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Luis Alvarez

@luisalvarez1

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Senior software engineer building scalable, reliable cloud-native backend systems with measurable impact.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role building scalable, reliable backend and cloud-native systems where I can lead architecture, improve performance, and mentor engineers.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience designing and building scalable backend systems and cloud-native platforms using Go, Java, Node.js, and Python.

I have a proven record of improving system performance and reducing latency—driving 40% latency reductions, 35% throughput gains, and significant database query time improvements through targeted optimization and architecture work.

I lead large-scale deployments on AWS and Kubernetes and automate infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines to ensure high availability and rapid release cycles.

I mentor engineers, advocate best practices in reliability and maintainability, and deliver solutions that accelerate development and produce measurable business value.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Developer

Elastic

Oct 2021 - Sep 2025 (3 years 11 months)

Designed and implemented high-throughput microservices handling millions of daily requests, reducing latency by 40% and improving processing throughput with event-driven pipelines.

Go Java Python Kafka PostgreSQL Redis Docker Kubernetes

Software Engineer

Salesforce

Oct 2019 - Sep 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Re-architected critical backend services to improve API performance by 45% and CPU efficiency by 20%, and reduced release cycles from two weeks to three days via CI/CD automation.

Go Java Python GraphQL REST APIs PostgreSQL Docker Terraform CI CD

Software Engineer

CoEnterprise

Jun 2016 - Oct 2019 (3 years 4 months)

Built REST APIs and background services that improved response times by 30% and automated ETL pipelines, reducing manual processing by 60% while improving production stability.

Go Python Django SQL Docker AWS ETL Performance Tuning

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Baylor University

Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science

2012 - 2016

Completed a Bachelor of Computer Science at Baylor University from August 2012 to May 2016, focusing on foundational computer science and software engineering principles.