Andrés Felipe Cendales
About Andrés Felipe Cendales
Andrés Felipe Cendales is a Software Engineering Manager at 99minutos.com in Bogotá, Colombia, where he has worked since 2022. He has a background in software engineering and regulatory affairs, with notable achievements in system optimization and cloud migration strategies.
Work at 99minutos
Andrés Felipe Cendales currently serves as a Software Engineering Manager at 99minutos.com, a position he has held since 2022. Prior to this role, he worked as a Sr. Software Engineer III for five months in 2022 and as a Backend Senior Developer from 2021 to 2022. His contributions at 99minutos.com include leading significant system optimizations and implementing advanced software architectural patterns. He has been instrumental in transforming legacy systems into microservices, enhancing scalability and modularity.
Education and Expertise
Andrés Felipe Cendales holds a Magister in Software Engineering from Universidad de los Andes - Colombia, where he studied from 2021 to 2023. He also completed a Backend Python Developer course at Platzi in 2020. Earlier, he studied at Universidad Nacional de Colombia from 2011 to 2016. His educational background provides a solid foundation in software engineering principles and practices, which he applies in his current managerial role.
Background in Regulatory Affairs
Before his tenure in software engineering, Andrés Felipe Cendales worked at Laboratorios La Santé as a Sr. Regulatory Affairs professional from 2018 to 2021. This role contributed to his understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance, which can be beneficial in software development projects that require adherence to industry standards.
Achievements in Software Development
Andrés Felipe Cendales has successfully led various initiatives in software development. He designed a cloud migration strategy that reduced infrastructure costs by 15% while improving system scalability and availability. He also implemented a code quality standard that achieved over 80% test coverage, significantly reducing production bugs. His efforts in establishing project planning processes enhanced communication and collaboration among teams.
Technical Contributions
In his roles, Andrés Felipe Cendales has implemented advanced software architectural patterns, including API-Gateway, Load Balancer routing, CQRS, and Domain and Integration Events. He played a key role in breaking up a monolithic system into microservices, which improved system modularity and scalability by moving 70% of traffic to mesh microservices. His technical contributions have significantly enhanced the performance and reliability of the systems he has worked on.