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Andres Quinones

Software engineer — backend systems, data pipelines, and security. NYC-based, 6+ years across fintech, education, and defense-adjacent infrastructure.

01 EXPERIENCE
JAN 2026 — PRESENT
AVP, Software Engineer
Citi · New York, NY
  • Converted from contractor to full-time engineer on the strength of prior delivery, taking on broader ownership across the platform
  • Continue to work in Java/Spring across the same finance-domain systems, with expanded scope in design and delivery decisions
OCT 2021 — JAN 2026
Full Stack Software Developer
FDM Group → Citi · New York, NY
  • Built up finance-domain knowledge to support system design, implementation, and troubleshooting
  • Architected a secure authentication & authorization scheme using OAuth, Active Directory, and JWTs
  • Implemented large-scale, multi-million message data processing pipelines to keep downstream systems accurate
  • Worked directly with senior management and production support to resolve long-standing systemic issues
  • Shipped multiple performance optimizations, yielding a 40% increase in overall application speed
  • Identified and remediated security vulnerabilities across multiple applications, closing compliance gaps
FEB 2019 — FEB 2021
Field Service Engineer
Charter Technology Solutions · New York, NY
  • Owned end-to-end technology support for South Bronx Classical Charter Schools, embedded in day-to-day operations
  • Met SLA commitments with immediate remote support for urgent requests and consistent day-to-day coverage
  • Used Java, PowerShell, and Python to script solutions to persistent recurring issues
  • Troubleshot hardware, software, networking, and classroom technology across the district
2017
Software Engineer
Rochester, NY
  • Troubleshot and enhanced software (C++, CakePHP, Python) on military-grade PNT servers
  • Collaborated with an international team to build distributed timing-monitoring software, using time-series databases and network protocols to visualize accuracy across multiple SecureSync products
02 EDUCATION
BEGINS SPRING 2026
M.S. Computer Science — Machine Learning Specialization
Georgia Institute of Technology (OMSCS) — application in progress
  • Plan to pursue part-time, one course per semester, alongside full-time engineering work
2014 — 2017
B.A. Computer Science
CUNY — Hunter College · New York, NY
  • Coursework in Networking, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Graph Theory, and Parallel Computing
2009 — 2013
High School Diploma — Industrial Design
Brooklyn Technical High School · Brooklyn, NY
  • Advanced curriculum in industrial design and manufacturing alongside core coursework
03 SKILLS

CAPABILITIES

Backend Development Data Pipelines & Processing Frontend Development Encryption DevOps / CI-CD QA Testing Databases API Design Agile / Scrum

LANGUAGES & TOOLS

JavaPythonC++ TypeScriptJavaScriptNode.js ExpressAngularSQL NoSQLKafkaRedis HTML / CSSPowerShell & Bash