Javier Caride Ulloa Email & Phone Number

Madrid, Es

Madrid, Es

As the VP of Engineering of STAY App platform, the leading Guest Experience OS for hotels, I provide day-to-day leadership to the software engineering team to ensure the platform's success and growth.- Work closely with CTO, Business and Product team to help with the definition of the technology strategy and SDLC that fits STAY's needs- Define platform architecture and design- Review business requirements to identify risks and issues in the development phase- Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership to the technical team- Manage the development team and be the first level of contact for technical problems- Lead the research, recommendation and implementation of new technologies- Work closely with managers and senior team members in ensuring on-time delivery of a quality software product- Evaluate and choose service providers (infrastructure, PaaS, etc.) and development tools- Write source code

Madrid, Es

As the CTO of STAY App platform, the leading Guest Experience OS for hotels, I provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership to ensure the platform's success and growth. With extensive experience in technology leadership and development, I have the skills and expertise to drive innovation and excellence in any organization:- Evaluate and choose service providers (infrastructure, PaaS, etc.) and development tools- Define development methodology- Work closely with Business and Product managers to define the technology strategy that fits STAY's needs- Define platform architecture and design- Review business requirements to identify risks and issues in the development phase- Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership to the technical team- Manage the development team and be the first level of contact for technical problems- Lead the research, recommendation and implementation of new technologies- Manage the IT department budget- Work closely with managers and senior team members in ensuring on-time delivery of a quality software product- Write source code

Madrid, Madrid, Es

As a Senior Software Development Manager I managed a team of great software developers and IT staff, that built and supported the leading weather site and apps in Spain. My responsibilities were:- Provide oversight and direction for the design, implementation, release and maintenance of software deliverables.- Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership to a team of highly technical employees. - Develop and maintain an organization of high performing people through effective hiring, coaching and rigorous performance/talent management processes. - Work closely with managers and senior team members in ensuring on-time delivery of a quality software product.- Manage all aspects of a Web/Front-end, Applications/Services and Data/Infrastructure development.- Manage a wide range of technology, products and services (online/Internet-based Web, Mobile/Tablet, Desktop, Device, and TV/iTV, as well as the complex back-end infrastructure including meteorological/user-data/media-content databases and data systems).- Prepare business plans, budgets and technical estimates and ensure adherence to budgets, revenue targets and audience growth expectations.- Lead the research, recommendation and implementation of new technologies.- Optimize back-office systems for high-scale/high-reliability performance under heavy load.- Identify alternative approaches and manage trade-offs during product planning and execution.- Handle escalations and resolve issues as they arise and minimize them through mitigation planning.- Manage local IT and work with Global IT Operations to resolve issues with back-office systems where required.

Madrid, Es

As CTO of STAY App platform, the leading Smartphone platform for Hotels & Resorts, my duties were:- Evaluate and choose service providers (infrastructure, PaaS, etc.) and development tools- Define development methodology - Define platform architecture and design- Review business requirements to identify risks and issues in the development phase- Define and manage project's schedule- Report CEO and Project Director about schedule fulfillment- Manage the development team and be the first level of contact of the development team for technical problems- Write source code

As Technical PHP Leader at Digital Platform Solutions Engineering Department my main function was to manage the development of in-house sign-in and user data management solutions. Duties: - Attend product definition meetings and give technical feedback - Review business requirements to identify risks and issues in the development phase - Define and manage project's schedule - Report Technical Manager and Project Manager about schedule fulfillment - Be involved in the writing of solution's architecture and high level design documentation - Validate the technical design and ensure that it includes all business requirements - Manage the development team and be the first level of contact of the development team for technical problems - Write source code Main achievements: - Customer Marketing Database (CMD). Master database of all PRISA's business units' user data (PHP) - Co-registration center. Platform for delivering sign-in data to third party partners campaigns (Java) - Dynamic Registration Center. Application for dynamic configuration and publishing of sign-in forms (PHP + Java) - Identity management initiative. Centralized identity management database and services for PRISA's websites (PHP + Java)

My duties working as a Software Analyst were:- To analyse the requirements of the whole PRISA's websites for developing a new shared digital content platform.- Corrective and adaptive maintenance of video publication platform.- Help desk support of the old content management platform.During my collaboration with the Transverse Software Department I was responsible for:- Developing a web desktop interface to provide a centralized tool to access all back-end applications.- Developing a newsletter web application following the specifications and requirements of the Commercial Department.- Analysing and developing a homepage-website publishing application to be used by los40.com, cincodias.com and cuatro.com projects.- Training technical staff in developing back-end applications with ExtJS Framework.Moreover, I have worked in several projects of the company (cadenaser.com, cincodias.com, los40.com and elpais.com) being responsible for analysing requirements, reviewing source code, deploying applications and resolving software incidences. I have collaborated with Project managers in coordinating teams up to 10 people.

Assigned to the Outsourcing Area my duties were:- To work as a senior PHP and Javascript developer at PRISACOM. I were responsible of developing some front-end modules and whole back-end applications of the re-designed cadenaser.com website.- To identify PRISACOM needs and provide innovative solutions.

As a partner of the company and manager of IT Department I was responsible for:- Developing a B2C website using LAMP platform.- Implementing business management tools. I designed a small ERP integrated with the B2C website and suppliers tools.- Maintaining the computer systems, servers, local network, VPN and company's domain.

As a freelance developer I did some customised applications using LAMP platform:- Web Application for occupational hazard management. (David Fernández Grande S.L.); - Web Content Management Systems (Técnicas Formativas S.L., Departament of Applied Mathematics I and Biology's Faculty of Universidad de Vigo); - Tool for Project and Document Management (AYCO Internet S.L.)