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Horacio Benitez

@horaciobenitez

I lead resilient platform modernization, distributed architectures, and backend engineering that delivers measurable business impact.

Paraguay

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead architecture and platform evolution while remaining hands-on, building resilient distributed systems and AI-assisted engineering workflows that create measurable business impact.

At Plub S.A., I lead Architecture and Platform evolution for a retail company, defining technical standards and supporting critical initiatives. I helped begin the move from virtual machines to a resilient, scalable cloud platform and reduced new product-search latency by approximately 70%.

I guide the transition from monoliths to distributed architectures using microservices and modular monoliths where they fit the domain. My work includes CQRS, asynchronous processing, Outbox, Inbox, Unit of Work, API Composers, and workflow orchestration for long-running distributed processes.

Across Quanto, Spiradreams, Fintechworks, and Roshka, I’ve stayed hands-on in backend and full-stack development while taking on technical leadership. I build with Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, Java, Go, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, and I’m advancing AI-assisted engineering workflows with BMAD, Spec-Driven Development, and AI agents.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Architecture & Platform Lead

Current

Plub S.A.

Jul 2023 - Present (3 years 2 months)

Lead the evolution of Architecture and Platform, defining technical standards and supporting critical initiatives for a retail company. Contributed to migration to a cloud platform and led evolution from monolithic to distributed architecture.

CQRS Event Driven Architecture Outbox Pattern Inbox Management Unit Of Work Composite APIs Workflow Orchestration Microservices Modular Monolith AI Engineering BMAD Spec Driven Development AI Agents

Software Engineer - Tech Lead

Quanto S.A.

Dec 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years)

Worked as a Senior Backend Engineer on a financial application and took on the Tech Lead role in February 2021. Responsible for critical architecture and platform design decisions while remaining directly involved in software development.

NodeJS TypeScript NestJS PostgreSQL MongoDB Kafka Go Redis Docker Kubernetes Terraform

Full Stack Software Engineer

Spiradreams

Jan 2017 - Dec 2022 (5 years 11 months)

Freelance development across multiple projects with full responsibility for the architecture and design of the systems delivered.

AWS Serverless NodeJS TypeScript NestJS MongoDB PostgreSQL Computer Vision

Software Engineer

Fintechworks

Feb 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Backend development for a financial application, with contributions to the back-office frontend. Participated in architecture and platform design decisions.

Java Spring MVC PostgreSQL JavaScript Vue.Js Docker Jenkins

Software Developer

Roshka S.A.

Feb 2014 - Jan 2018 (3 years 11 months)

Maintained and developed new features for a transactional system used by a banking institution. Reduced development time for complex features by approximately 50% by creating reusable libraries and abstractions.

Java Spring MVC Spring Webflow JavaScript JSP Thyme Leaf

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UCAM / Structuralia

Master's Degree, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

Postgraduate program focused on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, and technologies for data processing and exploitation. Expected completion in 2027.