About
I am Nicolás Vargas Ortega, a software engineer interested in programming and design computer programs. Usually, I work with web technologies, but I am also interested in compilers and operating systems.
I love to work in side projects and writing this blog. You could check my GitHub to know more about my work.
Projects
- ashishe.com
- Web application to share shisha tobaccos.
- gutbargain.com
- Telegram bot to share bargains collected with an HTML web scraper.
Projects graveyard
- kemenu.com
- A web application for menu digitization.
- uv.popokis.com
- A web application done without backend framework, just an http server.
- popok
- Tiny library for make microservices with undertow, raw JDBC and async JSON parsing.
- test.popokis.com
- A web application done with Kotlin coroutines + Spring Webflux + Spring Security.
- howitcost.com
- Little game about guessing the price of grocery products.
- buddet.com
- Web application to adopt homeless pets.
Professional Experience
| When | Where | What |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2022 - Present | Medallia | Staff Software Engineer |
| May 2021 - Aug 2022 | ThoughtWorks | Senior Consultant Developer |
| Aug 2019 - May 2021 | Ciklum | Senior Backend Developer |
| Nov 2017 - Jul 2019 | ClickFerry | Software Engineer |
| Apr 2017 - Oct 2017 | Basebone | Backed Developer |
| Feb 2016 - Mar 2017 | ClickFerry | Software Engineer |
| Feb 2014 - Dec 2015 | Coolmyplanet | Java Web Developer |
Tools
- Programming: Java, Go, Elixir
- Web: Spring, Echo, Phoenix, React.js
- SQL: PostgreSQL
- NoSQL: MongoDB
- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
- Brokers: Kafka