Jorge Vasquez
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Senior Software Engineer | Functional Programming
Bolivia
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Senior Scala EngineerZivergeJan 2023 - Current (3 years 10 months)Worked in the Experimentation and Feature Flags Platform for a big client in the Streaming Industry:
• Added new features and improved existing one for the Experimentation and Feature Flags platform (Scala 2, ZIO, Smithy4s, Caliban), enabling teams to deploy features incrementally with reduced release risk
• Built Smithy-based SDK (Scala 3, cross-compiled to Java/Scala 2) adopted across teams for type-safe feature flag integration—eliminating runtime configuration errors
• Led big refactors in the codebase to follow best ZIO practices
• Production infrastructure: Terraform, AWS EKS, Kubernetes- Senior Scala DeveloperScalacJan 2020 - Jan 2023 (3 years 1 month)• Maintained high-scale audience targeting platform for an AdTech company integrating Adobe, Facebook, TikTok, Iterable, and 10+ major ad networks—Scala, Finagle, AWS
• Developed Alexa voice integration for music streaming (Scala, Play, ZIO, Cats), expanding platform to smart speaker ecosystem
• Led ZIO 1 to ZIO 2 migration across microservices, modernizing effect systems and improving code maintainability
• Delivered ZIO training to client engineering teams across US and Europe; conducted Akka HTTP workshop at University of Gdańsk in Poland
• Conducted Technical Interviews
• Mentored new developers - TSenior Software DeveloperTruextendJan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years 1 month)• Migrated legacy Ruby ETL orchestration to Apache Airflow (Python) with Spark on EMR, transforming brittle cron-based pipelines into observable, retryable workflows for geolocation-based mobile advertising platform
• Built Points of Interest REST API from scratch using Spring Boot, integrating AWS RDS PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch to serve location data to multiple downstream services
• Developed Unified Communications REST API (Java, Spring Framework) for global telephony and contact center platform, deployed to OpenShift with Docker and Kubernetes
• Replaced legacy desktop client with Agent Web Client API, enabling customer service agents to handle voice, chat, and email interactions through a modern web interface
• Co - NTelecommunications Software SpecialistNuevatel PCS de BoliviaJan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years 1 month)• Architected SMS platform achieving 99.999% availability (five-nines uptime) for 3G/4G networks—distributed, fully redundant architecture (Java 8, C++, MySQL, SS7)
• Built Policy Charging Rules Function (PCRF) for real-time QoS policy enforcement across mobile network (Java 8, Diameter protocol)
• Developed Online Charging System (OCS) for real-time voice, data, and SMS billing with 99.999% uptime requirements
• Designed tests for Technical Interviews - University TeacherUniversidad Católica BolivianaJan 2014 - Jan 2018 (4 years 1 month)Programming courses, from beginner to advanced levels:
• C
• C++
• Java
• Scala
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Functional Programming
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- Agentic CodingZivergeJan 2026
- Prompt Engineering Bootcamp (Working With AI & LLMs)Zero to masteryJan 2025
- TFullstack PhoenixThe Pragmatic StudioJan 2025
- RKotlin coroutines and concurrencyRock the JVMJan 2024
- Build a full-stack Twitter clone with RustZero to Mastery AcademyJan 2023
- RCats EffectRock the JVMJan 2023
- Scala 3 MetaprogrammingZivergeJan 2023
- JVM Performance OptimizationZivergeJan 2023
- Build Web Servers with ZIO 2.0ZivergeJan 2022
- Advanced Functional DesignZivergeJan 2022
- Advanced ZIO 2.0ZivergeJan 2022
- Master in Telecommunications Strategic DirectionFuniberJan 2013 - Jan 2015 (2 years 1 month)
- Postgraduate in Superior EducationUniversidad Católica BolivianaJan 2011 - Jan 2012 (1 year 1 month)
- Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications EngineeringUniversidad Católica BolivianaJan 2006 - Jan 2011 (5 years 1 month)Emphasis on Software development for telecommunications