Javier Varela
Montevideo
Summary
Creative professional with a passion for innovative design and problem-solving, leveraging experience in providing impactful solutions for clients. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within teams, fostering an environment of inspiration and continuous learning. Committed to driving positive change through creativity and forward-thinking strategies.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Software Engineer
UKG
Montevideo
10.2024 - Current
- Leading software development initiatives and mentoring junior engineers.
- Working with multiple cloud technologies.
- Enhancing system performance and scalability for enterprise applications.
- Developing backend services and automation frameworks.
Internship Program Techical Leader
UKG
Montevideo
03.2024 - Current
- Facilitated workshops on communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and other relevant topics.
- Monitored progress of interns throughout the duration of their internship program.
- Worked closely with department heads to develop policies and procedures related to the internship program.
- Researched best practices for creating effective internship programs at other organizations.
C# Academic Professor
CoderHouse
12.2022 - Current
- Delivering academic courses in C# and software development
- Designing curriculum and providing hands-on training for international students
Senior Software Engineer
UKG
Montevideo
06.2023 - 10.2024
- Led small development teams, overseeing project progress and mentoring junior engineers.
- Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
- Analyzed user needs and software requirements to determine design feasibility.
- Leveraged Agile methodologies to move development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping to enterprise-quality testing and final implementation.
Senior Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Streamlined quality assurance processes with advanced automation tools like Selenium and NUnit.
- Implemented robust CI/CD workflows to enhance software deployment lifecycles on Azure DevOps.
- Created automation processes for cloud-native software solutions.
- Implemented solutions using SQL Server with support from Postman and Azure Cloud Services.
Project Management Officer
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Streamlined coordination processes within diverse teams.
- Implemented Agile practices through tools such as Azure DevOps.
- Focused on project monitoring and management by developing forecasts and tracking expenses.
- Determined project staffing needs and led resource management.
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2019 - 07.2021
- Led development and maintenance of applications using .NET, SQL, and frontend technologies.
- Partnered with teams to create high-quality software solutions.
- Designed database structures to store data securely and efficiently.
- Assisted with planning, designing, coding, debugging, testing, documenting, and maintaining software applications.
Director
LubriGoes
Montevideo
03.2005 - 04.2018
- Led business operations and strategic initiatives for a retail business
- Managed finance, marketing, and customer relations
- Cultivated strong relationships with customers by responding promptly to inquiries or complaints.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Montevideo11-2024
Proficiency (CPE) - English Language
University of Cambridge
Skills
- Kotlin, Java, Python, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL
- Spring Boot, Flask, custom REST APIs, NET, and in-house Java/Kotlin frameworks
- GCP (Cloud Run, GKE, Google Secret Manager, MemoryStore for Redis)
- Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Vault
- PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch, InfluxDB
- GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines, Concourse, Fly
- Kafka, RabbitMQ, Celery
- OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, SonarQube, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog
- Selenium, NUnit, xUnit, JUnit
- OpenAI API, Claude Code, MCP Servers
Websites
Languages
- English, Full Professional Proficiency
- Spanish, Native Proficiency
Timeline
Lead Software Engineer
UKG
10.2024 - Current
Internship Program Techical Leader
UKG
03.2024 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
UKG
06.2023 - 10.2024
C# Academic Professor
CoderHouse
12.2022 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2021 - 06.2023
Project Management Officer
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2021 - 08.2021
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2019 - 07.2021
Director
LubriGoes
03.2005 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Proficiency (CPE) - English Language
University of Cambridge