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Arturo Padilla Ayala

@arturopadillaayala

Message

I am a Senior Software Engineer building scalable fintech payments systems.

Mexico

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking senior backend or platform roles in mission-driven companies where I can build reliable payment systems, mentor engineers, solve distributed challenges on AWS, and increase impact while maintaining work-life balance.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with 4+ years building scalable backend systems, payment platforms, and distributed services. I grew from intern to senior at a fast-growing fintech, leading migrations to Aurora PostgreSQL, designing data pipelines and orchestration with AWS Step Functions, and implementing observability with Grafana to ensure reliable financial flows.

I work primarily with Go, Python, AWS and Airflow, and I enjoy mentoring engineers, reviewing architecture, and collaborating across squads to deliver compliant, high-impact solutions for underbanked communities. I thrive in mission-driven environments where I can solve complex problems, improve reliability, and help teams grow.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Stori

Aug 2021 - Present (4 years)

Led design and implementation of scalable backend systems and payment integrations processing millions in financial transactions; migrated PostgreSQL RDS to Aurora PostgreSQL with minimal downtime and improved observability via Grafana.

Golang Python AWS PostgreSQL Apache Airflow DynamoDB AWS Step Functions Grafana

Full-Stack Developer

Harman

Jan 2021 - Jul 2021 (6 months)

Designed and built internal web applications for the Quality department, digitizing paper templates into a scalable system and improving efficiency and traceability; implemented approval workflows, alerts, and notifications.

Symfony PHP JavaScript jQuery CSS Bootstrap Database Design Code Review

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Tecnológico Nacional de México

Computer Systems Engineer, Computer Systems Engineering

2016 - 2021

Grade: 94/100

Completed a Computer Systems Engineer degree at Tecnológico Nacional de México, Santiago de Querétaro from August 2016 to July 2021 with a final grade of 94/100.