Jose Ramon Aleman B.

Sr. Software Engineer

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ℹ️ About

Hello, I’m Jose Ramon Aleman, a 🇵🇦/🇺🇸 software engineer with a strong background in Frontend Development, UI/UX design, Cloud Infrastructure, and Embedded Systems, including low-level programming. Over the years, by solving different problems in a logical and clear way, I came to be recognized as a reliable and resourceful engineer.

Career highlights include responsibility for scalable web and mobile applications in various industries, integration of AI-driven solutions to enhance user experiences, optimization of cloud-based infrastructures to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

I am committed to continuous learning and to an ever-advancing skill set-from the latest technological advancements to everything that relates to modern web development, mobile apps, cloud solutions, and AI technologies. This dedication to self-improvement ensures that I am able to stay on top of the constantly changing technology.

👨‍💻 Experience

Founder | A.I. Engineer

raisga Raisga May 2023 - Present Founder - Atlanta, Georgia (1 year)

Leading the development and integration of advanced AI technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, to enhance product offerings and create new market opportunities.

Implementing ethical AI guidelines and practices, ensuring that all AI deployments comply with legal standards and ethical considerations, focusing on transparency, fairness, and accountability in AI applications.

Preprocessing large datasets to ensure the data is suitable for use in AI models. This includes cleaning, normalizing, and segmenting data to improve model accuracy and efficiency.

Developing and implementing algorithms that drive AI systems, ensuring they can perform tasks such as classification, regression, clustering, or more complex decision-making processes.

Deploying AI models into production environments, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and secure. This also includes setting up the necessary infrastructure for running AI models in real-time environments.

Creating a roadmap for technology infrastructure that aligns with the company’s business goals and objectives.

Managing a budget for the technology infrastructure, including software, hardware, and personnel costs.

Keeping up with the latest developments in AI research and technologies to incorporate cutting-edge solutions into existing and future projects.

Senior Software Engineer

opus1io Opus1.io Feb 2024 - Apr 2024 Full-time - (Remote) Palo Alto, California (3 months)

Spearheaded the development and maintenance of highly scalable web application using React for front-end development, ensuring an optimal user experience across browsers.

Led codebase refactoring initiatives to improve code quality, maintainability, and scalability, resulting in a 30% reduction in technical debt and a 15% improvement in system performance.

Mentored a team of 4 junior developers, resulting in a 40% improvement in code quality and a 35% reduction in production bugs.

Develop and integrate new features, particularly within form functionalities. Enhance user interface and experience by adding user-requested features and improving form interactions.

Update existing APIs and integrate new APIs as required by the project needs. Ensure that all integrations are secure, efficient, and scalable.

Document code changes, refactoring, and new implementations thoroughly to assist future development efforts and ensure continuity.

Frontend Software Engineer

Allurion May 2021 - Feb 2023 Full-time - (Remote) Boston, Massachusetts (2 years)

Owner, maintainer, and lead developer of a high-performance web application built using Gatsby, driving innovative solutions and ensuring consistent updates to meet evolving business needs.

Expertly managed state using Redux, implementing custom hooks to streamline complex state management tasks and improve application performance.

Engineered a robust video consultation system using Twilio-Video SDK, with advanced features such as real-time call history retrieval, ensuring seamless user experience.

Developed a highly responsive messaging service utilizing Twilio-Conversations SDK, achieving low-latency communication (100~500ms) to enhance user interaction.

Collaborated with UX/UI designers to revamp the user interface, boosting customer satisfaction scores by 15%, driving a 25% increase in user engagement.

Optimized frontend performance, improving overall application responsiveness, reducing page load times by 45%, which led to a 30% improvement in user retention and a 25% decrease in bounce rates.

Implemented a real-time data visualization dashboard for patient metrics, enhancing clinician efficiency by 40% and reducing data processing time by 50%.

Successfully integrated over 12 languages within the application, including complex RTL (right-to-left) languages like Arabic, ensuring a fully localized user experience.

Leveraged the full capabilities of TypeScript, ESLint, and the latest ECMAScript (EMACS) features to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, significantly reducing bugs and improving code quality.

Designed and maintained a comprehensive Style Guide, Development Documentation, and Troubleshooting Guides, ensuring consistency across projects and accelerating onboarding for new team members.

Cloud Software Engineer

axiad Axiad Mar 2020 - Apr 2021 Full-time - Santa Clara, California (1 year)

Developed and deployed a cloud-based identity management solution that increased user authentication speed by 50%, handling over 2 million secure logins per month with 99.99% uptime.

Integrated secure authentication protocols and compliance features, achieving 100% compliance with industry regulations and reducing security incidents by 70%.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver 4 major product releases within a year, accelerating time-to-market by 30% and increasing customer satisfaction scores by 20%.

Experience with authentication techniques (Touch/Face ID) and encryption of sensitive data using AES encryption.

Involved in designing UI/UX strategies, requirements, converting findings into UI designs.

Incorporated push notifications to keep the user informed of authentication prompts.

Implemented solutions using AWS services such as E2C, S3, RDS, EBS, Elastic Load Balancer, Auto-scaling Groups.

Optimized cloud infrastructure costs by 35% by implementing efficient resource allocation and auto-scaling, saving the company $40k annually.

Configured Chef Cookbooks and wrote recipes in Ruby to install and configure the infrastructure across environments and automated the process using Python Script.

Worked on accessibility related development using Aria standards.

Experience with Java language using Jetty and the Spring Framework.

Knowledge in Virtualization technologies (VirtualBox), creating virtual machines and provisioning environments.

