About Abel
I help businesses design and build scalable, reliable backend systems and cloud architectures that perform under real-world pressure.
With 15+ years of experience as a software engineer and solutions architect, I specialize in turning complex requirements into clean, maintainable systems. Whether you’re launching a new product, scaling an existing platform, or fixing performance issues, I bring a pragmatic, results-driven approach focused on long-term stability and business impact.
What sets me apart is my end-to-end ownership mindset. I don’t just write code, I design systems, automate infrastructure, improve CI/CD pipelines, and ensure everything runs smoothly in production. I’ve led teams, built platforms from scratch, and delivered solutions that handle high traffic, complex integrations, and mission-critical workflows.
How I can help:
- Scalable backend architecture (AWS, serverless, microservices)
- High-performance APIs (REST / GraphQL)
- System performance optimization
- CI/CD and infrastructure as code
- Full project lifecycle delivery
Typical projects:
- SaaS backend platforms
- Cloud-native AWS applications
- System redesigns and performance improvements
- Third-party integrations and event-driven systems
I’ve delivered systems handling thousands of users and high-volume workloads, always focusing on scalability, reliability, and clean architecture.
If you need someone who can quickly turn business needs into robust technical solutions, let’s talk.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Civica,Software Engineer Level 2June 2025 - Today (1 year)Manchester, UK● Member of Cx Housing team, responsible for analysing, designing, implementing, testing and maintaining one of the company's flagship products.● Implemented Awaab's Law compliance in one of the main portals used by citizens.● Contributed to a major reshaping of the product by reducing the number of bugs and increasing the automated test coverage.
- Contract Communicator Systems,Software Engineer Solutions ArchitectJune 2022 - May 2025 (2 years and 11 months)● Designed and built a scalable and reliable architecture using AWS services, with AWS AppSync at the core of the GraphQL API. Used Lambda and DynamoDB for core functionality, and EventBridge and SQS for background tasks.● Managed the full development life cycle of the back-end system, from analysis and design to implementation and deployment.● Automated the entire infrastructure using AWS CDK and Azure DevOps Pipelines.● Worked closely with company directors to gather requirements and deliver efficient solutions for each use case. Also collaborated with the frontend team to define and maintain the GraphQL schema contract.
- CloudStuff Ltd,Software Development Team LeadAugust 2020 - May 2024 (3 years and 9 months)Manchester, UK● As team lead at SmartConsign, I led a team of five engineers to build a new version of the system. I was responsible for the entire product life cycle, helping guide its direction and balancing business priorities with technical limitations.● Designed the SmartConsign system from the ground up, with a main REST API and a flexible plugin system to support a growing number of delivery courier integrations and e-commerce platform connectors.● Managed AWS infrastructure using automated CloudFormation templates and Helm charts within the Azure DevOps Pipeline to be deployed to an EKS Kubernetes cluster.● Within just three months, the first paying customer was onboarded using a backend-only integration with the Linnworks platform. The system later integrated over 20 delivery carriers and 10 e-commerce channels, serving thousands of active users. Both the database and API handled hundreds of thousands tracking events from carriers.
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Education
- Bachelor of ScienceUniversity of Matanzas2009Bachelor of Science
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – AssociateAWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate