hugo ponce Sr Software Engineering Manager

Sr Software Engineering Manager

Right Balance

Apr 2025 - Current (1 year 5 months)

- Reporting directly to the CEO to define and execute strategies aligned to business goals and technology roadmaps. - Champion the integration of AI tools and automation to increase engineering efficiency and innovation. - Continuously explore and experiment with emerging AI tools to keep the company ahead of the curve. - Drive adoption of AI-enabled tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, ContextQA, etc.) to enhance code quality, testing, security, and delivery. - Hands-on coding and generating automations for business processes ot enhance employee experience. - Interview, recruit, coach, communications, performance management, and development planning.

Software Engineering Director

Varis

Apr 2022 - Apr 2025 (3 years 1 month)

- Develop and implement strategic roadmaps that maximize customer experience. - Work cross-functionally in a matrixed team environment, to deliver and share results. - Build and develop talent, creating an innovative culture while forming a team of software engineers, SDET's, PM, etc... - Interview, selection, coaching, communications, performance management, and development planning. - Interact with executive level management requiring negotiation of significant matters to identify KPIs and relationships relevant for current and proposed projects. - Provide direction and mentoring for software teams concerning architecture, design, and implementation. - Review functional and technical requirements and work directly with project teams to e

Director, Product & Technology

Varis

Apr 2022 - Current (4 years 5 months)

- Develop and implement strategic roadmaps that maximize customer experience. - Work cross-functionally in a matrixed team environment, to deliver and share results. - Build and develop talent, creating an innovative culture while forming a team of software engineers, SDET's, PM, etc... - Interview, selection, coaching, communications, performance management, and development planning. - Interact with executive level management requiring negotiation of significant matters to identify KPIs and relationships relevant for current and proposed projects. - Provide direction and mentoring for software teams concerning architecture, design, and implementation. - Review functional and technical requirements and work directly with project teams to en

Software Engineering Manager

Apex Systems

May 2019 - May 2022 (3 years 1 month)

- Architect software designs and solidify current software offerings to ensure feasibility, functionality, and integration with existing systems/platforms. - Analyze and define application architecture and frameworks definition, as well as database structure changes and improvements. - Provide a fully integrated software development environment using Azure Web Apps, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Blob Storage, and Azure DevOps with Repos connected to Build and Release Pipelines for CI/CD, in order to support software development cycle workflow and operations. - Lead several Teams of developers in charge of important Clients like Dell. - Create, adapt, and discuss a high-level technical architecture given many uncertainties. Hands-on coding t

Software Development Manager

Herbalife

Nov 2016 - May 2019 (2 years 7 months)

Coordinate developer’s workload and assignments, provide necessary training, coaching, and the best approach in solving business requirements. Design and implement coding models that will be used for developers. Define application architecture and frameworks, as well as databases structure changes and improvements. Code analysis to improve code quality, and make it compliant with standards. Administrate and configure Azure processes.

Principal Software Developer

Herbalife

Aug 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 year 4 months)

Develop software in an Agile/Scrum environment, while integrate and coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team of BA, QA and software engineers. Administrate and configure Azure processes. Coordinate developer’s workload and assignments, provide necessary training, coaching, and the best approach in solving business requirements. Design and implement coding models that will be used for developers. Participate in the application architecture and frameworks definition, as well as databases structure changes and improvements. Software development based on: MVC, Micros-Services, and Multi-layered architecture; using C#, ASP.net (MVC), SQL server 2012, WCF, among others. Code analysis to improve code quality, and make it compliant with standards.

Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

HCL Technologies

Sep 2014 - Aug 2015 (1 year)

Applications development based on: MVC and commands and steps patterns, ASP.net (MVC), XML, SQL, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, and Web Services.• Take business requirements documentation and transforming it into a software solution that meets client’s needs. Code analysis to improve code quality, make it compliant with standards and proven coding techniques. Unit and Integration testing. Fix bugs and defects.

Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

HewlettPackard

Aug 2013 - Sep 2014 (1 year 2 months)

Applications development based on: MVC and Multi-Tier design patterns, ASP.net (MVC), CSS, Javascript, Ajax, and Web Services. WinForms with DevExpress controls. Software development methodologies (Agile and Scrum) implementation: Take policies and requirements by direct client interaction and transforming it into a software solution that meets client’s needs. Ensure that the solution meet client’s expectations. Participate in code reviews, data modeling, and frameworks definition and implementation.

IT Engineer Lv 2

Honeywell Process Solutions

Feb 2012 - Aug 2013 (1 year 7 months)

Develop new software in C++ and optimize existing.  Ensure code performance, standards and best practices implementation.  Analyze and identify solutions.  SQL Server 2012 (Stored Procedures, Functions, etc)  WPF with C#.  Develop dashboards to display production information in real time.  Lead a team of technicians to deliver software needs. Enhance their capabilities in order to be more productive within the team.

IT Engineer

Honeywell Process Solutions

Feb 2007 - Feb 2012 (5 years 1 month)

Windows Forms with C# & VB programming.  Web applications based on ASP.NET with C# & VB  SQL Server 2008 (Stored Procedures, Functions, etc).  Create and execute unit tests.  Crystal reports and Javascript.  Lead a team of students to deliver software needs.

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