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Felipe Talavera

Senior Software Engineer · AI-First Systems Architect

Strategic Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience in high-scale backend systems and full-stack development across financial and retail sectors. Expert in the Java/Spring Boot ecosystem and distributed architectures. Pioneer in AI-First implementations: autonomous agents, LLM integration, and agentic workflows in production. Proven track record migrating legacy monoliths to cloud-native microservices, championing TDD, Hexagonal Architecture, and CI/CD excellence.

felipe@talavera.io github linkedin Santiago, Chile

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Technical Skills

Languages

  • Java (8-21)
  • Python
  • Rust
  • Go
  • Scala
  • TypeScript

AI & ML

  • LLMs
  • LangGraph
  • Agentic AI
  • RAG pipelines
  • PyTorch

Backend

  • Spring Boot 3
  • Node.js
  • Hexagonal Arch
  • SOLID
  • CQRS
  • REST
  • GraphQL

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions
  • CircleCI

Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Apache Kafka
  • Redis
  • Airflow

Frontend

  • React.js
  • Angular
  • Redux/NgRx

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Professional Experience

  1. Strategic Consulting & AI Implementation

    2022 — Present

    Senior Consultant / Freelance Architect — Selected Projects

    • Axteroid (AI-First SE): Integrated Agentic AI into billing/tax-validation systems (Java 21, Rust, AWS), reducing manual processing ~50%.
    • GlobalLogic (Senior SE): Architected financial backend services with Java 21, Spring Boot 3 and Hexagonal Architecture, enabling independent deployments.
    • Mmasesorias (Senior SE): Led VB.NET monolith-to-microservices migration with Java/Spring Boot, improving deployment frequency 40%.
    • Infosys (Senior Consultant): Automated L2 support workflows with Python and Airflow for large-scale distributed systems.
    • The Bridge Social (Full Stack): Built high-traffic retail interfaces with React.js and Node.js, supporting peak promotional loads.
    • Agilistik (Senior Full-Stack): Delivered GCP-native microservices with Java 8/Spring Boot and CQRS for data-intensive features.

  2. Nisum

    Jan 2021 — Jan 2022

    Senior Backend Developer

    • Engineered scalable microservices with Java 8 and Spring Boot, increasing transactional throughput by 20%.
    • Integrated Apache Kafka for event-driven communication; managed deployments on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

  3. ThoughtWorks

    Aug 2018 — Jun 2020

    Consultant

    • Delivered production software for global clients using React.js, Spring Boot, and Docker in agile teams.
    • Reduced release cycles by 35% implementing TDD and Continuous Delivery with CircleCI on GCP.

  4. EXE

    Oct 2015 — Mar 2017

    Software Engineer

    • Built digital-signature backend with Scala and Akka Streams, processing 100+ legal documents/month securely.
    • Developed Angular.js interfaces improving user satisfaction scores by 15% post-launch.

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Education & Certifications

Academic

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Big Data and Machine Learning

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    2024

  • B.S. Civil Engineering in Computer Science

    Universidad Central de Chile

    2015

Certifications

  • · Team Kanban Practitioner (2020)
  • · Scrum Foundation SFPC (2019)

Languages

  • Spanish — Native
  • English — B2 Professional