Diego Perez
Diego Perez

Senior Backend / Full-Stack Engineer and Technical Lead

Open to offers · Member since 27 Aug 2026
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Location
Venezuela
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am a Senior Backend Engineer and Technical Lead with over six years of experience delivering production-grade SaaS, backend, and IoT systems. My core expertise is Python, Django, Django REST Framework, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Celery, Redis, and REST API design.

I lead backend architecture and system-design decisions, with experience modernizing legacy systems, reducing technical debt, and guiding engineering teams through complex migrations. I take ownership of the full backend lifecycle, from technical planning and implementation through code review, infrastructure, and production operations.

I build event-driven and asynchronous systems that handle high-volume workflows reliably. I have designed microservices, task-processing pipelines, IoT platforms, document-processing APIs, and integrations with external APIs, authentication providers, payment gateways, and hardware systems.

I also work across the stack using React, Next.js, and TypeScript, allowing me to deliver complete product features and customer-facing applications. I am experienced with Docker-based infrastructure, AWS, Linux, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD automation.

I have production experience building AI-powered features, including RAG knowledge-base chatbots with LangChain, ChromaDB, OpenAI, Claude, vector databases, and multi-agent workflows. I work effectively in distributed, remote-first teams and focus on scalable, maintainable engineering solutions.

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Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Application Hosting

Data Stores

Development

Experience

Career history

Technical Lead & Senior Backend Engineer ClarityWave

I lead engineering for an enterprise HR management SaaS platform serving more than 63 clients and 7,000 users. I own backend architecture, system design, infrastructure, CI/CD, code review, and engineering-team coordination using Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Celery, and Redis.

I rescued a legacy migration that had been stalled for two years by re-architecting the Django monolith and delivering a zero-downtime production launch within five months. I maintain an event-driven backend that processes thousands of daily asynchronous operations across more than 952 database migrations.

I directed the migration from AWS serverless infrastructure to a Docker-based Hetzner environment, reducing costs by 89%, from approximately $3,500 to $400 per month. I also established GitHub Actions and Ruff-based CI/CD practices and built a LangChain and ChromaDB RAG knowledge-base chatbot to automate customer support workflows.

Python & Django Lead Developer Darien Technology

I designed and delivered Django REST Framework and FastAPI microservices, REST APIs, and Next.js/React front ends in a fast-paced remote-first startup environment.

I developed a facial-recognition microservice API using Python, Django, Docker, and GitHub Actions CI/CD. I also built an end-to-end customer onboarding platform integrating external APIs, camera systems, authentication, and payment gateways.

I created a FastAPI and Celery document conversion and indexing API for asynchronous large-document workflows. In addition, I maintained and scaled a coworking reservation platform integrated with facial-recognition services through Django REST Framework APIs.

Systems Developer Automarizacion Corp

I developed an IoT data visualization platform with Django, integrating hardware sensors, firmware, and real-time data pipelines.

I programmed microcontroller firmware and created web interfaces for monitoring IoT devices using Python and JavaScript.

Firmware & Backend Developer (IoT) Dataharmonix Inc.

I designed event-driven IoT control systems using ESP32 devices, AWS IoT, AWS Lambda, MQTT messaging, and Node.js backend services.

I contributed across firmware, cloud integration, messaging, and backend development to support connected-device control workflows.

Education

Learning history

Universidad Simón Bolívar

B.Eng., Electronic Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering.

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