# Allan Almazan

> Software Engineer

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/allanalmazan

Experienced Full Stack Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Python, PHP, Javascript, Linux System Administration, and DevOps.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Probably Genetic
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Anvil Foundry, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
Implemented and shipped high-impact features and updates using JavaScript with Node.js and Apollo GraphQL on the backend and React for the frontend
Wrote unit, integration, and end-to-end tests in JavaScript and Python
Led the development, management, and publication of two official C#/.NET and Python open-source libraries and an implementation guide for Java
Deployed updates on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and GitHub Actions
Implemented and optimized third-party integrations with platforms including Stripe, DocuSign, and Dropbox resulting in a reduction in manual processes
Researched, wrote and published 5+ technical articles on the company engineering blog to showcase software engineering best practices and ways implement Anvil features into projects

### Senior Software Engineer @ Chewse
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, CA
Developed backend solutions using Python, Django, and django-rest-framework; optimized database queries and improved service processing resulting in 25%+ reduction in reported Sentry errors
Refactored and overhauled JavaScript frontend from Angular.js to Vue.js to unify user-facing and internal tools
Streamlined CI/CD pipeline and testing infrastructure to improve overall team efficiency with quicker build and deploy times
Conducted code reviews; planned and organized issues for sprints
Initiated cross-functional collaboration by being a bridge between non-technical teams (sales, marketing, and meal) and product
Integrated Chewse platform with third-party services and maintained external libraries
Created and maintained containerized environments in Docker and Heroku

### Senior Full Stack Engineer / VP Engineering @ Barefoot Solutions
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater San Diego Area
Developed and shipped features with PHP, Python, Javascript, and Java/Android
Led development and QA teams with Redmine, Basecamp and GitHub
Developed project backends in PHP, Python, and Java
Created frontend interfaces in JavaScript with frameworks and libraries including Angular, Backbone and jQuery
Deployed CI/CD pipelines with Ansible and built autoscaling infrastructure with Rackspace OpenStack
Managed infrastructure across providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, Rackspace, and Linode

### Senior Software Developer @ CoachLogix
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater San Diego Area
Built and shipped features in Python and JavaScript with Django and Ember.js
Built and maintained integrations with third-party libraries
Engineered and implemented a real-time notifications system utilizing WebSockets 
Automated deployment processes with Fabric, Ansible, CircleCI and Rackspace
Initiated revamp of testing framework to py.test to reduce build and deploy times
Maintained documentation and created implementation specs for cross-functional collaboration
Managed infrastructure with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Rackspace

### VP of Engineering @ Barefoot Solutions
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015
Developed and shipped features using PHP, Python, Javascript, Java and Android
Managed development and QA teams with Redmine, AtTask and JIRA
Deployed and published web applications and services with automated tools such as Puppet and Ansible and custom shell scripts
Evaluated services, APIs and other technologies for suitability in different client projects
Developed backends for projects in PHP (Zend, Yii, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Laravel) and Python (Django, Flask) on the backend; and created frontends in JavaScript and HTML/CSS
Upgraded project engineering process with more up-to-date standards, practices, and technologies
Created and maintained data models in MySQL/MariaDB and PostgreSQL and with ORMs (Django ORM, Doctrine, SQLAlchemy)
Maintained Linux servers running CentOS/Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics
San Diego State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allan-almazan-63379295

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Last updated: 2026-04-01