Carlo Gilmar

Software Engineer

Mexico City, Mexico8 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Elixir and backend development.
Strong advocate for Visual Thinking in tech.
Experienced in delivering impactful training sessions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with expertise in SaaS and Fintech solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

ElixirVisual ThinkingCi/cdDistributed SystemsDevopsNode.jsDevrelJavaWeb Development

Other Skills

Creative VisualizationErlangPhoenixCloud InfrastructureGraphic RecordingVisual StorytellingLiveViewFlowGenStageBroadwayTerraformGitHub ActionsAWSJavaScriptGitHub

About

💻 I'm a passionate and creative software engineer. Over the past few years, I’ve been immersed in exciting projects as part of development teams, supporting the creation of business solutions using Elixir and the power of the BEAM. While Elixir is my specialty, I have hands-on experience across the entire software lifecycle, including designing CI/CD pipelines, leveraging cloud services, implementing front-end features, and developing robust testing strategies. 🎨 Beyond coding, I bring innovation through Visual Thinking. This is a skill that transforms complex ideas into clear, impactful visuals. By sketching big-picture concepts and creating shared understanding, I bridge communication gaps between technical and non-technical teams, fostering collaboration and driving creativity in problem-solving. 🧑‍🏫 I began my journey as a developer advocate through the GitHub Campus Expert program. Here I taught tools like Git and GitHub and spoke at international conferences. Sharing knowledge has always been a passion of mine, and I’ve had the privilege of presenting at numerous events in Mexico and beyond, including Git Merge Chicago and Code BEAM New York—moments I’m especially proud of. ❤️ You’ll often find me organizing workshops and training sessions on topics like Documentation, Version Control, Elixir, and Visual Thinking. I use GitHub as a platform to create and share educational content, empowering developers to grow their skills. Follow my publications to learn more!

Experience

Microsoft

Technical Trainer

Jan 2022 – May 2022 · 4 mos

Technical Backend Trainer - Innovación Virtual Microsoft Mexico | 2022
Designed and delivered a complete backend training program to showcase Node.js for full stack application development as part of a government upskilling initiative.
Led live online training for over 1.400 students, focusing on backend architecture, development best practices, and product-ready software design.
Authored open-source educational content to explain Node.js.

JavaScriptNode.jsGitHubGitDevOps

Erlang solutions

Software Engineer

Jan 2021 – Jul 2025 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Consulting at Erlang Solutions, the leading Erlang and Elixir consultancy founded by language creators and ecosystem pioneers, delivering scalable backend solutions for high-profile clients such as Cars.com, Pepsico, and Estée Lauder. Worked across industries including e-commerce, marketing, and automotive, with a focus on performance, reliability, and clean architecture, leveraging the power of the BEAM ecosystem.
Developed real-time and data-intensive features using LiveView, Flow, GenStage, and Broadway.
Integrated Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and external services like Braze for scalable and resilient processing.
Strengthened system observability and debugging through Datadog, Sentry, and Splunk Cloud.
Modeled complex business logic using Ecto, optimized PostgreSQL queries, and implemented GraphQL endpoints.
Designed and implemented CI/CD workflows using Terraform and GitHub Actions to provision AWS infrastructure and automate deployments for a Phoenix-based platform.

ElixirErlangDistributed SystemsDevOps

Ifvp - international forum of visual practitioners

Member

Apr 2020 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs

Visual partnership

Software Engineer

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, México · Remote

Software Engineer - Freelance Contractor
Built and contributed to backend platforms with a strong emphasis on Elixir, system architecture, and product ownership. Worked end-to-end on business-critical applications, from infrastructure to interface.
Developed a job-matching platform from scratch using Elixir, Phoenix, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
Led UI/UX design, backend development, and product decisions.
Worked closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, balancing performance, scalability, and user experience.
Creative Director - Visual Thinker
Lead visual storytelling projects to amplify developer content through real-time illustration, conference graphic recording, and educational design.
Provided graphic recording and visual storytelling for international tech conferences including GitHub Universe, Code BEAM, ElixirConf, EMPEX, and GigCity Elixir.
Created open-source visual thinking training materials and conducted workshops on soft skills, developer communication, and creative problem-solving.

Visual ThinkingCreative VisualizationElixirErlang

Github

GitHub Campus Expert

Apr 2018 – Apr 2022 · 4 yrs · Ciudad de México y alrededores, México

DevRelDeveloper AdvocateGitHubGit

Packt

Reviewer

Mar 2018 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr · Ciudad de México y alrededores, México

I had the opportunity to review the following courses focused on understand the learning achievements, the structure of the content, the theory and exercises:
Effective Jenkins Video Course
Practical Jenkins Video Course
Learning Julia Lang
The courses about Jenkins were about how to setup a Jenkins installation and how this tool could help you to build and automate your CI workflows. whilst the Julia course was about to start to use this programming language from scratch.

JenkinsContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)DevOpsJulia (programming language)GitGitHub

Making devs

Software Developer

Aug 2016 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · México

Contributed to multiple client projects across fintech, education, and finance sectors. Involved in building an invoicing service, a high-volume credit card processing platform, education system platform and a complete payment system.
Integrated Vert.x to build a reactive Java application supporting high-concurrency operations using the actor model.
Developed a web-based teacher evaluation platform using Ember.js, including dynamic exam and reporting features.
Designed and built a payment system from scratch using Elixir and Phoenix, interfacing with Oracle databases and legacy Java subsystems.

JavaGroovyJenkinsActor ModelSoftware InfrastructureDocker+12