Gonzalo Andrés Peña Castellanos

Scientific Python, JupyterLab and napari developer, working on localization, internationalization, plugins, packaging and application development. Python, TypeScript and Rust. I am Colombian Civil Engineer with an in and an in that discovered a passion for Software Development and Data Science which led me to collaborate in different open source projects and to eventually join Anaconda, Inc (formerly known as Continuum Analytics) and currently Quansight, Inc as Software Engineer. I am a Senior Python Developer with experience in Desktop Development (Qt/PyQt), Backend Web Development (FastAPI, Flask, Django, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), Scientific Computing (Numpy, Scipy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Dask) and Devops (Amazon Web Services, Heroku). I have worked as a developer in different teams and as Technical Lead for the Anaconda Navigator Project, following agile, test-driven, and continuous integration & deployment methodologies. Although I work primarily with Python, TypeScript and Rust, during my career as an engineer I have worked (in the distant past) with other stacks including C, Java, PHP, Ruby. I am an active member of the open source community contributing to different projects and a leader in the Python Colombia Community helping shape and organize communities such as Django Girls Colombia, Python Bucaramanga, Python Colombia and the national and Latin American Python Conferences, PyCon Colombia and SciPy Latam respectively. I am a hobby musician, playing guitar and keyboards, climber and certified drone pilot. I am also fluent in Spanish, English, and French, and I am currently learning Portuguese.