Andres Cardenas

Curriculum vitae

Barcelona · andres@dres.co

Summary

Full stack engineer with 10+ years of experience, recently expanding into tech lead and software architecture roles across multiple projects. Known for ownership, calm execution under pressure, and collaborative environments where developers can thrive.

Technical skills

  • Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, PHP, C#, Java
  • Frontend: React, Angular, Gatsby
  • Backend: Node.js, Flask, Django, Laravel
  • CMS / ecommerce: Shopify, WordPress, Strapi, Directus
  • Other: CI/CD, DevOps, Oracle, Postgres

Leadership & architecture

  • Tech lead across concurrent projects; owned architecture and direction.
  • Designed scalable architectures, data models, and integrations.
  • Led small teams (3+ engineers), coordinated delivery and quality.
  • Defined standards and mentored developers.

Experience

Verndale (formerly AMP Agency)

Apr 2021 – present · Remote (US)

Senior full stack engineer

  • Led full-stack delivery for major brands including Maruchan, iRobot, and Opalescence.
  • Tech lead in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines.
  • Architecture decisions and technology selection across projects.
  • Partnered with stakeholders, design, and product to ship scalable solutions.

CERN

Oct 2020 – Jul 2024 · Geneva

Software engineer

  • Led mission-critical tools for physicists in the CMS experiment, used globally.
  • Owned architecture, maintenance, and modernization of Python web and CLI applications.
  • Migrated core services to new SSO and redesigned permission models.
  • Full-stack delivery with Flask, Angular, DevOps, CI/CD, Oracle, and SQLite.

Verndale

Dec 2013 – Aug 2020 · Quito

Senior engineer (2017 – 2020)

  • Enterprise digital platforms; scalable web applications.
  • React frontends and REST APIs across the stack.

Back end developer (2013 – 2017)

  • Core developer for Honda Powersports and related platforms.
  • Promoted to lead developer; Sitecore solutions for enterprise clients.

Education

  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito — Computer Science (2009–2014)
  • University of British Columbia — Computer Science, two semesters (2008–2009). International Leader of Tomorrow Award (renewable scholarship).