Timezone overlap
9h overlap with US East · Paraguay
English level
Conversational
Self-assessed via CEFR ladder
(es)Skills & tools
Skills
Tools
About
Ronald is a Technical Lead and Software Engineer at ROSHKA S.A., where he has led the architecture and development of Paraguay's first Open Banking platform. With 18.5 years of experience, he also defined enterprise architecture standards adopted across multiple banking projects. Previously, as a Technical Lead and Software Engineer at HOLA PARAGUAY S.A - VOX for over a decade, Ronald led the development of a real-time market data platform processing Nasdaq streams with Kafka-based microservices. His work also included modernizing initiatives for Banco Itaú, improving scalability and transaction processing capacity, and introducing CI/CD pipelines that reduced code smells below 5%. Ronald enjoys continuously learning and evaluating new technologies, recently incorporating agentic and spec-driven development into his workflow. He is also keen on mentoring developers and helping teams adopt better engineering practices, particularly in cloud-native architectures and AI-assisted development.
Highlights
- Architected and led the development of Paraguay's first Open Banking platform.
- Led the development of a real-time market data platform processing Nasdaq streams with Kafka-based microservices.
- Introduced CI/CD pipelines and SonarQube quality gates, reducing code smells below 5%.
- Led modernization initiatives for Banco Itaú, improving scalability and transaction processing capacity.
- Defined enterprise architecture standards adopted across multiple banking projects.
Work preferences
- Job type
- Full-time
- Company size / type
- Growth-stage startup (21-200), Large/multinational (200+)
- Culture
- Growth-stage startup (21-200), Large Company
- Industries
- Business Consulting, E-commerce, Finance & Accounting, Information Technology
- Hours
- EST business hours
- Remote experience
- Based in Asunción, Paraguay — working remotely since 2020 for Roshka S.A. and Hola Paraguay, delivering enterprise software solutions for local clients.
- Notice period
- 4-6 weeks
Salary context
Benchmarks for SMB non-tech role · Senior (7+ yrs).
US figures from BLS OEWS 2024 + Glassdoor; India figures from US SMB offshore vendor pricing. Adjusted for the candidate's seniority.
Work experience
- Technical Lead & Software Engineer · ROSHKA S.A.May 2021 — Present
- Led the technical development of the Bolsa de Valores de Asunción (BVA) Data Lake platform, integrating real-time Nasdaq market data streams through SoupBinTCP and FIX Drop Copy protocols, processing trades, orders and order books using a…
- HOLA PARAGUAY S.A - VOX · Technical Lead & Software EngineerNov 2010 — May 2021
- Designed and developed a unified corporate CRM, integrating functionalities previously distributed across multiple systems (customer support, service requests, line management and account administration), optimizing operational processes. …
- WINNER S.R.L. · Software EngineerJan 2008 — Nov 2010
- Developed software solutions for Paraguayan public sector institutions such as the Judiciary, Ministry of Finance and several municipalities, including payroll and personnel management systems used to calculate salaries based on attendance…
Education
- Bachelor · UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ASUNCIÓN2005—2009· Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Analysis