About me

Alberto Varela

I’m Alberto Varela, a 43 years old full-stack developer based in Bilbao with more than 20 years of experience. I’m currently working as a Lead Software Engineer at Paired. The easiest way to get in touch is via email: [email protected].

I like to work in agile teams where I can participate and help at every stage of product development. I also have experience heading the development department in a small start-up, but currently prefer the individual contributor path.

I think my two best qualities are that I like to teach what I know, and that I know I still have a lot to learn.

Experience

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  1. Remote

    Lead Software Engineer Paired

    A relationship app for couples with hundreds of thousands of daily users. Full stack in TypeScript, on the Node.js backend and the React Native app. Promoted from Senior to Lead in October 2025; I moved our data from Firestore to PostgreSQL with a 0% error rate, built our first LLM features and lead how the team uses AI coding agents.

    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • React Native
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • Google Cloud
    • Terraform
    • CI/CD
  2. Remote

    Full Stack Developer / Tech Lead Genially

    A platform for interactive content used by more than 10 million people. Tech lead of the identity and authorisation app, and of the change that let teams, not just individuals, use the platform. Moved the apps into a monorepo and from JavaScript to TypeScript.

    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • React
    • MongoDB
    • AWS
    • CI/CD
  3. Bilbao / Remote

    Software Development Engineer Plain Concepts

    A software consultancy: I built software for its clients, such as banks, insurance and medical companies. C# backends, Angular, Vue and React frontends, CI/CD pipelines and architecture, working directly with the clients on requirements, plus training courses for them on Git, Azure and automation.

    • C#
    • TypeScript
    • Angular
    • Vue
    • React
    • Azure
    • Terraform
    • CI/CD
  4. Bilbao

    Development Manager Travioor

    Acted as the CTO of a small start-up: line-managed a team of six, owned the long-term technical view, ran the infrastructure on Azure and wrote the information security policy.

    • Azure
    • Puppet
    • Terraform
    • CI/CD
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  1. Bilbao

    Development Manager / Software Architect Ve Global

    Led the tech side of a new project with a team of six, and took part in moving hundreds of servers from on-premise to Azure, fully automated.

    • Azure
    • Terraform
    • Puppet
    • CI/CD
    • Automation
    • Agile
  2. Bilbao

    Web Developer LIN3S

    Websites and REST APIs with WordPress and Symfony, frontends with jQuery and AngularJS. Introduced version control and clean-code practices at the company.

    • PHP
    • Symfony
    • WordPress
    • AngularJS
    • CI/CD
  3. Bilbao

    Web Developer Alianzo Networks

    Social networks with Symfony and an in-house framework, third-party APIs (Facebook, Twitter, Google Maps), web scraping, SEO, performance and server administration.

    • PHP
    • Symfony
    • SEO
  4. Bilbao

    Web Developer Freelance

    Websites for small companies while I was studying, built with PHP-Nuke, WordPress and plain HTML and CSS.

    • PHP-Nuke
    • WordPress
    • HTML
    • CSS