Co-Founder | CTO

EasyWorking Mar 2019 – Feb 2021 Self-employed - San Francisco Bay Area (2 years)

Co-founded and developed a marketplace app connecting coders with clients, attracting over 1k users and generating $15k in revenue within the first year.

Implemented an advanced matching algorithm that increased successful project pairings by 70%, boosting customer satisfaction ratings by 40%.

Created policies, procedures, strategic and technology plans, and concept of operations for the startup.

Involved in Scrum planning and sprint reviews in Agile environment.

Implemented the MVC architecture in fullstack applications, backend with Node.js along with Express JS.

Used Vue.js to power a sophisticated Single-Page Application.

Integrated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Docker, reducing deployment times by 70% and accelerating release cycles by 25%.

Software Engineer

Opus1.io Jul 2019 – Feb 2020 Full-time - Palo Alto, California, (8 months)

Implemented stable React.js components and containers, and stand-alone, helper functions for multiple pages.

Experience in working with GraphQL queries, use Apollo GraphQL library.

Collaborated with a team of 5 developers to implement a real-time notification system, decreasing missed appointments by 50%.

Resolved over 70 bugs and issues in the scheduling module, improving app stability and reducing crash rates by 35%.

Contributed to the successful deployment of 3 major app updates within deadlines, accelerating feature rollouts by 20% and increasing active user base by 10%.

Worked with JEST framework to write unit tests, and Selenium Webdriver to write end-to-end (E2E) tests.

Configured Webpack to execute linters, magnifiers, pre/post-processors, tests, transpires, etc. based on build script.

Lead Software Engineer

vemidoc Vemidoc Apr 2018 – Mar 2020 Contract - Palo Alto, California (2 years)

Completed codebase conversion to React Native with feature parity.

Defined the strategy of how the project would be implemented (documentation, technology, etc).

Led the development of a React Native telemedicine app adopted by 5000+ patients, increasing virtual consultation bookings by 60% within the first six months.

Implemented HIPAA-compliant security features, reducing data breach risks by 70% and passing all security audits on the first attempt.

Integrated real-time video and chat functionality, increasing patient-doctor engagement by 35% and contributing to a $250k annual revenue growth.

Recruited, trained and provided mentorship to a team of 3 developers, improving code quality and reducing bugs by 50%, which accelerated release cycles by 30%.

Implemented an asynchronous wrapper for API calls for POST, PUT, DELETE and GET methods.

Responsible for design and development of various react-native components such as tab bars, autocomplete address field, image picker, date picker, sign-in/out features, profile management, social media integration, and navigation using react-router.

Implementation of push notifications to notify doctors of updates on appointments.

Founder | Web Enterprise Architect

Scarlet Bytes Apr 2016 – Mar 2019 Self-employed - Panama City, Panama (3 years, 3 months)

Founded and scaled a web and mobile app development company to $10K in annual revenue within 3 years, serving over 15 clients across various industries.

Developed and launched 10+ enterprise-level websites and applications

Implemented cloud-based microservices architecture, reducing system downtime by 60% and enabling the platform to handle a 10x increase in user traffic.

Created business vision, strategy, policy, and partnership with external and internal stakeholders.

Defined technical strategy and roadmap, improving project delivery speed by 35% and reducing development costs by 25% through efficient architecture and agile methodologies.

Mobile Application Developer

Courious Sep 2017 – Mar 2018 Internship - Fremont, California (8 months)

Developed and launched 5 new features (menu, logout, adding orders, setting routes, and tracking mileage) in the company’s React Native app, an all-in-one tool to assist delivery guys.

Optimized app performance by reducing load times by 40%, boosting user retention rates by 30%.

Resolved over 30 bugs and issues, decreasing crash rates by 35% and improving app store rating from 2.7 to 4.1 stars.

Implemented automated testing, increasing code coverage by 50% and reducing post-release bugs by 25%.

Collaborated with a team of 3 developers to release an app update that was downloaded by over 100 users in the first week.

Mechatronics Teacher Assistant

universidad latina Latin University of Panama Jun 2015 – Sep 2015 Teacher Assistant - Panama City, Panama (4 months)

Robotics programming, design and fabrication of production fixtures. Wrote programs for new robot installation of 3 & 6 axis robots

Assisted in instructing over 150 students in mechatronics courses, contributing to a 10% increase in overall class performance.

Developed 5 new lab exercises that enhanced hands-on learning, boosting student engagement scores by 25%.

Streamlined laboratory setup processes, reducing preparation time by 40% and increasing class efficiency.

Provided one-on-one tutoring to students, resulting in a 50% improvement in their individual test scores.

Managed and maintained laboratory equipment valued at $150,000.

Integrated Programmable Logic Control (PLC), programed in-devices for remote operations, and tested in-devices for well emergency shut-downs.

Electrician Assistant

Electricidad Total Jan 2011 – Jun 2011 Full-time - Panama City, Panama (6 months)

Assisted in installing electrical systems in over 20 residential and commercial projects, contributing to a 15% reduction in project completion time.

Maintained a perfect safety record over 6 months by strictly adhering to safety protocols, resulting in zero workplace accidents.

Optimized work area setup and material preparation, increasing team efficiency and reducing downtime between tasks.

Supported troubleshooting on 100+ electrical issues with a 95% resolution rate on the first attempt, enhancing customer satisfaction scores by 10%.

Implemented an inventory management system that reduced tool loss, saving company budget.

Understanding of schematic diagrams, blueprints and other specifications required for the installation of electrical cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets.