# Kevin Mata

> Senior Backend Engineer | Node.js & TypeScript | Laravel | APIs & Payments | AWS

Location: Torrent, Valencian Community, Spain
Profile: https://flows.cv/kevinmata

Senior backend engineer with 10+ years building APIs, microservices, and automation workflows in Node.js/TypeScript and Laravel.

Most recently Director of Engineering at GovAssist (stayed hands-on), where I designed event-driven systems on AWS, shipped payment integrations, and owned infrastructure end-to-end.

What I bring:
  • Backend systems in Node/TS and Laravel that stay reliable at scale
  • Payment and third-party integrations (Stripe, payment gateways with PCI-compliant integrations, communication APIs)
  • AWS infrastructure: ECS, Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, container deployments
  • 14+ years fully remote — async-first, EU or US hours

Looking for senior IC roles in backend, payments, or platform engineering.

## Work Experience
### Director of Engineering @ GovAssist
Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 | Puerto Rico
• Designed, implemented and maintained backend systems in Node.js/TypeScript across APIs, workers, and event-driven microservices on AWS (ECS, Lambda, SQS, EventBridge)
• Delivered payment and third-party integrations with secure auth and stable data flows
• Built and owned AWS infrastructure with container deployments, monitoring, and alerting

### Engineering Lead @ GovAssist
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 | Puerto Rico
• Led remote engineering teams building Laravel, Vue, React, and Node.js applications
• Built custom payment platform with major gateway integrations
• Managed infrastructure across AWS, DigitalOcean; implemented CI/CD pipelines

### Founder & Engineering Lead @ RK Media
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Venezuela

### Web Developer @ Upwork
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Remote


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering
Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kevin-mata

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Last updated: 2026-03-31