Richard Peña Bonifaz

Backend engineer focused on distributed systems, building and operating production services end-to-end. Comfortable working in unfamiliar codebases and problem domains.

Software Engineer - Checkr, Inc.

2026 - Present

• Work on a distributed microservices system handling background check workflows across multiple services.
• Investigate and resolve production issues involving Kafka, Temporal workflows, and service integrations.
• Contribute to reliability and resilience improvements in critical backend services.

Backend Developer - SyzLab

2024 - 2026

• Developed ETL pipelines processing millions of daily records for real-time business analytics dashboards
• Built Rust library with Python bindings (PyO3) for time series pattern detection in trading algorithms, achieving 70x performance improvement
• Created Rust-based developer tools including PostgreSQL query interceptor and LSP Docker proxy for performance profiling and standardized containerized development
• Established CI/CD pipeline with automated testing, linting, and git workflow standards across engineering team

Service Manager - Salinas y Fabres

2023 - 2024

• Built teams for operating two automotive service workshops, ensuring profitability targets were met. The team achieved strong cohesion.
• Implemented planning and workflow standardization, preventing work order delays. This reduced work in progress by 20% within two months.
• Improved customer satisfaction through optimized response times and fluid communication, increasing NPS by 50%.
• Enhanced staff development process for technicians and administrative personnel, resulting in increased work motivation.

Operations Manager - Kal Tire

2014 - 2023

• Developed digital operational control systems using Python, automating reporting and reducing manual data entry
• Built real-time dashboards for production metrics, enabling data-driven process improvements
• Designed field inspection reporting tools that reduced quote turnaround from days to hours
• Increased productivity and automation in key plant processes with the team by 70% over three years.
• Developed a digital operational control system with real-time reports using Forms and Dashboards, reducing reaction time and information access by 100%.
• Implemented energy controls that reduced consumption by 40%.
• Led and trained a team of 30 members, improving work environment and talent retention. 12 promotions, two to supervisory roles.
• Managed annual budgets, optimizing income and expenses. 8% increase in profits.
• Implemented performance evaluation processes for team development. From 0 to 1 annual evaluation.
• Implemented field inspection reporting systems, reducing quote issuance time by 3 days and decreasing required man-hours.
• Generated technical and economic proposals that secured contracts representing over 20% of plant production.

Industrial Civil Engineering

Universidad Arturo Prat

2023 - 2024

Industrial Engineering

Universidad Arturo Prat

2020 - 2023

Higher Level Technical Degree in Mining Operations

Universidad Arturo Prat

2016 - 2018