Alberto Castro

Alberto Castro has a diverse work experience in software engineering. Alberto is currently working as a Software Engineering Manager at Nelo, where they lead and mentors engineers while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.

Prior to that, Alberto worked as a Senior Backend Engineer at Nelo, where they built digital payment solutions using Spring Boot, Kotlin, and PostgreSQL. Alberto also had experience with AWS services and conducted extensive unit and integration testing.

Before joining Nelo, Alberto was a Lead Software Engineer at Edenred, where they led a development team and introduced Scrum in the development life cycle. Alberto was responsible for technical planning, developing new features, and maintaining legacy code.

Alberto also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Solera, Inc., where they developed microservice-based systems using DotNetCore, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, and React.js. Alberto worked closely with the product team to ensure the correct design and implementation of requirements, following TDD and DDD practices.

Earlier in their career, Alberto was a Software Engineer at Omnitracs, where they actively participated in the design of new projects, troubleshooting environments, and mentoring junior developers. Alberto also served as an Associate Software Engineer, where they translated business requirements into testable code and maintained existing systems.

Alberto has also worked as a Freelance Software Developer, focusing on various projects, and as a Software Developer at Asia Digital MOJO, where they developed end-to-end solutions using open-source technologies, including mobile development for AR and VR.

Overall, Alberto Castro has demonstrated expertise in software engineering, leadership, collaboration, and a commitment to continuous learning.

Alberto Castro holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Instituto Politécnico Nacional, which they obtained from 2009 to 2015. In 2022, they enrolled in the University of Essex, where they pursued a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, which they are expected to complete in 2024.

In addition to their formal education, Alberto has also obtained various certifications. In September 2021, they completed a course on Mathematics for computer vision from Coursera. In August 2020, they obtained certifications in Building High-Performance Teams from LinkedIn and Introduction to Data Science in Python from Coursera. In August 2018, they completed the Leadership Foundations course from Lynda.com. Alberto also holds a certificate in Machine Learning from Coursera Course Certificates, which they obtained in July 2016. Furthermore, they have obtained the TOEFL iBT certification from ETS in June 2019.