Paulo D. Gonzalez

Sr. Software Engineer | Chicago - USA

Email: pdgonzalez872@gmail.com | LinkedIn: pdgonzalez872 | Website: pdgonzalez872.github.io | GitHub: @pdgonzalez872

Summary

I'm a curious and energetic programmer who enjoys solving problems and creating valuable solutions. I'm passionate about open source software. I enjoy spending time with my family, playing racket sports (mostly padel these days), playing guitar and programming using Elixir.

Experience

KASE Consulting LLC | Consultant and Software Engineer
  • - Chicago (IL) | Aug 2017 - Present (7+ yrs)
  • - Focus on creating solutions that deal with process improvement for small-business clients
  • - Build software for Adtech, FinTech and Sports industries
  • - Work with Elixir, Phoenix LiveView and Postgres to build high impact, scalable, full-stack solutions to our clients
  • - Lead end-to-end project lifecycles - from client consultations and requirements gathering to solution design, implementation, and ongoing support - ensuring successful delivery and high client satisfaction
HG Insights | Senior Software Engineer
  • - Remote - St Barbara (CA) | Aug 2022 - Feb 2024 (1 yr 7 mos)
  • - Worked on internal and external features and applications, maintained and refactored legacy code using Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, Phoenix non-LiveView (Graphql), Postgres and Snowflake
  • - Helped build and maintain open source libraries (Avalanche, Opentelemetry_Avalanche)
  • - Impacted by a company-wide restructuring in February 2024 that led to significant leadership changes and layoffs
Divvy | Senior Software Engineer
  • - Remote - Lehi (UT) | Feb 2019 - Jul 2022 (3 yrs 6 mos)
  • - FinTech company focused on expense automation
  • - Worked on new internal and external features, maintained and refactored legacy code
  • - Worked with third party APIs (products and partners): Cross River Bank (banking/underwriting partner), Giact (Identity verification), QuickBooks and Lob (address verification), by writing and contributing to in-house libraries
  • - Got to work on many teams as priorities shifted and I was seen as a great calming/pacifying addition to teams
  • - Worked with Elixir, Phoenix (Absinthe), SQS (Broadway), Kafka (Broadway) and Postgres
  • - Divvy was my second experience at a "Unicorn" and it had a $2.5b exit. Many engineers credit Divvy's success in part to the decision to use Elixir from the very start
Avant | Software Engineer
  • - Chicago (IL) | Dec 2015 - May 2017 (1 yr 6 mos)
  • - FinTech company focused on lending
  • - Worked mostly on the CRM team automating caller workflows
  • - Avant was valued at $2b in 2015 and it was my first time working at a "Unicorn"
  • - I left Avant in great terms and intentions of returning in order to go on a 3 month trip around the world with my wife as it was an opportunity we could not miss
  • - After the trip and before returning to Avant, a small business talked to me about a problem they were facing and I thought I could solve it. That's why I didn't return to Avant and how I started my own consulting company
Self Taught Programmer and DevBootcamp
  • - Chicago (IL) | Jun 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 yr 5 mos)
  • - Took self guided programming courses (O'Reilly, when they still existed) and attended a programming bootcamp (DevBootcamp, when they still existed)
  • - "Engineering Empathy", a DevBootcamp course should be a must (my opinion) for any career in any field
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | Equity Operations Analyst
  • - Chicago (IL) | Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 (2 yrs)
  • - Responsible for a variety of Equity clearing operations, such as daily ADR processing, equity settlements, balancing daily clearing ledgers, among others
  • - Used Excel macros to automate over 40 hours weekly for our team
  • - Worked directly with our Amsterdam office
Pamcary Seguros | Analyst Rotation Program
  • - Sao Paulo (Brazil) | Jan 2012 - Jun 2012 (6 mos)
  • - Oversaw all operations within the Finance department at Pamcary
  • - Participated in a company valuation project
Nestle Purina | Supply Chain Intern
  • - St Louis (MO) | May 2011 - Aug 2011 (4 mos)
  • - Learned how folks supply goods to businesses around the world!
  • - Used SAP to manage customer truck loads and inventory

Education

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville | Bachelor of Business Administration
International Business, Minor in Spanish (2007 - 2011) | Full Scholarship (D1 Tennis), played #1 singles for four years