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Alvaro Mateo Alvarez

Hello there!

I'm a Software Engineer from Barcelona specialized in web and mobile development. I enjoy all kind of coding challenges and when not working I'm always geeking out on something!

Contact

alvaromateo9@gmail.com

Skills

dartcppjavajspythontshtmlcssflutternextsqlreactredisspringtailwindmavendockergitgithubjenkinslinux

Languages

es

Spanish - Native

cat

Catalan - Native

gb

English - Proficient

it

Italian - Intermediate

fr

French - Beginner

Experience

Present

January, 2024

Software Engineer

Freelance

  • I developed mobile applications using Dart and Flutter.
  • I developed my own portfolio website using NextJS and React.

October, 2023

April, 2022

Software Engineer

Swissquote

  • I developed REST applications with Spring to retrieve data from the DBs.
  • On the FE side I used React to display the information on the company's website.
  • I used Redis on the BE to cache and speed up the retrieval of data.
  • I took care of upgrading the old polling system to display real time prices of the stock market, using WebSockets to stream the data.
  • I created a fake prices simulator using docker to aid on the debugging and testing of the data streaming.
  • I did load testing of the new system using Gatling.
  • Agile and Kanban methodology.

August, 2021

January, 2018

Java Software Engineer

Richemont

  • I developed Java services and worked on a base CMS framework that other teams would use to create websites.
  • I took care of the code reviews of the external team and the management of the releases for our framework.
  • I wrote technical specifications and documentation for the services I developed.
  • I developed all the Jenkins CI/CD infrastructure for the team and to automatize the releases.
  • I did presentations, workshops and training about Jenkins for the rest of the team.
  • Agile environment with Kanban methodology.

December, 2017

January, 2017

C++ Software Engineer

Zitro

  • I developed digital gambling games using C++ and a game engine called Irrlicht.
  • I worked on some physics components for the games (collisions and movement).
  • Scrum environment.

December, 2016

June, 2015

Software Engineer

Netcentric

  • I developed web components, dialogs and widgets using Java and AEM framework (Adobe).
  • On the Front End side I used HTML5, SASS, Javascript, Backbone and jQuery.
  • International and Agile environment.

Education

2016

2012

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)

  • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

2012

2009

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering (not finished)