I'm a software engineer with over 6 years of experience, specializing in the intersection of high-performance backend systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and data-driven applications.
My passion is building and scaling complex systems from the ground up. I don't just write the code; I design, deploy, and optimize the entire infrastructure it runs on, from Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS) to automated CI/CD pipelines.
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🚀 I lead backend development in Node.js (NestJS) and Python (FastAPI).
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☁️ I manage cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes, AWS (EKS, Karpenter), Azure, and Terraform.
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💸 I have extensive experience building monetization systems with Stripe, PayPal, and Mercado Pago.
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⛓️ I've developed smart contracts and token economies using Rust on the NEAR blockchain.
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🏆 Most recently, my team and I won 1st Place at the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2025 for AstraScope, an AI-powered exoplanet classifier we built with FastAPI, XGBoost, and React.
| Backend | Infrastructure & DevOps | Databases | AI & Machine Learning |
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| Node.js | Kubernetes (EKS, AKS) | Supabase (PostgreSQL) | Python |
| NestJS | AWS (Karpenter, EC2) | SQL Server | FastAPI |
| Python | Azure | MongoDB | Scikit-learn |
| C# (.NET) | Terraform | MySQL | XGBoost |
| Rust | CI/CD (GitHub Actions) | Pandas | |
| Docker |
- LinkedIn: jonathancardenas
- Email: [email protected]