Daniel González Muñoz

Daniel González Muñoz

Software Engineer

Biography

I am a results-driven software engineer with over 10 years of experience in building scalable, reliable, and efficient systems across various industries. My expertise spans application health monitoring, web service development, cloud computing, and advertising technologies, enabling businesses to drive performance and enhance user experiences.

Outside of my professional life, I am passionate about spending time with friends and family. I enjoy playing sports, particularly football and padel, and hiking in the mountains. Additionally, I love playing board games and solving challenging problems. People often describe me as calm, friendly and curios, whilst I proud myself of being motivated to keep learning new things.

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Senior Backend Developer
Jul 2023 – Present Barcelona
  • Monitoring the application health using tools such as VisualVM and Graylog, ensuring reliability and stability.
  • Integrating with external APIs to implement Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality, enhancing client authentication and user experience.
  • Development of web services tailored to meet the requirements of back-office operations.
  • Creation and maintenance Jenkins pipelines for seamless deployment across multiple environments.
  • Creation of ephemeral environments in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to validate proofs of concept (POC).
 
 
 
 
 
Software engineer
Sep 2022 – Jun 2023 Barcelona
  • Enhance revenue generation for SentimentMedia.ai by optimizing video advertising spaces through advanced technologies, including Header Bidding with JWPlayer and Equativ’s Waterfall VAST.
  • Development of a JavaScript plugin to generate new video ad spaces for two French magazine websites.
  • Designing and building a resilient, scalable system in Amazon Web Services (AWS) for uploading news videos across multiple video players, including JWPlayer and Dailymotion.
  • Partnering with clients to gather business requirements and deliver tailored solutions by successfully implementing new features that met their specific needs.
  • Implementation of content classification for news articles using Google APIs, enhancing categorization.
  • Automated report generation using Looker Studio and video player APIs, streamlining data analysis and insights delivery.
 
 
 
 
 
Software Engineer & Advertising Trafficker
Sep 2019 – Jun 2023 Barcelona
  • Design and development of an on-premise system using Quarkus and Spring Boot to facilitate the upload of advertising videos to social media and ad platforms, including YouTube, Facebook Ads, TikTok, DV360, and Campaign Manager.
  • Architecting and implementing a system to enable clients to create advanced targeting options, such as real-time weather-based advertising campaigns, or product feed, by integrating APIs with ad platforms
  • Planning, managing, and reporting on advertising campaigns across platforms like DV360, Campaign Manager, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, and Taboola, ensuring optimal performance and insights.
  • Design and deployment tracking pixels to monitor and visualize key performance indicators (KPIs) for advertising campaigns, enhancing data-driven decision-making.
 
 
 
 
 
Software Engineer
Jul 2014 – Aug 2019 Barcelona
  • Development of web services in a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) for a UK national gas company, with on-site collaboration in Birmingham for 1-2 weeks per trimester over a 12-18 month period.
  • Direct communication with a university team in Barcelona to translate business needs into technical documentation, enabling the design and development of web services by myself and my colleagues.
  • Maintenance API Manager system for a retail company, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency.
  • Mentoring and supervising junior team members, fostering skill development and ensuring project success within the company.

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