Hector Aguirre.

I'm Hector Aguirre, and I enjoy

Building Distributed Systems 🚀

Experience

Mar 2024 - Now

Built a REST API serving real-time video recommendations for ABC News vertical video platform launch using Golang, AWS Personalize, DynamoDB, and OpenTelemetry on ECS (CloudFormation).
Architected a new service to adopt the Disney Plus Video Player across multiple Disney brands (ABC News, ABC, Natgeo), integrating various CMSs and orchestrating SSAI (Server-Side Ad Insertion) using Golang, AWS CDK, and ECS.
Led real-time push notification system for 2024 U.S. elections coverage, serving millions of ABC News mobile users with Golang, AWS (Lambdas, SQS, SNS), and Braze.
Built custom lexer/parser for content management shortcodes, enabling editors to embed rich media across web and mobile platforms with automated validation and translation.
Migrated legacy Java/Groovity services to Golang, achieving 40% performance improvement and simplified ECS deployments using CDK infrastructure-as-code.
Delivered publishing telemetry and metrics system with custom Grafana dashboards, reducing story publication times through data-driven workflow optimizations.

Aug 2021 - Mar 2024

Led international team of 5 developers, providing technical mentorship, code reviews, and establishing CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment times by 60%.
Architected event-driven distributed system synchronizing user configurations across 3 applications using Python, AWS (SQS, SNS, Lambdas, Step Functions).
Built enterprise SSO solution (SAML2/OAuth2) with Python/FastAPI deployed on Kubernetes, enabling secure third-party integrations for 50+ enterprise clients.
Migrated custom GraphQL proxy to Apollo Federation and developed public REST APIs (Golang, Kubernetes), improving API performance and enabling client integrations.
Implemented Elasticsearch-powered content search with automated LMS integrations (Moodle, SAP SuccessFactors), reducing manual provisioning efforts by 80%.

Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

Built MINSA's 'Teleatiendo' virtual healthcare platform with electronic prescription signatures (Python, Javascript, PostgreSQL)

Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

Developed automated car insurance workflows using Django (Python) and AWS services.
Implemented a full-stack internal website used by brokers to calculate insurance quotations.

Dec 2020 - Mar 2021

Created a mobile app for COVID-19 Medical Training for MINSA, using Python (FastAPI) for the backend and Flutter for the mobile client.
Deployed containerized applications on AWS with Docker, Nginx, and PostgreSQL, ensuring reliability for medical staff in remote jungle communities.
Implemented synchronization and caching for offline functionality, increasing accessibility for users with limited connectivity.

Dec 2019 - Feb 2021

Built REST APIs (Python, Flask, PostgreSQL) for custom Leasing Systems, ensuring scalable and secure integrations.
Developed a mobile app (Flutter) for spot reservations during the COVID-19 pandemic, improving user safety and business compliance.
Used Docker and AWS for seamless deployment of backend solutions.