Diego Miguel Parra Nava
Gijon, ES
diegoparranava@protonmail.com
(34)-665620606

Self-taught software engineer with 3+ years of experience. I recently pivoted towards DevOps and cloud engineering, graduated from a DevOps Bootcamp, and hold a Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification.

Education


Universidad del Zulia
February 2013
 — 
June 2017
Unfinished Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Calculus 1 through 4
  • Physics 1 through 3
  • Programming
  • Linear Algebra

Experience


Backend Engineer
September 2023
 — 
December 2023

Transitioned backend architecture from a Flask template to Node.js with Express.js and TypeScript. Improved first-page load times by 20% and decreased login times from 5-10 seconds to 2 seconds.

  • Designed a type-safe permission system for API endpoints with sensitive data.
  • Optimized Python scripts for data scraping, reducing execution time from 3 minutes to 45 seconds.
  • Designed and implemented a robust database model for Trello board metadata, streamlining data processing workflows and cutting data handling time by 50%.
Store Clerk
March 2022
 — 
January 2023

Worked as a store clerk at a small convenience store.

Picker
February 2020
 — 
February 2022

Prepared supermarket delivery orders for Boosmap.

Construction Worker
June 2018
 — 
December 2018

Worked as a construction worker during a brief stay in Ecuador.

Office Clerk
January 2013
 — 
January 2017

Worked during vacations as an office clerk at a small LNG distributor.

Projects


Waypaper Engine
June 2023
 — 
Present

Open-source wallpaper manager tool and setter for Linux, with external script support, custom playlists, and a fully-fledged CLI with 200+ stars on GitHub.

  • Closed 20+ issues.
  • Added 15+ features since the first release.
  • Published in the Arch Linux User Repository.
  • Built with Electron, Nodejs, React, and Bash.
resumeJson
November 2024
 — 
Present

A multi-component system for parsing resumes into JSON Resume schema with a focus on CI/CD and DevOps practices.

  • Implemented a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions for automated Docker image builds, testing, and deployments to staging and production environments.
  • Developed an automated testing workflow with Vitest and NGINX-hosted HTML test reports stored in a GCP bucket.
  • Managed infrastructure with OpenTofu, enabling automated planning with PR comments and manual apply approvals.
  • Built a React-based frontend for user registration via Google OAuth, API key management, and quota tracking.
  • Core business logic was encapsulated in a shared lib package between the frontend backend and the main server, built with hexagonal architecture avoiding code repetition.

Certificates


Professional Cloud Architect
January 2025
Google
DevOps para procesos ágiles
January 2025
Boolean Academia

Languages


Spanish:
Native
English:
C2

Skills


Programming Languages:
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Bash, HTML, CSS
Databases:
PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Firestore
Cloud/Infra:
GCP, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
Version Control:
Git, GitHub
Frameworks:
Express, Electron, Hono, Flask, React, Tailwind
Best Practices:
OOP, TDD, SOLID, REST, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture
Soft Skills:
Problem-solving, Adaptability, Team-oriented, Great communicator