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Esteban Ortega

@estebanortega

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Software engineer specializing in .NET backend systems, SQL, and real-time ETL.

Costa Rica

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build reliable .NET backend systems and near-real-time data pipelines on Azure, with strong CI/CD, observability, and security. I want to collaborate cross-functionally and apply AI-assisted workflows with clear compliance and quality standards.

I’m a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering backend systems and data pipelines, with strong specialization in .NET Core, C#, and SQL-backed microservices and REST APIs. I enjoy turning complex operational needs into production-grade solutions, from near-real-time ETL processing to database schema optimization and API change management.

At Microsoft, I migrated CI/CD pipelines for 10+ microservices, cutting execution time by 50% while improving deployment reliability, observability, and security compliance. I also helped drive near-real-time analytics by contributing to the Microsoft Call Quality Dashboard pipeline, transforming Microsoft Teams call telemetry into structured data for downstream quality and analytics teams.

More recently, I’ve worked as a technical liaison supporting enterprise engineering environments—administering GitHub workflows, CI/CD automation, and AI-assisted development enablement. I bring hands-on expertise across Azure Cloud SRE practices (telemetry, alerting, monitoring), infrastructure automation, and SQL Server operational troubleshooting, while aligning AI tooling policies with security and compliance standards.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Software Engineer / DevOps Engineer II

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US Tech Global Solutions

Oct 2025 - Present (9 months)

Serves as a technical liaison supporting Intel engineering environments, including enterprise GitHub administration and source control platform workflows. Contributes to CI/CD automation and AI-assisted development enablement while supporting operational SQL Server incident remediation.

GitHub Enterprise GitHub Actions Webhooks CI CD Jenkins Docker Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation MCP (Model Context Protocol)SQL Server

Software Engineer I

Microsoft

Feb 2023 - Apr 2025 (2 years 2 months)

Migrated CI/CD pipelines for 10+ microservices, reducing execution time by 50% while improving deployment reliability, observability, and security compliance. Developed .NET Core/Azure backend services and contributed to near-real-time ETL telemetry pipelines and SQL schema/index optimization using Entity Framework.

.NET Core Azure Microservices REST APIs CI CD Polly Telemetry Grafana azure monitor SRE Entity Framework SQL ETL

Software Engineer

Intel

Aug 2018 - Jan 2023 (4 years 5 months)

Developed an Automated Test Equipment (ATE) runtime library using a microservices architecture in C++ and C#, enabling integrated circuit validation at scale. Led a cross-functional microservices migration, managed DevOps infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, and mentored junior engineers.

C++C#Microservices Automated Test Equipment (ATE)Scrumban Azure DevOps CI CD DevOps Mentor

Software Developer (Student Assistant)

LanammeUCR

Dec 2017 - Jul 2018 (7 months)

Built web and desktop applications with .NET Framework to modernize internal laboratory staff operations. Gathered requirements through stakeholder interviews and iteratively validated deliverables.

.NET Framework Web Applications Desktop Applications Requirements Gathering Stakeholder Management

Software Developer

EPROM

Sep 2015 - Jul 2016 (10 months)

Maintained and enhanced web applications for a national late-payment collection system. Implemented client-requested features and resolved production defects.

Web Applications