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Steve Medina

@stevemedina

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Engineering Manager and software engineering leader building scalable microservices and AI-accelerated teams.

Paraguay

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead engineering teams through digital transformation—architecting scalable microservices on AWS, integrating AI coding tools to boost velocity, and delivering high-performance APIs with strong mentorship and data-driven roadmaps.

I’m a highly accomplished Software Engineering Leader and Engineering Manager with over 10 years of experience driving digital transformation and leading high-performing teams. I specialize in architecting scalable distributed systems and pioneering AI-augmented development workflows to accelerate delivery cycles and optimize code quality.

In my current role, I’ve established a Technical Excellence framework integrating AI-powered tools (Cursor, Antigravity) to reduce boilerplate coding and accelerate MVP time-to-market, and I spearheaded a migration to a Java Spring Boot API on AWS that cut report generation time by 80% (60s to 10s). Previously, at Roshka, I helped modernize GNB Paraguay Bank—leading microservices modernization from legacy Oracle PL/SQL, increasing throughput by 40%, and designing a high-performance Payment API with C# and .NET—while serving as the technical bridge between Product, QA, and Security teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Itti Saeca

Mar 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Established a technical excellence framework integrating AI-powered tools (Cursor, Antigravity) into the team workflow to accelerate MVP delivery. Spearheaded migration of an R-based system to a Java Spring Boot API on AWS, cutting report generation time from 60s to 10s, and used Kafka and PostGIS to improve stability and data precision.

Cursor Antigravity Java Spring Boot AWS Kafka PostGIS Migrate API

Senior Software Engineer

Roshka

Jan 2018 - Mar 2024 (6 years 2 months)

Led digital transformation for GNB Paraguay Bank by architecting a high-availability microservices ecosystem (Java 11 / Spring Boot) to replace legacy systems for a modern digital banking suite. Migrated mission-critical modules from monolithic Oracle PL/SQL to scalable services and designed and deployed a high-performance Payment API using C# and .NET.

Microservices Spring Boot Oracle PL SQL Scalability C .NET High Availability

Independent Software Engineer

Freelance Consultant

Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 11 months)

Managed end-to-end development of e-commerce CMS solutions for Dutch clients, including integration of payment providers and stock management. Designed RESTful APIs and integrated supply chain systems using Java-based backend solutions.

PHP Laravel RESTful APIs Payment Integration Stock Management Backend