Alejandro Escanes
About Alejandro Escanes
Alejandro Escanes is a Software Engineer Team Lead at Endava in Germany, with extensive experience in software development and project management across various international companies.
Current Role at Endava
Alejandro Escanes serves as a Software Engineering Team Lead at Endava in Germany. In his role, he coordinates the development and QA teams, managing both internal and external projects. As part of an agile development team, Alejandro focuses on building and working on various software systems. He utilizes Mocha and pytest frameworks for unit and integration testing in Node.js and Python environments and applies ADA Standards for Accessible Design. Additionally, he employs containers, specifically Docker, and integrates DevOps philosophy to streamline development and operations processes.
Experience at Gartner
Alejandro Escanes worked at Gartner as a Software Engineer Team Lead from 2017 to 2019, based in the Austin, Texas area. Over this two-year period, he developed and led various software engineering projects, leveraging his leadership skills to manage and guide his team effectively. His role involved various technical and managerial responsibilities, ensuring successful project outcomes and fostering a collaborative team environment.
Early Career and Roles in Argentina
Alejandro Escanes began his professional journey in Argentina, accumulating a range of experiences in different companies. He worked as a Software Engineer at Software Advice from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that, he held roles such as IT Project Manager and Senior Developer Engineer at ID90 Travel from 2006 to 2009, and PHP Developer positions at Gruppo IT and IGS Systems in 2006 and 2005, respectively. These roles helped him build a significant foundation in software development and project management.
Educational Background
Alejandro Escanes studied System Engineering at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, achieving his Ingeniero en Sistemas degree over a period from 1999 to 2005. Furthering his education, he attended the IAPP Project Management Institute (PMI) and completed a Project Management Career course in 2008. This formal education equipped him with the necessary technical and managerial expertise to excel in his professional career.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Alejandro Escanes has a robust technical skill set that includes unit and integration testing using Mocha and pytest frameworks, and applying ADA Standards for Accessible Design in software projects. He has expertise in using Docker for containerization and employs DevOps methodologies to enhance development and operational efficiencies. His linguistic proficiency in both Spanish and English further enables him to effectively communicate and collaborate within diverse, multilingual teams.