, 2021 - October 12, 2025
Developed and maintained software enabling generation of receipts (exempt vs taxable) for customer payments via the Multicaja system.
Software Engineer at Fonasa
March 1, 2021 - October 12, 2025
Developed PDF reports using ItexPDF with Spring MVC. Implemented a Digital Electronic Signature for the Citizen Requests Project and created stored procedures in Oracle 12C for the Citizen Requests workflow.
Software Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
January 1, 2020 - October 12, 2025
Administered the Liferay Portal for LATAM Chile, including creating communities and roles for content authorization between stages. Designed and built a Travel Voucher module and developed a portal for Claro Chile using Java/J2EE and Liferay Portal 6.x with MVC patterns and Oracle backend.
Software Engineer at Falabella
December 1, 2013 - October 12, 2025
Analyzed and designed systems; developed web applications using J2EE 1.4, MVC Struts, and WebLogic. Built data queries with SQL and implemented unit tests using JUnit.
Software Engineer at Mapfre
May 1, 2010 - October 12, 2025
Delivered unit-tested systems with required characteristics, installed and configured Java applications, and collaborated with development teams to deliver scalable solutions using MVC Struts and Oracle.
Software Engineer at ING
July 1, 2006 - October 12, 2025
Introduced agile methodologies and development best practices. Engaged with customers for feedback, performed regression testing, and designed interfaces using Delphi and Transac-SQL to simplify management.
Software Engineer at Coloso
July 1, 2005 - October 12, 2025
Developed holistic systems and collaborated with software development and testing teams to deliver robust solutions emphasizing functionality, scalability and performance. Used MVC Struts with Oracle.

Education

Bachelor of Science at University - Santiago
August 1, 1992 - August 1, 1998
Bachelor of Science: Computer Software And Media Applications at University - Santiago
August 1, 1992 - August 1, 1998

Qualifications

Java 8
May 1, 2017 - October 12, 2025
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
GIT (udemy)
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Maven (udemy)
May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Junit 5 with Mockito (udemy)
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Design Patterns in Java (udemy)
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
OAuth 2.0 and Spring Security 6 (udemy)
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Fundamentals of Software Testing and TDD with JUnit 5 (udemy)
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Lambdas and Streams in Java. Learn Functional Programming (Udemy)
February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025
Docker and Kubernetes: From Scratch for Beginners | With Exercises (Udemy)
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Kafka with Microservices (Udemy)
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Data Engineering and AI with AWS (to start with Smart Data)
March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
January 11, 2030 - October 12, 2025
Java 8
May 1, 2017 - October 12, 2025
AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification (CLF-C02)
December 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
GIT (udemy)
June 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Maven (udemy)
May 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
JUnit 5 with Mockito (udemy)
July 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Design Patterns in Java (udemy)
July 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
OAuth 2.0 and Spring Security 6 (udemy)
August 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Fundamentals of Software Testing and TDD with JUnit 5 (udemy)
August 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Lambdas and Streams in Java. Learn Functional Programming (Udemy)
September 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Docker and Kubernetes: From Scratch for Beginners
February 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Kafka with Microservices (Udemy)
September 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Data Engineering and AI with AWS (to start with Smart Data)
March 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate