{"id":13,"date":"2020-11-26T21:06:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T21:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.castineiras.com\/?p=13"},"modified":"2023-05-24T05:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T05:07:11","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.castineiras.com\/?p=13","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a Cuban-American software engineer with over 20 years of experience. I have worked with a variety of technologies, languages, and frameworks, and I am passionate about developing high-quality software over distributed technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I first learned to program when I was 15 years old (with Pascal), and I have been hooked ever since. I love the challenge of solving problems and creating something new. I am also a strong believer in Test-Driven Development (TDD), and I use it to ensure that my code is of the highest quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My most relevant experiences in software started when I joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtworks.com\/\">ThoughtWorks<\/a> in Ecuador, where I was introduced to TDD, cloud providers, and the use of infrastructure as code. I also learned a great deal from my talented colleagues there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2015, I came to the United States with my family. Here, I have also been very fortunate to work with very smart teammates and on highly interesting products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my current role as Principal Software Engineer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kasasa.com\/loans\">Kasasa<\/a>, I lead a team of engineers in the development of new features and maintaining a lending platform. I am also responsible for mentoring and training less senior engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During my career, I have had the opportunity to learn many languages, frameworks, tools, practices, and techniques, some of which I will cover in articles when I find value in sharing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am always looking for new ways to learn and grow, and I am excited to share my knowledge and experience with others. I created this personal website to share my thoughts on software development, and I hope that it will be a valuable resource for other engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Pedro Castineiras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email: pedro @ castineiras.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pedrocastineiras\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pedrocastineiras\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter: @pedrocastineira<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a Cuban-American software engineer with over 20 years of experience. I have worked with a variety of technologies, languages, and frameworks, and I am passionate about developing high-quality software over distributed technologies. I first learned to program when I was 15 years old (with Pascal), and I have been hooked ever since. 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