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Leonardo López Almazán

@leonardolpezalmazn

Backend developer at Child Rescue Coalition who built Kafka integrations and created Top8er for fighting game tournaments.

Venezuela

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I developed Kotlin and Spring Boot backend services for Child Rescue Coalition through Mahisoft, including event-driven integrations with Apache Kafka and end-to-end test automation with Playwright. At Mahisoft, I also built internal products using Django REST Framework and React.

I created Top8er, a Django web app for generating tournament graphics used by fighting game communities worldwide. I’m also a laboratory instructor at Universidad Simón Bolívar, where I teach Algorithms and Data Structures in Kotlin and Programming Languages in Haskell and Prolog.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Laboratory Instructor

Current

Universidad Simón Bolívar

Sep 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Teach laboratory sections of Algorithms and Data Structures (Kotlin) and Programming Languages (Haskell, Prolog). Redesigned the Programming Languages lab around functional and logic programming.

Kotlin Haskell Prolog Teaching Functional Programming Logic Programming

Backend Developer

Mahisoft

Oct 2025 - Oct 2026 (1 year)

Developed and maintained backend services in Kotlin with Spring Boot for a child protection nonprofit. Implemented event-driven integrations with Apache Kafka and built end-to-end test automation with Playwright.

Kotlin Spring Boot Kafka Playwright Event Driven Architecture Backend Development

Full Stack Developer

Mahisoft

Aug 2023 - Sep 2025 (2 years 1 month)

Built internal products on a Django REST Framework and React stack, covering both API and frontend.

Django REST Framework React API Development Frontend Development

Mid-level Backend Developer

eduNEXT

Apr 2023 - Aug 2023 (4 months)

Developed backend features for the Open edX platform (Python, Django). Migrated a GitHub Action for Docker image builds to JavaScript.

Python Django OpenEdx GitHub Actions Docker JavaScript

Backend Developer

Ticking

Apr 2021 - Mar 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Designed and built the REST API of a mobile trivia app with Django REST Framework. Developed WebSocket clients and servers (Python, Node.js) powering real-time interactive experiences.

Django REST Framework WebSockets Python NodeJS REST APIs Real Time Systems