Vaadin Champion · Professor · Software Architect

Java architecture with real-world impact.

Senior Java Software Engineer, Software Architect, and DevOps Engineer with 12+ years in the Java ecosystem, 8+ years with Spring Boot, and deep experience in cloud, middleware, and enterprise integrations. M.Sc. in Web Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

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Current focus

Building platforms, integrations, and engineering systems that scale in production.

  • Platform Playbook
  • Cloud-native Java
  • Developer enablement
  • Observability & SRE
  • Community growth
Middleware & Integrations
Resilient API Orchestration

Deep technical discovery, unstable API handling, and custom orchestration at scale.

DevOps & Cloud
CI/CD and IaC Automation

Dockerized platforms, Terraform automation, and delivery pipelines on AWS.

Impact & Experience

Roles, impact areas, and years of experience across architecture, integrations, and leadership.

15+ years
Senior Software Engineer & Architect

Java platforms, middleware integrations, event-driven pipelines, and reusable SaaS components.

5+ years
Interoperability Architect

National API standards, secure data exchange, and cross-system integration patterns.

8+ years
SAP Business One Integrations

Service Layer and DI API integrations with robust system-to-system data flows.

8+ years
Software Architect (Automation Platforms)

Architecture leadership for procurement, inspection, and workflow automation systems.

9+ years
Lecturer & Mentor

Teaching Java, APIs, reactive systems, DevOps, and databases.

7+ years
Technology Manager

IT standards, SAP Business One addons, CI automation, and team leadership.

10+ years
Team Leadership

Technical leadership, mentoring, and guiding teams through architecture decisions.

5+ years
Community Leadership

Speaker, organizer, and contributor focused on ecosystem growth and mentorship.

Featured

Recognized by the Eclipse Foundation for open source leadership and community impact.

Eclipse Foundation · Dec 2025
Caribbean contributors: Fred Pena's journey into Java and open source

"Different opinions create better solutions." The article highlights community leadership, open source contributions, and the growth of JConf Dominicana across 15+ countries.

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Core Skills

Architecture, integrations, and delivery systems built for reliability.

Backend & Middleware Java 8-25, Spring Boot, Quarkus, Jakarta EE, Vert.x, MVC, WebFlux, REST, API orchestration.
Event-Driven RabbitMQ, Debezium, messaging, and real-time data streaming.
DevOps & Cloud AWS ECS/EC2/S3, Docker, Linux, Terraform, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Traefik.
Enterprise Integrations SAP Business One (Service Layer, DI API), custom addons.
Architecture & Leadership Technical discovery, system design, governance, mentoring.
Observability & SRE Grafana, Prometheus, metrics, logging, and incident readiness.
UI & Desktop Vaadin Flow, JavaFX, JSF, enterprise UI engineering.
Mobile Android, Flutter, and mobile integration workflows.
Databases PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis.
Integration Protocols SOAP, gRPC, API Gateways, message normalization, email routing.
Tooling & Build Gradle, Maven optimization, Jenkins, Bash/Python automation.
Talks & Workshops Technical talks, workshops, and community sessions with measurable impact.

Featured Posts

Practical ideas for technical leaders and high-performing teams.

About Me

Senior Java Software Engineer, Software Architect, and DevOps Engineer with 15+ years of experience across the Java ecosystem. I specialize in middleware, distributed systems, enterprise integrations, and event-driven platforms, with deep experience in cloud automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code. I am a Vaadin Champion, community leader, university lecturer at PUCMM, Java evangelist, open-source contributor, and technical mentor focused on scalable, production-ready systems.

Full Bio

Senior Java Software Engineer, Software Architect, and DevOps Engineer with 15+ years in the Java ecosystem. Expertise spans middleware, distributed systems, API orchestration, and event-driven architectures.

Strong DevOps background across AWS, Docker, Linux, Terraform, and CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), with 8+ years delivering SAP Business One integrations via Service Layer and DI API.

M.Sc. in Web Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Vaadin Champion, community leader, and lecturer at PUCMM, focused on building scalable, production-ready systems and mentoring teams.

Backend Java 8-25, Quarkus, Jakarta EE, Vert.x, API orchestration
DevOps AWS, Terraform, Docker, Linux, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Traefik
Integrations SAP Business One, RabbitMQ, Debezium, gRPC, SOAP, API Gateways
12+ yrs
Architecture
8+ yrs
Spring Boot
10+ yrs
SAP B1 Integrations
1k+
Engineers mentored
25+
Talks & events
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