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Hugo Pessolano

@hugopessolano

Head of Development specializing in Python/SQL backend engineering, scalable architecture, CI/CD automation, and team leadership.

Argentina

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead backend-focused teams through clear SDLC execution—owning scalable architecture, CI/CD automation, and code quality—while partnering with stakeholders to deliver steadily, unblock technical bottlenecks, and keep improving infrastructure and engineering practices.

I’m a Head of Development with a strong backend foundation in Python and SQL, and I lead technology strategy and end-to-end SDLC execution. I define software architecture and quality standards (Clean Code, CI/CD practices), make architecture decisions across options like microservices and modular monoliths, and remove technical bottlenecks while partnering with stakeholders to prioritize delivery.

I’ve built and improved production-grade systems using FastAPI, Django, SQLAlchemy, and secure authentication (JWT/OAuth2), backed by robust testing with Pytest and CI/CD automation via GitHub Actions. I also bring strong operational discipline—observability with Datadog/Kibana/Loggly, technical documentation structures, and incident post-mortems—so teams ship faster with higher reliability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of Development

Current

Gestión Digital

Oct 2025 - Present (9 months)

Led technology strategy and end-to-end SDLC execution, defining architecture, standards (Clean Code), and CI/CD practices. Supervised engineering team growth and technical decision-making, including bottleneck resolution across microservices/modular/cloud approaches.

Software Architecture SDLC Clean Code CI CD GitHub Actions Microservices Cloud Architecture Team Leadership Stakeholder Management Code Quality

L3 Tech Support Engineer

Fever

Jul 2025 - Oct 2025 (3 months)

Contributed to the Python backend (Django and FastAPI) with production bug fixes and refactors, and designed a FastAPI PoC for asynchronous bulk task execution. Diagnosed distributed systems synchronization/concurrency issues using PostgreSQL/MySQL, and improved observability, documentation, and incident/post-mortem workflows.

Python Django fastAPI PostgreSQL MySQL Asynchronous Distributed Systems Datadog Kibana Observability Technical Documentation Zendesk Jira Slack Incident Management

Tech Support Engineer

Tiendanube

Sep 2023 - Jul 2025 (1 year 10 months)

Provided tech support for the merchants area by analyzing, tracking, and resolving or escalating tickets within SLAs. Built and maintained internal scripts/tools and generated on-demand reports with data verification across PostgreSQL (Redshift) and MySQL, using logging tools to troubleshoot incidents.

Tech Support SLA Zendesk Jira Slack Python PHP JavaScript BASH Internal Tools REST APIs PostgreSQL Redshift MySQL Reporting Loggly Kibana Data Quality Data Integrity Google Sheets Excel

Ssr. Technical & Functional Analyst

Visma

May 2023 - Sep 2023 (4 months)

Managed case follow-up and resolution according to SLA agreements, documenting outcomes for an internal knowledge base. Produced reports from client databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle), developed ERP-related functions in VBScript, and supported Agile team work.

Freshdesk Jira SLA Management Reporting Excel PostgreSQL SQL Server Oracle VBScript ERP Agile Knowledge Base

Python Backend Developer

Phenixar

Mar 2023 - Aug 2023 (5 months)

Designed and implemented optimized PostgreSQL database schemas and built backend REST APIs in Python using FastAPI. Implemented JWT authentication under OAuth2, used SQLAlchemy for persistence, and established CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions alongside unit testing with Pytest.

Python PostgreSQL fastAPI REST APIs JWT OAUTH2 SQLAlchemy Logging CI CD GitHub Actions Pytest

Technical & Functional Analyst

Bulonfer

Jun 2020 - Apr 2023 (2 years 10 months)

Created Python scripts for data gathering, formatting, and exporting from PostgreSQL, and developed on-demand tools using Tkinter, Pandas, and OpenPyXL, including additional UI development with Flet. Implemented Calipso ERP mobile/desktop distributions, performed mass data migrations from COBOL legacy data, and supported internal clients with bug/error documentation and new feature requests.