Charif Insaurralde

Backend Software Engineer.

5+ years across fintech, payments, and logistics. PHP, Symfony, Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.

Experience

Professional work.

  1. PrexDec 2024 – Present

    Backend Developer

    Member of the Chile team, developing and evolving digital financial products for the local market.

    • Built multicurrency capabilities and remittance flows for cross-border money movement, balances, and transaction processing.
    • Implemented marketing-event integrations and PayPal-related payment flows.
    • Optimized application architecture and critical workflows, improving performance by up to 65%.
    • Designed a transparent, decoupled ORM query-cache layer with result caching, dependency-based invalidation, and automatic model rehydration.
    • Built a Docker local environment with S3-compatible storage, Redis, and ElasticMQ to support reliable integration testing.
  2. Aaxis GroupMay 2024 – Dec 2024

    Fullstack Developer

    Custom software and digital-transformation work for Prisa S.A. in Chile.

    • Collaborated with teams in the United States, China, Chile, and Argentina on an MVP using Symfony, PHP 8.3, and PostgreSQL.
    • Contributed to an OroCommerce payment gateway and international carrier integrations.
  3. EnviopackApr 2023 – May 2024

    Software Developer

    Logistics technology platform operating in Argentina, Mexico, and Chile.

    • Participated in internationalizing the platform for expansion into Mexico and its regional requirements.
    • Designed REST APIs and backend services with Symfony and Spring Boot, improving scalability, performance, and maintainability.
    • Developed frontend interfaces with React and AngularJS.
    • Co-developed a Python and Bash internal tool that reduced Linux environment setup from two hours to 20 minutes.
  4. GlobantSep 2022 – Feb 2023

    Software Engineer Trainee

    • Worked with PHP 7.4 and 8.1, WordPress, and Drupal 9 and 10 across multiple projects.
    • Participated in an internal site migration from PHP 5.6 to PHP 8.1 on CentOS 7 and MariaDB.
  5. VymaxJan 2015 – Mar 2018

    IT Support Specialist

    • Provided hardware repair and technical support for small businesses and residential customers.
    • Designed and deployed Linux-based virtualized infrastructure using Proxmox.
    • Developed a ticketing-service API with Java and Spring Boot.
    • Built WordPress sites and custom plugins for business needs.

Skills

Tools and foundations.

Backend
PHP · Laravel · Symfony · Java · Spring Boot · Go
Data
PostgreSQL · MySQL · Redis · SQL · NoSQL
Cloud & platform
AWS · Docker · Docker Compose · Linux · Bash
Engineering
REST APIs · Microservices · Clean Architecture · PHPUnit · Git · Jira · Agile/Scrum · Datadog
Web & tools
React · AngularJS · WordPress · Drupal · Codex · Cursor

Education & languages

Background.

Education
Computer Engineering, Universidad Nacional de La Plata — in progress
Languages
Spanish (native), English (C1), German (A2)
Certification
Cambridge English FCE (B2), score 169 (opens in a new tab)

Contact

insaurralde30@gmail.com

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