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│  jotga.dev · senior software engineer · v2026.q3 │
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whoami

jose_antonio
└─ torres.garibay

cat ./role.txt

function resilient_backends() {
  // Ruby on Rails · Go · React · DynamoDB · AWS
  return "systems that don't page you at 3am";
}

years.shipping
07_yrs
companies.count
04
users.daily
1.0e6+
on_call.pages
low
coffee.units
ls -la ./projects | head

// 01 selected_work[]

production code · real users · measurable outcomes.
— sorted by recency desc.
2026 · portfolio #001
Project logo

portfolio_site

A minimalistic portfolio site to share my experience and what I'm working on. Is the one you are looking right now!

2025 · react #002
Project logo

react_pixel_editor_compression

React Pixel Editor that can compress a pixel art into a tiny token, being able to compress 7168 bytes to a 22 bytes string in the URL.

2025 · real #003
Project logo

real_time_chat_application

Real time chat application using Ruby and Websockets, with a library that lets you use websockets and manage communication event-wise.

git log --oneline ~/career

// 02 career_log

junior → senior · backend-heavy · full-stack when needed
~/career.log 4 entries
apr 2025 — present infosys · mastercard · sessionm / senior software engineer
Designed and implemented an opt-in limit feature used by millions of users daily, using DynamoDB with sharded partition keys and a bucket pattern to handle high throughput. Built GraphQL endpoints for Amazon QuickSight integrations and automated cleanup of unused users to reduce costs. Improved reliability through large-scale refactors, removing 600+ lines per file, and contributed to front-end maintenance and feature development with React.
jul 2023 — dec 2024 syscap / senior software engineer
Led projects on security, scalability and performance. Designed architecture and infrastructure for a core API microservice that enabled a new product launch. Enhanced CI/CD pipelines, introduced Docker + feature flags, and upgraded Rails versions. Contributed to on-call rotations, production hotfixes, and org-wide monitoring; supported product innovation with shape-up pitches (incl. an AI chatbot to reduce support requests).
jan 2021 — jul 2023 apptegy / software engineer
Integrated ElasticSearch for faster, more flexible search. Used Redis and Sidekiq for background jobs and implemented localization across the stack. Modernized serialization layers, optimized queries, and reduced database size by dropping unused indexes. Strengthened code-review culture and learned to maintain and evolve a large legacy codebase with fewer production issues.
jun 2019 — jan 2021 syscap / jr. software engineer
Applied strong Ruby on Rails practices with Rubocop, Brakeman, and Rubycritic. Worked with Solr for search, contributed to BDD with RSpec, and gained experience with Git flow and Scrum. Designed core business logic for financial products — interest calculations, monthly cuts, payments, event processing. Participated in the 500 Startups program.
› tail -f career.log 4 records · 7 yrs
echo "let's talk"

if (good_team && hard_problem) {
  return "yes";
}

Selectively open to senior / staff backend roles with a strong product culture. Remote or hybrid (Monterrey · CDMX). Async-friendly. Mentorship welcome — both directions.

~/contact.sh
$ open "linkedin.com/in/josetorresgrb"
$ open "github.com/pepetorres1998"
$ open "medium.com/@pepe.torres.dev"
$