Jorge Castaño 🚀️

Jorge Castaño

Systems Engineer & Technology Leader

Engineering leader with 10+ years building scalable digital products. Specialized in architecting high-performance systems and leading cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical solutions. Currently pursuing a Master's in Computer Engineering while consulting for startups and enterprises.

10+
Years Experience
10+
Products Delivered
10
Engineers Led

Professional Experience

CTO & Technology Consultant

Startup Ecosystem & Enterprise Clients

2020 – Present
  • Architected and deployed 5+ production-grade digital products serving 100K+ users
  • Led technical strategy and team management for early-stage startups
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)
  • Mentored engineering teams on best practices, design patterns, and code quality standards

Co-founder & CTO

Monetta Project

2021 – 2023
  • Built a blockchain-powered digital wallet with native token on Polygon network
  • Managed a team of 10 engineers across mobile (iOS/Android), backend, and web platforms
  • Designed system architecture handling 50K+ daily transactions with 99.9% uptime
  • Stack: TypeScript, NestJS, React, React Native, Redux, PostgreSQL, Polygon, TailwindCSS

Full-Stack Developer

Banking & Fintech Sector

2016 – 2020
  • PagaTodo App: Built mobile banking platform enabling payments, transfers, and virtual card management (React Native, Redux)
  • CMS Davivienda: Developed geolocation management system for 500+ bank branches and ATMs (Node.js, AngularJS, PostgreSQL)
  • Daviplata & Davivienda Maps: Created customer-facing geolocation tools for Colombia's largest bank

Project Manager & Lead Developer

OWO App

2015 – 2016
  • Led end-to-end development of commission-based payment platform (mobile + CMS)
  • Defined architecture, code standards, and deployment strategies
  • Delivered project 2 weeks ahead of schedule with zero critical bugs post-launch

Mobile SDK Developer

Various Clients

2013 – 2015
  • Developed multiplatform SDK (Android, iOS, Cordova) for digital onboarding
  • Integrated OCR and facial recognition services for identity verification
  • SDK adopted by 3+ financial institutions across Latin America

Education

Master's in Computer Engineering

Universidad de Granada

Sep 2025 – Present
Currently pursuing advanced studies in distributed systems and software architecture.

Bachelor's in Systems Engineering

Universidad del Valle

Completed
Foundation in software development, algorithms, and system design.

Technical Expertise

Languages & Frameworks

JavaScript TypeScript Node.js NestJS React React Native Redux Spring Boot

Infrastructure & Tools

PostgreSQL MongoDB Docker AWS CI/CD Microservices Blockchain TailwindCSS

Leadership & Architecture

Team Leadership System Design Code Review Agile/Scrum

Domains

Fintech E-commerce Mobile Banking Blockchain