Andres Ordonez

Andres Ordonez

DevOps Engineer - Bucaramanga, Colombia (US Citizen)

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Hello!

I'm Andres. I build cloud infrastructure with AWS, Terraform, Docker, and GitHub Actions. Lately I've been working on fintech projects like a payment API and an orderbook engine. I'm drawn to the intersection of finance and technology, probably because I co-founded an investment group a few years back where I handled everything from LLC formation to trading platform setup. I also run a YouTube channel called CodeLyon with 36K subscribers and 7M+ views. Teaching has made me a better communicator and a clearer thinker. Currently looking for junior DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles, especially at fintech or web3 companies.

Projects
01
FinTech Payment API Platform
  • Built a REST API in Python with endpoints for creating transactions, retrieving transaction data, and health checks
  • Deployed a payment transaction API on AWS with full Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  • Provisioned VPC with public/private subnets, ECS cluster, RDS PostgreSQL, ALB, and ECRQ:
  • Built CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions: runs tests, builds Docker image, pushes to ECR, deploys to ECS
02
Orderbook Engine
  • Built a limit orderbook engine for simulating trade matching logic
  • Implemented low-latency design patterns used in financial trading systems
Experience
2017 - Present
YouTube Content Creator - @CodeLyon
  • Built a coding education channel to 36,000 subscribers and 7M+ total views
  • Designed educational content covering backend architecture, scripting, and practical coding workflows
  • Researched and simplified complex technical concepts to teach a global audience of developers
2019 - 2022
Black Wake Investment Group Co-Founder & IT Lead
  • Co-founded investment group managing equities, forex, and crypto with a team of 5-10 members
  • Handled LLC formation, brokerage account setup, and trading platform configuration
  • Secured team operations with VPNs, password vaulting, and access controls
  • Authored internal documentation on crypto investment strategy and operational procedures
Education
Western Governors University BS in Computer Science
August 2024 - May 2026
Skills
  • Python
  • Go
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • Bash
  • AWS (EC2, VPCs, S3, Lambda, ECS)
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • REST