Jorge Ramiro Alarcón Vargas

AI Data Engineer - Full Stack Devops

Since 2018, Jorge Alarcón is a Full Stack DevOps and Data Engineer with over seven years of professional experience in software development and data engineering. Specialized in Linux, Python and Golang, he has strong expertise in building and automating systems, developing robust applications, and optimizing engineering processes through modern DevOps and data-driven practices. He began his career as a Civil Engineer in Peru and Brazil, focusing on process automation, before transitioning into technology.

+51 973635864 jorgeav527@gmail.com github.com/jorgeav527 linkedin.com/in/jorgeav527 docs.cordstart.com

work experience Software Engineer

Full Stack DevOps

Roadr

Feb 2023 - June 2025 (2 yr 6 mos) Los Angeles, California, United States Remote, Full-time
  • Worked with diverse tech stacks across backend, frontend with SQL/NoSQL databases.
  • Containerized frameworks with Docker and coordinated incident response for container issues.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines for deploying applications for staging and production environments.
  • Implemented and deployed REST APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures.
  • Identified a memory leak and performance bottleneck through infrastructure monitoring.
  • Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by 20% through migrating Kubernetes workloads to ECS on AWS.
Tools: Python (FastAPI, Airflow), Rust (Actix Web), Go (Fiber, Echo), JavaScript (Express, React), Docker (DockerHub), AWS (ECS, Load Balancer, Route 53, CloudFront, S3, ASG, CloudMap, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, RDS), CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, SQL (PostgreSQL), NoSQL (MongoDB), Redis (Pub/Sub), Kafka, Monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus)

Data Engineer

Roadr

Feb 2023 - June 2025 (2 yr 6 mos) Los Angeles, California, United States Remote, Full-time
  • Built and deployed scalable FastAPI and Echo backends with Clean Architecture and TDD, integrating Redis, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
  • Designed ETL pipelines to centralize multi-source data and support event-driven analytics and reporting.
  • Used PySpark on AWS EMR to transform and optimize raw data before loading into Redshift.
  • Implemented a conversational bot (Maia) backend using FastAPI with OpenAI API.
  • Migrated from MongoDB to PostgreSQL and transitioned dashboards to Grafana for cost-efficient real-time reporting.
Tools: Python (FastAPI, Airflow, Pyspark), Golang (Echo), Docker, AWS (Lambda, EMR, S3, Redshift, Sep Functions), Warehousing (Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Cassandra), SQL (PostgreSQL), CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), NoSQL (MongoDB), Event Streaming (Redis Pub/Sub, Kafka), Grafana

Python Instructor - Data Science and API Development

Cibertec

Oct 2023 - Present (2 yr) Lima, Peru Remote, Part-time
  • Offered guidance and mentorship to students in data science fundamentals and REST API development.
  • Evaluate student performance through assignments, quizzes, exams, and projects.
  • Provide constructive feedback to help students improve their skills with Python.
Tools: Python (FastAPI, Flask, Pandas, NumPy, Jupyter notebook), Bash, SQL (SQLite3), NoSQL (MongoDB), WebSockets

Full Stack Developer - Civil Engineering Soils Lab

Grupo RPG SAC

Jul 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 yr 6 mos) Tiabaya, Arequipa, Perú Full-time
  • Designed, developed, and deployed a web tool that met laboratory requirements.
  • Built a modern Dockerized Django web application ready for production on AWS servers.
  • Developed a module for customer registration, test quotations, service orders, and settlement sheets.
  • Developed automated internal dashboards and PDF reports providing accurate metrics and insights.
Tools: CI/CD, Python (Django), HTMX, SQL (PostgreSQL), Docker, AWS (EC2, RDS, S3)

Full Stack Developer - Civil Engineering EPIC Lab

UCSM - EPIC Labs

Dec 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 yr 2 mos) Yanahuara, Arequipa, Perú Full-time
  • Designed, developed, and deployed a web application pilot web tool that met laboratory requirements.
  • Performed data modeling and schema design to define database structure and relationships.
  • Implemented a planning process flow for students, researchers, and clients using a SaaS-style architecture.
Tools: Python (Django), HTML, CSS (Bootstrap), SQL (PostgreSQL), PythonAnywhere

education

Universidad Católica de Santa María

Civil Engineer

2008 - 2014 Arequipa - Perú CIP: 257513

languages

Spanish: Native Portuguese: Advanced C2 English: Advanced C1

Projects

Kroma Dental ERP Platform

Full Stack Developer & DevOps Engineer

Jul 2025 – Present Peru https://kromacompany.com
  • Built microservices for a dental ERP platform using Go (Echo) and a Rust (Leptos) frontend.
  • Designed containerized architecture with orchestration via AWS ECS.
  • Implementing CI/CD pipelines, AWS S3 integration, and PostgreSQL.

Viaje Fácil - Brazil Startup

DevOps Engineer

May 2025 Brazil https://www.staging.fastrip.com.br/login
  • Set up AWS Amplify for frontend hosting and deployed a lightweight Docker Express API backend.
  • Focused on cost-effective cloud architecture for early product validation and growth.

Cifras – Spain Startup

DevOps Consultant

Dec 2024 Spain
  • Consulted on cloud infrastructure and DevOps best practices for a microservices-based financial platform.
  • Built and containerized backend APIs using Docker and deployed services on AWS ECS.
  • Implemented CI/CD automation, monitoring, and orchestration to support scalable operations.