Benjamín Guzmán

👋 I'm

Benjamín Guzmán

Software developer and lifelong learner

I love computer science and I'm really keen on mathematics, bioinformatics and cybersec.
I've worked on various projects as software developer and tester.
I'm more of a tool-agnostic problem solver than a framework implementer or coder.

Portfolio

Main technologies

Technologies in which I have more experience:

GNU/Linux

Although Fedora used to be my main OS, I currently use Gentoo

I've worked with CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu servers

Java

It is the first language I learnt in depth

I try to keep up with the new features

NodeJS

It is the main language I use for backend development

I usually use it along with NestJS

PostgreSQL

I've used it for big projects

I learnt and practiced database management with it

MongoDB

I've mainly used it to store denormalized data and ML datasets

Angular

It's my preferred tool for building web pages

Docker

I use it to containerize my backend applications

Git

Basic software for any developer

I like to develop cli tools and some microservices with Go

Other technologies

I like C to learn and teach how computers really work internally.

I'm familiar with glibc. I've never worked with WinAPI.

C++

I like to solve coding challenges in C++ as well as Java and Haskell.

I'm familiar with C++11.

Haskell

I like functional programming and it's fun to rack my brains trying to solve coding challenges in Haskell.

MySQL

I learnt database fundamentals with it.

Python

I use it mainly for scripts I need to write fast, but also for ML and data science stuff.

Nginx

I've used it as load balancer, reverse proxy and static content provider.

CSS3

I learnt frontend development using plain CSS.

Nowadays I mainly use TailwindCSS.

JavaScript

I learnt frontend and backend development using vanilla JS.

Nowadays I mainly use Typescript.

Redis

I've mainly used it as cache to provide quick responses

Soft skills

Some of the soft skills I've acquired through life

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Autodidact

Most of the things I know I learned by myself or by reading books, taking courses, asking for help, etc...

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Leadership

I am a proactive person who seeks to solve things, and I like to motivate others to do the same

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Problem solving

I won't stand idly by. If there is a problem, I will do my best to solve it

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Assertive communication

I know how to both actively listen and express myself appropriately

I also like to speak in public

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Perfectionist

I like to do things right

I like to build robust, useful and durable solutions while meeting deadlines and taking care of myself

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Hacker mindset

I'm really curious and like to learn the deepest details of computing

When learning I like to reinvent the wheel

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Humbleness

Life and community have shown me how important it is to be humble

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Teamwork

I'm used to work both in a team and individually