Available for interesting problems
Software engineer focused on systems programming, cloud infrastructure, DevOps/MLOps, and embedded systems.
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"name": "Javier Contreras",
"base": "Montevideo, UY",
"focus": [
"systems",
"cloud",
"embedded"
],
"status": "building"
}Selected work / 01
A few projects where low-level thinking meets useful interfaces.
A local-first LaTeX environment for VS Code, combining hybrid local and Docker builds, integrated PDF viewing with SyncTeX, visual editors, and texlab IntelliSense.
An RTOS-independent, hardware-agnostic graphics library for STM32, ESP32, and Arduino with drawing primitives, widgets, layout containers, event handling, and touch input.
Career / 02
A track record of shipping reliable software across the stack.
Client: Microsoft
Engineered production Windows components within the Windows Servicing & Delivery organization, supporting the reliability and delivery of the Windows Out-of-Box Experience.
Client: Deckers Brands
Led release engineering for a standardized framework unifying build, test, and deployment pipelines across on-demand serverless applications.
Client: PROS Inc
Maintained the internal MLOps platform powering the build, training, and deployment lifecycle of pricing science models used by Fortune 500 customers.
Concurrent engagement
Guided development of a desktop tool for parallel installation, configuration, and health monitoring of industrial edge device fleets.
Engineered AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure for a real-time classroom assessment platform supporting concurrent student responses.
Designed and delivered a C++/Qt data acquisition and visualization platform consolidating multiple sources into role-based interactive dashboards.
The short version / 03
I’m a software engineer living in Montevideo, Uruguay, originally from Bolivia, and drawn to the places where hardware, operating systems, and distributed infrastructure overlap.
Currently pursuing a Master’s in Cybersecurity, I care about understanding how things work under the surface—and making them more dependable once I do.
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