Hello, I'm

Samuel Rico

Software Engineer

Backend developer with experience building APIs and services for real products. I work with Node.js, Express, and MySQL day to day, full-stack when necessary, and I write code with long-term readability in mind.

Skills

Angular Astro CSS Docker Express.js Figma Git HTML Java JavaScript MySQL MongoDB Node.js Python React TypeScript

Experience

Backend Developer

EspiralApp · May 2025 - Current

Building the backend services that power a mobile app and web dashboard for personal finance management. Stack: Node.js, Express, and MySQL.

Software Engineer

Academic Project · January 2024 - November 2024

Designed and built a full inventory management system, including JWT-based authentication, an admin dashboard, and a PostgreSQL database.

Education

Software Development Engineering

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial (CETI - COLOMOS) · 2021 - 2024

Four-year engineering program covering the full software development cycle, from design and architecture to testing and deployment. Coursework included databases, software quality, and agile methodologies.