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Hi, I'm Felipe

Cloud & Backend Software Engineer

cloud architecturesI design cloud architectures

I design, migrate and secure scalable architectures on AWS. I specialize in backend development, complex database migrations, resilient microservices and integrating AI-driven solutions — such as RAG — to automate complex data analysis.

Bogotá, Colombia

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// About me

About me

I'm a Systems & Computer Engineering graduate from Universidad de los Andes, with experience building end-to-end cloud solutions in fast-paced startup and corporate environments.

Systems design is what drives me: from architecting information platforms from scratch on AWS to leading critical database migrations with zero downtime. I enjoy bringing AI to real problems, like automating the analysis of financial documents with RAG.

Away from the keyboard you'll find me discovering new cafés, training at the gym or learning languages. I love musicals — I've taken theater classes — and, honestly, technology is both my career and my hobby: I'm always exploring what's next.

Languages

  • SpanishNative
  • EnglishB2
  • FrenchB2
  • GermanB1

// Professional journey

Experience

  1. May 2026 — Present

    AI Engineer

    Universidad de los Andes · Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs · Bogotá

    • Building a RAG application for Platypus, the university's institutional project platform, to automate the creation and analysis of calls for academic projects.
    • Integrating language models into the Vice-Rectory's processes to cut manual work in managing calls, working hand in hand with academic and administrative teams.
    PythonRAGLLMs
    platypus.uniandes.edu.co

  2. Jan 2026 — Present

    Product Engineer

    Finidian · Bogotá (remote)

    • Work at the intersection of engineering and product: contributing end to end, from product definition and prioritization to its technical implementation in production.
    • Spearheaded a critical database migration from MongoDB to PostgreSQL, ensuring data integrity, minimizing downtime and optimizing query performance for scalable backend operations.
    • Design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, supporting high-availability microservices for fast-paced product iterations.
    • Collaborate in an Agile remote environment to streamline deployment processes and enhance overall system architecture.
    AWSPostgreSQLMongoDBMicroservicesCI/CD

  3. Jan 2025 — Jan 2026

    Assistant Consultant

    Management Solutions (FinTech) · Bogotá

    • Architected and deployed an end-to-end risk information system from scratch on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, Route 53), migrating a legacy database, Java Spring Boot services and an Angular frontend to the cloud.
    • Built and scheduled Python-based ETL pipelines loading critical financial data while ensuring data integrity, following AWS security best practices: IAM least-privilege roles, KMS encryption and CloudWatch alerts.
    • Designed and developed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) application using Python Flask and the OpenAI API to extract, analyze and automate the comparison of complex accounting policies across multiple financial statement PDFs.
    AWSJava Spring BootAngularPythonFlaskOpenAI APIETL

  4. During my B.Sc.

    Teaching Assistant

    Universidad de los Andes · Bogotá

    • Backend with Python TA: mentored students designing and building REST APIs with Flask and MySQL, supporting hands-on labs and design questions.
    • Introduction to Programming TA: guided first-year students through programming fundamentals and data analysis with Pandas and Matplotlib.
    PythonFlaskMySQLREST APIsPandasMatplotlib

// Technologies I build with

Skills

Cloud & DevOps

AWS EC2AWS S3AWS LambdaAWS ECSAWS RDSIAMCloudWatchRoute 53AWS DMSDockerLinuxGitGitHub Actions

AI & Data

OpenAI APIRAGTensorFlowPyTorchPrompt Engineering

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLOracle SQLMongoDBFirebase

Languages

PythonJava (Spring Boot)JavaScriptTypeScript

Web & Architecture

MicroservicesREST APIsETL PipelinesAngularReactNode.js

// Selected work

Projects

Undergraduate thesis

AndesTrack

Django-based web platform integrating the Garmin API with MySQL to analyze the relationship between health habits and academic performance. Deployed on Linux with Gunicorn.

DjangoMySQLGarmin APIGunicornLinux
Applied AI

RAG Financial Analyzer

Retrieval-Augmented Generation application built with Python Flask and the OpenAI API that automatically extracts, analyzes and compares complex accounting policies across multiple financial statement PDFs.

PythonFlaskOpenAI APIRAG
Cloud architecture

Cloud Risk Platform

End-to-end risk information system on AWS: legacy database migration, Java Spring Boot microservices, Angular frontend and Python ETL pipelines with corporate-grade security.

AWSJava Spring BootAngularPythonETL

// Education & Leadership

Education & Leadership

B.Sc. Systems & Computer Engineering

Universidad de los Andes · Bogotá

2020 — 2025

Student Representative

Represented a constituency of 1,000+ students and drove a cultural shift within the department: led DISC Week with a 20-volunteer team and co-created community initiatives like the Copa Turing tournament and the "Un café Java con..." podcast. Bridged students and academic leadership with data-driven feedback, and managed the department's official merchandise end to end to fund new student opportunities.

IEEEXtreme 17.0

Competed in IEEE's global programming competition (17,000+ participants) with team CabrasRecursivas — October 2023.

// Milestones and events that shaped my journey

Moments

CodeFest Ad Astra — AI

CodeFest Ad Astra — AI

Artificial intelligence event with the IEEE Computer Society.

IEEE Computer Society

IEEE Computer Society

Student chapter community and activities at Uniandes.

Let's talk

Have a project, an opportunity, or just want to say hi? Drop me a line and I'll get back to you soon.

Send an emailor find me on

feliperuedarivera10@gmail.com