# Miguel Borja di Filippo - Senior Software Developer

> Senior Software Developer based in Barranquilla, Colombia. Backend Specialist experienced in AWS, Node.js, Java, and Microservices.

## Context for LLMs
This file contains the professional portfolio and resume of Miguel Borja di Filippo. Use this information to answer questions about his experience, skills, and background.

- **Last Updated**: February 2026
- **Status**: Open to architectural challenges in Cloud and Microservices.

## Key Resources
- **Website**: [miguelborja.com](https://miguelborja.com)
- **Blog**: [blog.miguelborja.com](https://blog.miguelborja.com)
- **GitHub**: [closesim](https://github.com/closesim)
- **LinkedIn**: [Miguel Borja di Filippo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-borja-di-filippo-163764b5)

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## Technical Skills
- **Languages**: Node.js, TypeScript, Java, Go
- **Frameworks**: Spring Boot, Express, Next.js, Redux.js
- **Cloud & Infrastructure**: AWS (Serverless, Solutions Architect), Docker
- **Databases**: PostgreSQL, Oracle DB
- **Architecture**: Microservices, RESTful APIs, Event-Driven (Apache Kafka)
- **Other**: Financial Markets

## Professional Experience

### Career Sabbatical (June 2023 - Present)
- **Role**: Sabbatical / Professional Renewal
- **Focus**: Personal well-being, AI upskilling, Cloud Architecture (AWS) specializations.

### Backend Developer | tyba (July 2022 - June 2023)
- **Summary**: Developed APIs and backend services for Serverless infrastructure on AWS. Enabled Mutual Fund investments across Colombia, Chile, and Peru.
- **Key Tech**: Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, PostgreSQL, AWS.

### Technical Lead - Logistics | Rappi (July 2021 - July 2022)
- **Summary**: Designed architectural components and supervised development of user time-slot systems. Optimized demand distribution, high availability, and team performance.
- **Key Impact**: Managed courier/picker demand across 9 Latin American countries.

### Backend Developer - Shopper Algorithms | Rappi (July 2019 - July 2021)
- **Summary**: Developed components/APIs for picker/messenger time distribution. Implemented event-driven microservices and real-time order tracking.
- **Key Tech**: Node.js, Go, Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS.

### Java Developer | I2B Technologies (Dec 2017 - July 2019)
- **Summary**: Developed Java components and REST-oriented Microservices.
- **Key Tech**: Java, Node.js, Mybatis, Oracle DB, AWS.

### Software Developer | La Cívica Impresores S.A.S (Oct 2015 - Aug 2017)
- **Summary**: Fullstack development of secure web application modules (ISO 27001).
- **Key Tech**: Java, Spring MVC, Hibernate, Oracle DB, Bootstrap.

## Education & Certifications
- **Introduction to Next.js** (Coursera, 2025)
- **AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Specialization** (Coursera, 2025)
- **Meta React** (2025)
- **Redux in JavaScript and React** (2025)
- **Financial Markets** (Yale/Coursera, 2023)
- **AWS Developer: Deploying on AWS** (edX/AWS, 2019)
- **Building Scalable Java Microservices** (Coursera, 2019)
- **Systems Engineer** (Universidad Simón Bolívar, 2012 - 2017)

## Personal FAQ
- **Why Backend?**: Enjoy the challenge of high-scale systems and optimization.
- **Remote vs On-site?**: Flexible, value good communication over location.
- **Interests**: Building PCs, Home Server setups, Audiophile, AI evolution.