Software Architect

Software Architect | Backend Expert & Fintech Solutions Specialist

frandorado.github.io

Summary

Software Architect with over 15 years of experience (since 2010), specializing in the design of modern, scalable, and efficient architectures within Cloud environments. I have built a solid career in the Banking and Fintech sectors, leading the creation of mission-critical systems based on microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed solutions.

My expertise lies at the intersection of strategic architecture and high-performance development. I played a pivotal role as a founding architect for the digital bank B100 (Abanca), where I led the technical definition, backend scaffolding, and cross-cutting solutions for security and compliance. I shared insights on this architectural journey at CommitConf (Watch talk). Currently, as a Solution Architect at Allfunds, I drive the standardization of systems and define the foundations for the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). My background also includes designing horizontal core banking solutions and high-availability systems for BBVA Compass.

An expert in the Java/Spring ecosystem, I am passionate about solving complex technical challenges, improving application performance, and fostering a collaborative culture that ensures technical excellence and alignment with business objectives.

Work Experience

Apr 24 - Current

Solution Architect @Sngular for Allfunds WealthTech platform. Member of the architecture team responsible for system standardization and defining the foundations of the global Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Definition of architectural workstreams across multiple domains, including QA, CI/CD, and core architecture standards.
• Design and implementation of the new microservices scaffolding based on Spring Boot 3.5, creating a standardized library framework for the entire organization.
• Technical leadership in the migration from monolith to microservices, ensuring scalability and modularity.
• Architecture of "QueryBoost" project: Implementation of a CQRS pattern using Kafka and Kafka Streams to optimize and accelerate read operations from a legacy DB2 system.
• Design and management of API strategies, specifically developing proxies in Apigee.

#Java #SpringBoot3.5 #Kafka #KafkaStreams #CQRS #Apigee #Microservices #SDLC #DB2 #CloudNative

Sep 22 - Mar 24

Founding Software Architect @Sngular for B100 (Abanca)

Digital Bank. Leading the technical definition and architecture from the ground up, focused on building a scalable, secure, and cloud-native banking platform.

• Design and implementation of the backend scaffolding to accelerate development across teams.
• Definition of a microservices and event-driven architecture to ensure high availability and scalability.
• Development of cross-cutting solutions for security, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Technical leadership of backend teams, ensuring best practices and design patterns.
• Public speaker at CommitConf, presenting the architectural journey of the project (https://youtu.be/Uw83AM_O3Ig).

#Java #Spring #Microservices #EventDriven #Cloud #Security #BackendScaffolding

Jul 21 - Aug 22

Jan 21 - Jun 21

Oct 16 - Dec 20

Sep 13 - Sep 16

Sep 10 - Aug 13

Software Technical Lead @ Sngular for bestsecret.com

E-commerce company. Member of a team with the main goal of the migration from a monolith application based in Hybris (SAP) to a microservices architecture.

• Integration with SAP using Kafka, Kafka Connect deployed in K8S in Azure
• Scrum methodology
• Migration connectors kafka-connect on-premise to K8S (Azure)

#Java #Spring #Kafka #KafkaConnect #Hybris #Azure #K8S #Helm

Software Backend Architect @ Sngular for hispasat.com

Internal application for Satellite company. Migration to a modern application using Java, Spring, REST Api.

• Responsible for the design and implementation of the new back office application using latest version of Spring Boot
• Develop API Rest with a catalogue of services
• Backend Team Lead and responsible for architecture decisions in a more general level (Frontend, Devops, ...)

#java #spring #mysql #docker #rest

Software Architect @ Sngular for BBVA Compass

Member of architecture team for a project related to banking sector implementing horizontal solutions for the needs of others teams. Architecture with microservices, event driven and batch solutions.

• Design and implemention of core components for other teams. Generic components based in Spring to connect with diferents systems.
• Creation of events system with Spring and AWS (SNS and SQS)
• Creation of components to process batch jobs in parallel using Spring Batch with remote partitioning and chunking
• Spring migration from 1.5 to 2.4
• Improvements in performance (POCs GraalVM)

#Java #Spring #AWS #MongoDB #SQS #SNS #docker #rest #redis #soap

Java Senior Developer @ Soltel IT

Working in different projects for the company the majority of then based en Java/Spring

Education

Technical Skills

Core & Architecture

• Languages: Java (Expert: 8, 11, 17, 21), SQL.
• Frameworks: Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, Spring Data, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA.
• Architecture Patterns: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), CQRS, Hexagonal Architecture, REST, Backend Scaffolding.