Armando Villanueva
@armandovillanueva
Senior full-stack engineer and technical lead specializing in scalable web systems.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Full-Stack Engineer and Technical Lead with over seven years building robust web applications and scalable microservices, focused on delivering high-impact software and mentoring engineering teams.
My core strengths include modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems (Node.js, NestJS, Express, React, Angular), PHP/Laravel, backend architecture, and frontend integration; I have driven engineering best practices, QA automation, and CI/CD to ensure reliability and maintainability.
I have a proven record of improving system performance and cost efficiency—processing millions of transactions with high availability, reducing latency and operational costs, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver critical integrations and platform improvements.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Developer
ePayco
Nov 2025 - Present (2 months)
Engineered scalable full-stack fintech solutions processing over 2 million monthly transactions with 99.9% availability; instituted SOLID-based practices, automated unit/integration/E2E/load testing, and optimized CI/CD for secure continuous delivery.
Back End Engineer
Red Científica Peruana
Oct 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year)
Led backend technical efforts to reduce data update latency by 60% and scale capacity 40% for 75M+ records via containerized PHP/Laravel jobs and Python data pipelines, cutting costs $4,500/month through automation.
Full Stack Engineer
Quality Compusoft
Aug 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 4 months)
Built Angular/TypeScript frontends and Node.js/TypeScript automation that improved support response by 25%, increased engagement 18%, and reduced QA cycle time by 2 days while optimizing video processing for 15,000+ users.
Chief Technology Officer
Hakuna Consulting
Jul 2021 - Apr 2022 (9 months)
Architected microservices and serverless infrastructure with Node.js and Docker, reducing client hosting costs 12% and enabling independent feature scaling.
Senior Web Developer
Webimpacto
Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 (11 months)
Directed high-priority e-commerce projects, engineered scalable PrestaShop modules and performant landing pages to optimize conversion rates.
Software Developer
Multifiber
Oct 2019 - Sep 2020 (11 months)
Architected a financial microservice for electronic invoicing and improved high-volume report generation speed by 50% using Redis and Celery within a Django stack.
Web Developer
Maritime University of the Caribbean
Jul 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 6 months)
Digitized administrative workflows by deploying disciplinary and student ID systems and migrated teaching management to open-source platforms, reducing licensing costs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National Experimental Maritime University of the Caribbean (UMC)
Computer Engineer, Computer Engineering (Data Management)
2015 - 2020
Completed a Computer Engineering program with a specialization in Data Management, focusing on systems for administrative digitization and data-driven solutions.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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