Ricardo Alfonso Mestre Rozo

Ricardo Alfonso Mestre Rozo is a highly experienced software engineering professional with a strong background in leading and designing innovative solutions across various sectors. Currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead at Adyen since February 2022, Ricardo has successfully designed telemetry pipelines for a global payment platform and developed custom APIs for observability. Prior experience includes a role as Lead Software Engineer at Rabobank, where Ricardo led payment initiation implementations for millions of customers. Ricardo's expertise in cloud architecture was further honed at Capgemini and S4N, where contributions included architecting microservices and managing significant projects like Copa Airlines' loyalty portal. Early career experience includes positions at IBM and Proyectos Compartidos Ltda., focusing on optimizing development processes and improving integration with core banking systems. Ricardo holds a Master’s degree in IT Architectures from Universidad de Los Andes and a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering from Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito.