Manizales, Colombia — working in US time zones (GMT-5)

about

I like problems that start with "we still do this by hand."

I'm a full-stack developer with a backend focus, and most of my work is the same quiet satisfaction: taking something manual and repetitive and turning it into a system that just runs on its own.

Before code, I studied Philosophy and Literature. I don't see it as a detour — it's my edge. It's why I sit with a problem before writing a line, why clean architecture feels like clear thinking, and why I can explain a technical decision to someone who's never opened a terminal. I think of it as digital humanities: building technology that actually means something to the people using it.

carlos@portfolio: ~

$ ./automate --input=manual-work

✓ paper surveys → digital tools

✓ support & sales flows → n8n bots

✓ repetitive work → running on its own

$ echo $WHY

"before the code, the question"

projects

University Residence Management System

Management platform for university residences, with an admin dashboard and a resident control panel.

stack

ReactNestJSMongoDB
code// live: updated 9 months ago

Calibration Curve Analyzer

Web app for generating and analyzing chemical calibration curves, with real-time plotting and regression analysis.

stack

ReactPython
code// live: updated 9 months ago

Gesture-Controlled Robotic Arm

A simulated robotic arm controlled through hand gestures, using real-time camera input and hand-landmark detection.

stack

PythonMediaPipeOpenCV
code// live: updated 10 months ago

AeroSafe

An intelligent system that monitors and analyzes operational risk at airports in real time, turning meteorological data into a risk index that supports air-safety decisions.

stack

PythonMachine Learning

experience

Software Developer (Internship)

Interactivo Grupo Marktel · Feb 2026 – Present · Manizales, Colombia

  • Build automation bots with n8n, integrating customer-service and sales platforms to reduce manual, repetitive work across support and sales operations.
  • Digitize manual processes — turning paper-based surveys and testing workflows into digital tools, including on iAttend, a Vue-based platform.
  • Maintain and support the internal system the company runs its operations on, resolving day-to-day user issues.
n8nVueJavaScriptTypeScriptREST APIs

Freelance Software Developer

Remote clients in the US & France · 2024 – 2025 · Remote

  • Built the backend for Pet Vital, a US veterinary platform (2025), as part of a two-person team — an OCR/NLP pipeline that turns invoices and pet health documents into structured data powering a per-pet dashboard (visit history, exams, current status, upcoming checkups). In private production use.
  • Developed the backend of a public-tender analysis platform for a French company (2024), integrating Google Cloud Vision to extract the key requirements from each document and assess whether the company qualified to bid. The frontend was already in place.
PythonFastAPIOCR/NLPMachine Learning

Research Assistant — Digital Humanities & AI in Education

Universidad de Caldas · Feb 2022 – Dec 2025 · Manizales, Colombia

  • Research at the intersection of education, the humanities, and technology.
  • Applied AI and digital tools to analyze documents and data.

stack

[ Languages ]

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQL

[ Backend ]

Node.jsNestJSREST APIs

[ Frontend ]

ReactNext.jsVue

[ Data ]

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDB

[ Automation & AI ]

n8nLLM APIs

[ Tools ]

GitLinux

$ currently learning: Docker · AWS

education

Philosophy and Literature

Universidad de Caldas · 2019 – 2025

Software Analysis and Development (Technologist)

SENA · 2024 – Present

// currently studying

AI Engineering

Universidad de Caldas · 2026 – Present

// currently studying

contact

/*

* Open to remote backend & full-stack roles,

* and automation work in US time zones.

*/

losada.soft21@gmail.com

Carlos

Full-Stack Developer · Backend & Automation

Manizales, Colombia — working in US time zones (GMT-5)

About Me

Before the code, the question

I like problems that start with "we still do this by hand."

I'm a full-stack developer with a backend focus, and most of my work is the same quiet satisfaction: taking something manual and repetitive and turning it into a system that just runs on its own.

Before code, I studied Philosophy and Literature. I don't see it as a detour — it's my edge. It's why I sit with a problem before writing a line, why clean architecture feels like clear thinking, and why I can explain a technical decision to someone who's never opened a terminal. I think of it as digital humanities: building technology that actually means something to the people using it.

Background

Philosophy & Literature → Software

Location

Manizales, Colombia (GMT-5)

Focus

Backend & Automation

Learning

Docker · AWS

Experience

Where the two worlds crossed first

Software Developer (Internship)

Feb 2026 – Present

Interactivo Grupo Marktel

Manizales, Colombia

  • Build automation bots with n8n, integrating customer-service and sales platforms to reduce manual, repetitive work across support and sales operations.
  • Digitize manual processes — turning paper-based surveys and testing workflows into digital tools, including on iAttend, a Vue-based platform.
  • Maintain and support the internal system the company runs its operations on, resolving day-to-day user issues.
n8nVueJavaScriptTypeScriptREST APIs

Freelance Software Developer

2024 – 2025

Remote clients in the US & France

Remote

  • Built the backend for Pet Vital, a US veterinary platform (2025), as part of a two-person team — an OCR/NLP pipeline that turns invoices and pet health documents into structured data powering a per-pet dashboard (visit history, exams, current status, upcoming checkups). In private production use.
  • Developed the backend of a public-tender analysis platform for a French company (2024), integrating Google Cloud Vision to extract the key requirements from each document and assess whether the company qualified to bid. The frontend was already in place.
PythonFastAPIOCR/NLPMachine Learning

Research Assistant — Digital Humanities & AI in Education

Feb 2022 – Dec 2025

Universidad de Caldas

Manizales, Colombia

  • Research at the intersection of education, the humanities, and technology.
  • Applied AI and digital tools to analyze documents and data.

Projects

Four, taken seriously

University Residence Management System

Management platform for university residences, with an admin dashboard and a resident control panel.

ReactNestJSMongoDB
code Updated 9 months ago

Calibration Curve Analyzer

Web app for generating and analyzing chemical calibration curves, with real-time plotting and regression analysis.

ReactPython
code Updated 9 months ago

Gesture-Controlled Robotic Arm

A simulated robotic arm controlled through hand gestures, using real-time camera input and hand-landmark detection.

PythonMediaPipeOpenCV
code Updated 10 months ago

AeroSafe

An intelligent system that monitors and analyzes operational risk at airports in real time, turning meteorological data into a risk index that supports air-safety decisions.

PythonMachine Learning
code Updated last week

Tech Stack

Tools I build with

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQL

Backend

Node.jsNestJSREST APIs

Frontend

ReactNext.jsVue

Data

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDB

Automation & AI

n8nLLM APIs

Tools

GitLinux
Currently learning:DockerAWS

Education

Where the angle comes from

Philosophy and Literature

Universidad de Caldas · 2019 – 2025

Software Analysis and Development (Technologist)

SENA · 2024 – Present

currently studying

AI Engineering

Universidad de Caldas · 2026 – Present

currently studying

Contact

Open to remote backend & full-stack roles

The fastest way to reach me is email — the form works too.

losada.soft21@gmail.com

Send me a message