Hi, I'm Pool.
I build open source tools in Rust and design distributed backend systems.
10+ years shipping software in production. Currently focused on z8run and supply chain security with aegis.
What I'm working on
Active open source projects. Focused on performance, security and operational simplicity.
I write about what I build
Technical articles on dev.to about Rust, security and distributed systems.
The Axios Attack Proved npm audit Is Broken. Here's What Would Have Caught It
On March 31, North Korean hackers hijacked axios on npm and pushed a RAT to millions of devs. npm audit said nothing. Here's a technical breakdown of the attack and how aegis-scan would have flagged it before install.
#npm#security#javascript#opensourceI built an npm malware scanner in Rust because npm audit isn't enough
aegis-scan is an open-source Rust CLI that catches malicious npm packages — obfuscated eval, typosquatting, maintainer takeovers — before they hit your node_modules.
#npm#security#rust#opensourceI Built a Visual Flow Engine in Rust to Replace Node-RED and n8n
Why I started this project I've spent years using Node-RED and n8n for workflow...
#rust#opensource#programming#webdev
Where I've worked
Over a decade delivering production platforms for companies across LATAM and Europe.
Minsait
May — Aug 2023Back-end Developer · Remote · Peru
Migrated monoliths to microservices with Node.js, Python and Java Spring Boot. RESTful APIs with OAuth2/JWT and Event-Driven + CQRS patterns. Deployment with Docker and CI/CD, technical debt management.
- Node.js
- Python
- Java Spring Boot
- CQRS
- Event-Driven
- Docker
Tata Consultancy Services · La Positiva
Oct 2022 — Mar 2023Back-end Developer · Remote
Migrated legacy applications to serverless microservices on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway). Node.js/TypeScript containerized with Docker and ECS, integrated with AWS services. PostgreSQL and DynamoDB, CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- AWS Lambda
- ECS
- PostgreSQL
- DynamoDB
NTT DATA
Nov 2021 — Mar 2022Full Stack Developer · Remote · Peru
Microservices with Java Spring Boot and Node.js/TypeScript. Frontend in React Native. Apache Kafka for real-time event processing. Deployed on AWS with Docker, testing with JUnit and Jest.
- Java Spring Boot
- Node.js
- React Native
- Kafka
- AWS
- Docker
Kushki
Feb 2021 — Mar 2022Full Stack Developer · Remote · Ecuador
Fintech platform with React/TypeScript on the frontend and Node.js/Go on the backend. Event-driven microservices on AWS Lambda supporting 100+ concurrent users. PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis, Kafka for real-time messaging. Testing with Jest and Cypress, CI/CD on Bitbucket Pipelines.
- React
- Node.js
- Go
- AWS Lambda
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Kafka
Belcorp
Sep 2015 — Nov 2020Full Stack Developer · Peru
Full stack development: React/TypeScript on the frontend and Node.js, Java Spring Boot, .NET Core and Python on the backend. REST and GraphQL APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger, CQRS and API Gateway patterns. PostgreSQL and SQL Server modeling and optimization. OAuth2/JWT security, RBAC and OWASP Top 10. Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD with GitHub Actions and AWS infrastructure. Mentorship and testing with coverage above 80%.
- React
- Node.js
- Java Spring Boot
- .NET Core
- Python
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- Kubernetes
Tecylab
Sep 2023 — Mar 2025Instructor Backend & Cloud
- Node.js
- Python
- Docker
- AWS
Acid Labs
Sep — Dec 2022Full Stack Developer
- Node.js
- React
- Kafka
Pamer
Jun — Aug 2022Lead Software Engineer
- Node.js
- Go
- Kubernetes
Indra · RIMAC
Dec 2020 — Mar 2021Back-end Developer
- TypeScript
- Serverless
Let's build something together
Available for architecture, consulting and staff engineering opportunities. If you have a project in mind, drop me a line.