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The easy part, start. The hard part, keep going.

I'm Félix Daniel Coca Calvimontes, a Software Engineer and Tech Lead from Bolivia with extensive experience in backend development and systems integration.

Consulting

Open Source Initiative Open Source Initiative
Odoo Odoo

Frontend

Angular Angular
Astro Astro

Backend

Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails
Flask Flask
FastApi FastApi
Spring Boot Spring Boot

Databases

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
MySQL MySQL
Redis Redis

Infrastructure

Docker Docker
Kubernetes Kubernetes
Bare Metal Bare Metal
Nginx Nginx
Traefik Traefik

Professional Experience

Technical Lead

DATEC Latam
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
June 2024 - Present
  • Led DATEC's first international Odoo implementation (Costa Rica), adapting modules to regional needs.
  • Designed and implemented REST APIs and Python microservices for external integrations.
  • Focused on extensible module design and performance improvements.
  • Developed and maintained internal tools for Odoo module development and testing.
  • Managed a team of developers, providing mentorship and code reviews.

Independent Software Engineer and Odoo Consultant

Freelance / Autónomo
Remote / Santa Cruz, Bolivia
May 2021 – Present
  • Specialized in development of modules for Odoo (Community and Enterprise).
  • Handled B2B integrations and full on-premise deployments.
  • Provided Odoo consultancy and live demonstrations for clients.
  • Developed custom modules for various industries, including finance and HR.

Freelance Sysadmin

Appex Bolivia
Remote
2023 – Present
  • Administered Linux servers, Docker containers, and internal service orchestration.
  • Configured domains, Traefik, SSL certificates, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Managed secure backups, monitoring, and performance optimization.

InterOps Software Engineer (Remote)

Assuresoft
Texas, USA
Aug 2022 – May 2023
  • Built Python tools for service bus monitoring and data pipeline visualization.
  • Automated backend processes to ensure 99% uptime.
  • Developed Rust-based utilities for inspecting bare-metal servers (CPU, disk, networking).

Site Reliability Engineer

Banco Fassil
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Dec 2022 – May 2023
  • Maintained Docker Compose and Kubernetes configurations.
  • Managed internal services and basic infrastructure.

Odoo Senior Developer & Technical Lead

Banco Fassil
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Aug 2021 – Nov 2022
  • Designed backend systems for financial and HR applications using Python and Odoo.
  • Led development of the Human Resources Management System (HRMS) using Angular and Python.
  • Integrated APIs and mentored junior developers within a regulated environment.

Frontend Developer (Flutter)

APPEX Bolivia
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Dec 2020 – May 2021
  • Developed mobile features for the UorkCity platform using Flutter.

Freelance Software Engineer

Studio Chromantis
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Oct 2020 – May 2021
  • Led a mini CRM project for a local company, using React and Spring Boot.
  • Designed the database and backend architecture for the project.

Ruby on Rails Developer

Qubytesoft
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Sep 2019 – May 2020
  • Developed RESTful APIs for a travel-rental platform.
  • Created a reusable Ruby Gem for Bolivian tax processing called caesar-taxes.
  • Designed PostgreSQL-based backend architectures.
  • Help with the development of Dud, a car rental app with Ruby on Rails and React.

Software Developer

Open IT Soluciones Open Source
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Nov 2018 - May 2019
  • Odoo v12 module developer to adapt Bolivian accounting.

Software Developer

BZGroup
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Jun 2017 - Aug 2018
  • Odoo maintaining modules for v8 and v10.
  • Developed custom libraries for Bolivian electronic invoicing processing called Impuestos-Internos-Helper.
  • Migrate modules from v8 to v10 for electronic invoicing for Bolivia.

Linux Distro Maintainer

Uremix Linux
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Apr 2011 - Jul 2014
  • Created a Linux distro based on Ubuntu for educational and local tech purposes.
  • Coordinated development and community engagement across Bolivia.

Projects

Constrictor

A simple and lightweight Flask boilerplate to start your projects.

View on GitHub In development

Odoo environment (Oenv)

A simple Odoo environment manager based on the concept of Pyenv.

View on GitHub In development

Contact

I'm always open to new opportunities and collaborations. Feel free to reach out to me via email or LinkedIn.