Nelson Figueroa
I’m a Software Engineer with broad experience working with technologies like Ruby on Rails, Kubernetes, and Amazon Web Services. I started this blog for fun and to share my knowledge. I currently work in a Kubernetes role.
Experience
Software Engineer @ Robinhood (2023 - Present)
Software Engineer IV @ Edmunds (2020 - 2022)
Junior DevOps Engineer @ Vitu (2019 - 2020)
Software Engineering Intern @ Dollar Shave Club (Summer 2019)
Software Engineer @ CSU Northridge (2018 - 2019)
Skills
Programming/Scripting: Ruby, Python, Bash, Go
Web Technologies: Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap CSS, Bulma CSS
Databases: MySQL, SQLite 3, PostgreSQL
Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Serverless, CloudFormation, CI/CD (Google Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Spinnaker)
Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform
Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Kali), macOS, Windows 10
Other: Command Line, Agile/Scrum, Jira, Git, RSpec
Education
California State University, Northridge
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology (2019)
Open-Source Contributions
Simplified and community-driven “cheat sheet” for command line tools.
Contributed practical examples for the following commands:
rails generate
rails destroy
rails db
rails routes
terraform validate
terraform fmt
minikube stop
minikube delete
pmset displaysleepnow
kubectl get
kubectl describe
kubectl logs
kubectl rollout
kubectl delete
kubectl edit
Interests
Technology: Programming, DevOps/Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Privacy
Hobbies: Videogames, Electric Guitar
Games:
Shows:
- Better Call Saul
- Breaking Bad
- The Mandalorian
- The Eric Andre Show
- The Boys
- Succession
- Invincible
- BoJack Horseman
- Silicon Valley
- The Boondocks
Music: I mainly listen to Death Metal. My Bandcamp collection is public if you’re curious. Or check out some of my current favorite songs (all YouTube links):
- Pure Wrath - In Cold World
- Municipal Waste - Parole Violators
- The Black Dahlia Murder - To a Breathless Oblivion
- Mare Cognitum - Crimson Abyss: NGC 2237
- Death - Perennial Quest
- Nightbringer - The Grave-Earth’s Son
- Vektor - Cygnus Terminal
- Beyond Creation - Theatrical Delirium
Links
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