Luis Granada's Resume

Luis Granada

Software Engineer

West End, Brisbane QLD

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About

Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, event-driven architectures, and AI-powered platforms. Hands-on with AI pipelines and LLM integrations across the full stack using TypeScript, Python, and Java in cloud environments (GCP, AWS).

Full working rights in Australia (Visa 485).

Work Experience

Dondo (Crowdswap, Inc.)

2024 - Present

Software Engineer - AI Platform

AI-powered e-commerce platform — $4.4M raised from investors including Eric Yuan (Zoom CEO), Jerry Yang (Yahoo co-founder), and Ryan Smith (Qualtrics CEO). Built platform serving 3,000+ users, 769 stores, and 90,000 products.
  • Designed core architecture supporting 6 e-commerce integrations (Shopify, Amazon, MercadoLibre, WooCommerce, Tienda Nube, Vtex). Imported 91,000+ Shopify listings in 2 hours.
  • Architected extensible integration layer using design patterns, scaling from 2 to 6 platforms within a year.
  • Built event-driven AI pipelines using LLMs with Cloud Tasks and Cloud Run. Tuned processing from 1.5–5 minutes to 6–30 seconds per listing.
  • Built AI image generation feature producing 33,000+ lifestyle, studio, and advertising images with rate limiting and priority queuing.
  • Implemented sequential listing optimization with Google ADK for contextual, higher-quality results.
  • Developed prompt management tools enabling version control, testing, and environment switching in seconds.
  • Remote
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • Next.js
  • AI
  • GCP

Dondo (Crowdswap, Inc.)

2021 - 2024

Backend Engineer

Backend engineer for digital barter marketplace: 120,000+ users, 80,000+ transactions, 10,000 daily active users, $8M+ in item value.
  • Developed backward-compatible services with custom database-driven feature flags and app version management.
  • Designed Server Driven UI approach enabling dynamic content delivery without app releases.
  • Implemented alert and distribution system for balanced customer support task allocation.
  • Built in-house chat feature, replacing third-party solution and reducing costs.
  • Remote
  • GraphQL
  • Node.js
  • Vue.js
  • Azure

Coder Academy Australia

2023 - 2025

Academic Teacher/Support

Mentored 4 cohorts of 9–20 students in web development bootcamp.
  • Delivered one-on-one mentorship in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, and API design.
  • Guided students through coding challenges and projects from concept to completion.
  • Assessed assignments with constructive feedback to enhance learning outcomes.
  • Part-Time
  • Education
  • Mentorship

Palm

2021 - 2022

Backend Developer

Built medical prescription system for Mutual Ser (Colombian Health Insurance).
  • Owned initial phase: database model, microservices flow, and technology viability tests.
  • Architected event-driven communication with GCP Pub/Sub for prescription validation and notifications.
  • Delivered zero-downtime solution processing 500,000+ prescriptions in first week, scaling to 1,000,000+.
  • Built APIs for drug providers to query prescriptions, reducing unnecessary pharmacy visits.
  • Contract
  • Remote
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • GCP

Geosat

2021 - 2021

Software Developer

Maintained road management system for Colombia's second-largest city.
  • Led Oracle to PostgreSQL migration: 20+ tables, 24,000+ geospatial records.
  • Built custom Node.js migration program, cutting timeline from 6 months to 3.
  • Enhanced road inventory features across React UI and Play Framework Java backend.
  • Contract
  • Remote
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Java

SOAINT

2019 - 2020

Junior Software Developer

Contributed to government projects with Ministry of Labor requiring high availability.
  • Migrated legacy Java services from Java 6 to 8 with Git version management.
  • Modernized build with Maven, reducing deploy times by 70%.
  • Built citizen request portal features in Angular and Java, reducing paper requests by 70%.
  • Conducted performance audits: sped up main dashboard by 15s, login by 7s, analytics by minutes.
  • Full-Time
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • Angular

Education

University of Ibagué

2016 - 2021
Systems Engineer

Oracle

2021 - 2021
Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer

Skills

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • Node.js
  • FastAPI
  • Spring Boot
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vue.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • GraphQL
  • REST
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • GCP
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • LLM Integration
  • Google Gen AI
  • Google ADK
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • Microservices
  • BullMQ
  • Socket.IO

Languages

  • English (Fluent)
  • Spanish (Native)

Hobbies & Interests

Ultra-Endurance Cycling

Completed long-distance unsupported cycling races requiring careful planning, consistent execution, and resilience: Indian Pacific Wheel Ride (2024, cross-Australia race, 25 days) and Bentang Jawa (Aug 2025, 1,200 km across Indonesia, 5 days 7 hours)

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