Rolando Toledo Fernandez

Senior Software Engineer | Golang & PHP Backend Specialist

Professional Objective

Lead technical architecture decisions, mentor junior developers, design scalable microservices, optimize system performance, and drive DevOps best practices in high-availability environments.

Key Focus Areas

System design & architecture • Team leadership & mentoring • Performance optimization • Security implementation • Infrastructure management

Professional Experience

Go and PHP Backend Developer
@ Rolando’s Solutions SP. Z O.O.
May 2021 – Present
  • Developed backend systems for insurance transaction management using PHP and MySQL.
  • Built microservices for secure tokenization of sensitive bank data compliant with PCI standards.
  • Implemented ISO 8583 protocol in Go using gRPC and Protocol Buffers for financial messaging.
  • Integrated with banks’ APIs and developed POS API for voucher systems using AWS SMS/MMS.
  • Supported insurance partners with technical solutions and real-time data processing.
Senior Software Engineer
@ Limango SP. Z O.O.
Jul 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Collaborated on scalable microservices using Golang and PHP, improving system performance by 40%.
  • Managed Kubernetes clusters and implemented CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
  • Developed Next.js applications with server-side rendering and backend API integration.
  • Supported migration from monolith to microservices; participated in code reviews and architecture planning.
Senior Software Engineer
@ ACINI Sp. z O.O.
Dec 2021 – Jan 2023
  • Worked as Application Engineer in the US Life Insurance sector.
  • Fixed critical bugs in legacy PHP systems based on customer reports.
  • Converted business requirements into technical features using Scrum methodology.
  • Designed an open architecture for a Life Insurance Quote system with external API integrations.
Go and PHP Backend Developer
@ Global Primex Europe SP. z o.o – Online Payments
Oct 2014 – May 2021
  • Delivered secure, real-time credit card transaction solutions in a monolithic PHP system.
  • Leveraged MySQL for high-performance data storage and retrieval.
  • Ensured compliance with data security standards in financial transactions.
Security Specialist
@ University of Information Sciences (Havana, Cuba)
Sep 2011 – Oct 2014
  • Monitored network security and performed system scrutiny.
  • Developed tools to parse and visualize log data for security analysis.
  • Deployed solutions enhancing internal network protection.
PHP Business Developer
@ Xetid (Havana, Cuba) – Software Developer Company
Sep 2009 – Sep 2011
  • Implemented features for a Geographic Information System using PHP and PostgreSQL with PostGIS.

Education

Informatic Software Engineer
University of Informatics Sciences, Havana, Cuba

Technical Skills

Golang PHP MySQL PostgreSQL / PostGIS gRPC Protocol Buffers ISO 8583 Microservices Kubernetes CI/CD AWS (SMS/MMS) Next.js PCI Compliance Scrum System Architecture

Languages

English – Professional proficiency | Spanish – Native | Polish – Beginner