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Santiago German Paak

Santiago German Paak

Tecnico en Programacion y Ciberseguridad

Alsina 2523 7°C, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, AR, 7600
223-623-0610
English, Spanish

Background


About

About

Programador freelancer y graduado, nacido en Mar del Plata. Tecnico en Programacion y en Comunicaciones, y con diplomatura en ciberseguridad. Buscando acceder a areas de programacion, IT y/o Ciberseguridad.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer, TechCorp Inc

    Mar, 2021 - Present

    Lead development of microservices architecture serving 10M+ users. Mentored team of 5 junior engineers and improved deployment pipeline reducing release time by 60%.

    • Architected and implemented new microservices platform using Node.js and Kubernetes

    • Reduced API response time by 40% through caching and database optimization

    • Led migration from monolith to microservices, improving system reliability to 99.9% uptime

    • Implemented CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time from 2 hours to 15 minutes

  • Full Stack Developer, StartupXYZ

    Jun, 2019 - Feb, 20211 year 9 months

    Built customer-facing web applications from scratch using React and Node.js. Worked directly with founders to define product roadmap and technical architecture.

    • Developed MVP that acquired 50,000 users in first 6 months

    • Built real-time collaboration features using WebSockets and Redis

    • Implemented authentication system supporting OAuth, SSO, and 2FA

    • Optimized bundle size reducing initial load time by 50%

  • Junior Web Developer, Digital Agency Co

    Jan, 2018 - May, 20191 year 4 months

    Developed responsive websites for clients using modern frontend technologies. Collaborated with designers to implement pixel-perfect interfaces.

    • Built 15+ client websites using React, Vue.js, and WordPress

    • Implemented responsive designs achieving 100% mobile compatibility

    • Improved website performance scores to 95+ on Lighthouse

    • Trained team on modern JavaScript and component-based architecture

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • Open Source UI Library, Independent

    Jan, 2020 - Jan, 20233 years

    Created and maintain a popular React component library with 5,000+ GitHub stars. Provides accessible, customizable components used by 100+ companies.

    • Built 50+ production-ready components with full TypeScript support

    • Achieved 95% test coverage with comprehensive unit and integration tests

    • Published detailed documentation site with live code examples

    • Gained 5,000+ stars and 200+ contributors on GitHub

  • JSON Resume, JSON Resume

    Jun, 2023 - Present

    Core contributor to JSON Resume, an open standard for resumes. Built theme system and contributed to core specification.

    • Implemented new JSX-based theme architecture

    • Created 5+ official themes

    • Improved documentation and developer experience

Skills

Skills

  • Frontend

    React

    TypeScript

    Next.js

    Redux

    Tailwind CSS

    Webpack

    Jest

  • Backend

    Node.js

    Express

    PostgreSQL

    MongoDB

    Redis

    GraphQL

    REST APIs

  • DevOps

    Docker

    Kubernetes

    AWS

    GitHub Actions

    Terraform

    Nginx

Education

Education

  • Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley

    Sep, 2014 - May, 2018

    Data Structures and Algorithms

    Database Systems

    Web Development

    Machine Learning

  • Human-Computer Interaction, Master of Science, Stanford University

    Sep, 2018 - Jun, 2020

    Interaction Design

    Accessibility Engineering

    Distributed Systems

Certificates

Certificates

Awards

Awards

  • Top Contributor Award , GitHub

    Awarded on: Dec 01, 2023

    Recognized as top contributor to open source projects in 2023

  • Hackathon Winner , TechConf 2022

    Awarded on: Aug 15, 2022

    First place winner for building innovative accessibility tool

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Volunteer Software Engineer, Code for America

    Jan, 2020 - Dec, 2021

    Built civic technology tools to improve access to public services for underserved communities.

    • Developed an open-source benefits eligibility screener used by 3 city governments

    • Mentored 10+ first-time contributors during quarterly hackathons

  • Workshop Facilitator, Girls Who Code

    Sep, 2019 - Jun, 2020

    Taught introductory programming to high school students.

    • Ran weekly coding workshops for a cohort of 25 students

    • Designed a beginner-friendly curriculum covering HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Publications

Publications

Interests

Interests

  • Open Source

    ContributingMentoringCommunity Building
  • Technology

    Web PerformanceAccessibilityDeveloper Tools