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Rodrigo Torrente

@rodrigotorrente

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Senior Java Backend Engineer at Mercado Libre who cut Bulk Publisher processing from hours to minutes.

Argentina

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What I'm looking for

I’m open to full-time employment or contractor engagements, with full-time remote work.

At Mercado Libre, I designed and developed the Mercado Envíos component for multiple product flows, using reusable design patterns to support shipping variations without duplicating logic. I also introduced caching for repeated API calls, with estimated savings of USD 1,000 per day.

I refactored the Bulk Publisher service into an asynchronous, event-driven flow and improved its Excel transformation logic, reducing processing times from hours to minutes. As Acting Team Lead and Team Lead, I led a team of five engineers and coordinated technical discussions with teams in Brazil.

More recently, at Glofy, I developed Java 21 and Spring Boot services using gRPC, Protobuf, and Apache Kafka. I’m also developing Mis Activos, a Java 21 investment-tracking REST API, and deepening my use of AI tools in software development through the AI4Devs program at LIDR.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Java Developer

Glofy

Jul 2026 - Jul 2026 (0 months)

Developed backend services in Java 21 and Spring Boot within a microservices architecture. Implemented service-to-service communication using gRPC and Protocol Buffers, and worked with asynchronous messaging over Apache Kafka.

Java 21+Spring Boot gRPC Protocol Buffers Kafka Docker Microservices SDD Cursor

Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead

Mercado Libre

Oct 2015 - Dec 2025 (10 years 2 months)

Led a team of 5 software engineers for 4 years, defining ETAs, conducting code reviews, and mentoring. Designed and developed the Mercado Envíos component, introduced a caching layer saving an estimated USD 1,000 per day, and optimized the Bulk Publisher service reducing processing times from hours to minutes.

Java Developer

BHP

Jan 2011 - Dec 2015 (4 years 11 months)

Developed Atlassian/JIRA plugins and intranet, extranet, and home banking projects for clients including OSDE, Sancor Seguros, and Kadicard.

Java J2EE Spring Framework Struts Tapestry Hibernate JBoss Tomcat Atlassian Plugin SDK SVN Git

Java Developer

Nimbuzz

Jan 2008 - Dec 2011 (3 years 11 months)

Developed messaging gateways and integrations with MSN, Yahoo, and XMPP protocols.

Java Tomcat Openfire Maven SVN

Java Developer

Vates

Jan 2001 - Dec 2008 (7 years 11 months)

Full-stack development for Motorola, Tracfone, ING, DIPRECA, DICREP, RHC, Fleni, and Kanav.

Java JSP Servlet Struts Hibernate Spring Framework EJB Web Services Oracle SQL Server DB2

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

LIDR

AI4Devs – AI-Powered Software Development Program, AI-Powered Software Development

2026 -

Ongoing program focused on integrating AI tools and agents into the software development lifecycle, including prompt engineering, AI-assisted coding, and automation of testing and documentation.