Leading the engineering area: a 12-person team, technical standards and delivery. Technical reference across several areas of the company, and I run internal training sessions company-wide.
Torrelavega, Cantabria · Hybrid
Carlos Labrador Amieva
Software Engineering Manager
8 years and 8 months building software at the same company: from intern to leading engineering teams. Backend, frontend and ownership of delivery.
01 - About
Growing from within
Full stack software engineer. I joined as an intern and have progressively taken on more technical and management responsibility, up to leading engineering teams at the same company.
Solid foundation in backend (PHP, Symfony, Python, FastAPI) and frontend (Angular, React, TypeScript). In recent years I combine development with project and team leadership: scope, priorities, quality and delivery.
8y 8m
At the same company
Intern → EM
From intern to manager
12
People on the team
02 - Experience
One company, five roles
Netkia · Mar 2018 - present · 8 years and 8 months
Hands-on EM: I lead the team and projects while still writing code. Each role has added responsibility rather than replacing the previous one.
End-to-end software project management: scope, planning, client communication and team coordination.
Building platforms with Angular and FastAPI. API design, third-party integrations, async processing with RabbitMQ and Redis, and architecture decisions.
Web applications with Symfony and CakePHP. Data modelling, services and ongoing maintenance in production.
First contact with professional development: JavaScript, HTML5 and teamwork on real projects.
03 - Leadership
How I lead
Beyond development, I spend a large part of my time on the people and processes that make the team work.
01
Technical interviews
I take part in the company's hiring: designing tests, running technical interviews and assessing candidates.
02
Team meetings
Daily follow-ups, one-on-ones and retrospectives to spot blockers and improve how we work.
03
Planning and priorities
Allocating work across projects, estimating and setting priorities with the business and clients.
04
Standards and code review
Best practices, code reviews and shared technical decisions to keep quality high.
05
Internal training
I run training sessions for the whole company and support onboarding of new team members.
06
Client communication
Technical point of contact for clients: requirements, delivery follow-up and issue resolution.
04 - Expertise
Industries and project types
Demanding, regulated environments with requirements for availability, traceability and integration with third-party systems.
Access control
Access management for clubs and sports facilities: identities, capacity and devices in real time.
Bookings and leisure
Booking and management platforms for schools and tourism activities: availability, quotas and payments.
Retail and consumer
Tools for industrial and consumer retail: catalogue, stock and cross-system sync.
Energy
Solutions for the photovoltaic sector: solar installation design and energy yield estimation.
Insurance
Quoting and purchasing insurance products, with complex business rules and validations.
Finance and mortgages
Financial products and mortgage simulation: calculation, documentation and case traceability.
Banking integration
Integration with Spanish banks: protocols, security and transaction reconciliation.
Artificial intelligence
AI-based products for intelligent document processing: data extraction, classification and validation.
05 - Stack
Core technologies
01
Frontend
Angular
React
TypeScript
JavaScript
CSS / SCSS
Tailwind02
Backend
PHP
Symfony
CakePHP
API Platform
Python
FastAPI03
Data
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Doctrine
SQLAlchemy04
APIs and integrations
REST
SOAP
OpenAPI
OAuth2 / JWT
Redsys / TPV
Stripe
SEPA / AEB05
Async processing
RabbitMQ
Redis
Celery06
Quality and DevOps
PHPUnit
Pytest
Playwright
SonarQube
Docker
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Sentry06 - Skills
Skills
01
Hard skills
02
Soft skills
07 - Education
Education and certifications
Degrees
Web Application Development (DAW)
IES Miguel Herrero Pereda · 2016 - 2018
Microcomputer Systems and Networks (SMR)
IES Miguel Herrero Pereda · 2014 - 2016
Certifications
08 - Projects
Side projects
Products I design, build and run on my own, from idea to deployment.
Pa-ga-me
Split group expenses without signing up
Create a group, share the link and log expenses. It works out everyone's balance and suggests the fewest transfers needed to settle up. Multiple currencies at the daily rate, recurring expenses, offline use, and available in Spanish, English and French.
Web · live
Android app · coming soonPowCount
16-day snow forecast
Snow forecasts for ski resorts worldwide, with new snow at base, mid and summit, snow line and daily reliability. Built on ECMWF and GFS model data, refreshed with every run.
Web · liveAndroid app · coming soon09 - Contact
Engineering, teams and projects. Let's talk.
For collaborations, technical questions or sharing experience on development and team management.