Carlos Hernandez

Carlos Hernandez

Senior Backend Engineer

Carlos Hernandez is a senior backend engineer from Nicaragua with more than 10 years of experience in web development and network security. He holds a Computer Engineering degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería and specializes in modernizing legacy systems, managing AWS infrastructure and building backend services. He writes about the human side of engineering careers, from imposter syndrome to adapting when projects change.

2 Articles
10 Years in the industry

Areas of Expertise

LaravelPHPReact.jsJavaScriptSQLAWSWordPressGitDockerGraphQLWebpack

Education

Computer Engineering degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería.

Articles by Carlos Hernandez

Software Engineering

Imposter Syndrome for Developers: Test and Plan

In the wide world of technology, we find ourselves surrounded by professionals who respond to the growing demand for modern tools that have become essential for our daily lives. Among all these professions, none escapes the challenge that goes beyond programming, the famous imposter syndrome. Silent, underappreciated, appearing between lines of code, in team meetings,…

Carlos Hernandez Feb 16, 2024 12 min read
Developer Careers

Adapting to Software Project Changes

Throughout our lives we encounter various moments of change and adaptation, some easier to embrace than others. Furthermore, when we are professionals involved with the wide world of technologies, it’s said that we must toil to not be left behind due to the speed at which technologies appear or evolve in our times. In this…

Carlos Hernandez Oct 24, 2023 5 min read
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