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Hi, I'm Jorge Castro

Engineering Manager at Flow Pagos | 15+ years building and scaling software teams in Latin America.


About me

I lead the Continuous Improvement team at Flow Pagos, one of the largest payment platforms in LATAM, managing platform stability and engineering excellence across Chile, Peru, and Mexico.

My path: Developer > CTO & Co-founder (9 years, 100+ clients, 300+ projects) > Tech Lead (20+ payment integrations) > Engineering Manager.

Outside of tech, I've been a Volunteer Firefighter for over 11 years.

What I do today

  • Lead engineering teams focused on autonomy, continuous feedback, and delivery processes.
  • Build internal tools with AI to automate workflows and improve team visibility.
  • Make architecture decisions for high-availability payment platforms.
  • Design deployment, release, and on-call processes.

Stack & tools

Backend:        PHP/Laravel, Python, JavaScript, Node.js
Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, CI/CD, Linux, Nginx, PostgreSQL, MySQL
AI & Automation: Claude Code, Claude API, Google Antigravity, n8n, GitHub Copilot
Security:       Ethical hacking, pentesting, secure coding
Methodologies:  Scrum, Kanban, continuous improvement

Links

Web nosoynerd.com
LinkedIn in/jorgecastroaravena
CV Download CV
Email jcastroa87@gmail.com

🇪🇸 Versión en Español

Hola, soy Jorge Castro

Engineering Manager en Flow Pagos | 15+ años construyendo y escalando equipos de software en Latinoamérica.

Sobre mí

Lidero el equipo de Mejora Continua en Flow Pagos, una de las plataformas de pago más grandes de LATAM, gestionando estabilidad de plataforma y excelencia en ingeniería para Chile, Perú y México.

Mi trayectoria: Developer > CTO & Co-fundador (9 años, 100+ clientes, 300+ proyectos) > Tech Lead (20+ integraciones de pago) > Engineering Manager.

Fuera de lo técnico, soy Bombero Voluntario hace más de 11 años.

Lo que hago hoy

  • Liderar equipos de ingeniería con foco en autonomía, feedback continuo y procesos de entrega.
  • Construir herramientas internas con IA para automatizar procesos y mejorar la visibilidad del equipo.
  • Tomar decisiones de arquitectura en plataformas de pago de alta disponibilidad.
  • Diseñar procesos de deployment, release y on-call.

Links

Web nosoynerd.com
LinkedIn in/jorgecastroaravena
CV Descargar CV
Email jcastroa87@gmail.com

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