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Software Engineer, Researcher, and Entrepreneur. On my free time I enjoy football, lifting weights and muay thai.
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About

I’m Axel Sanchez, a Software Engineer from Mexico. Welcome to my portfolio website, where you’ll find my latest work, research, blogs, and projects. I specialize in building high-performance systems, from GPU computing and cloud microservices to dApps and DeFi solutions on blockchain.

Work Experience

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University of Calgary

Sep. 2025 - Present
Undergraduate Researcher
Research on cross-chain AIoT data marketplace enabling autonomous IoT data tokenization, privacy-preserving trading, and multi-asset settlement via Ethereum, Solana, LayerZero, IPFS, and cryptographic verification mechanisms.
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Microsoft

May 2025 - Aug. 2025
Software Engineer Intern
Built a custom CUDA all-reduce (TRT plugin) on H200s with NVLink/P2P fallback; optimized GPU comms/GEMM and integrated research into production experiments.
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Agrivanna

Sep. 2024 - Apr. 2025
Full Stack Engineer Part-Time
Shipped Go/Java microservices and ML features (scikit-learn + PyTorch) for personalized health; deployed FastAPI on Kubernetes and mentored teammates on Docker/K8s.
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Aptum

May 2024 - Apr. 2025
Cloud Developer Intern
Scaled Kubernetes infra with Terraform/Helm and Jenkins CI, doubling throughput; migrated a monolith to gRPC microservices (Java/Spring/MySQL) with a 66% perf lift.
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Student Energy UCalgary

Sep. 2023 - Apr. 2024
Vice-President Software Development
Launched a Next.js/TypeScript news app (+70% engagement) and automated AWS infra with Terraform + GitHub Actions; led hiring and set engineering standards.
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ReThread

Sep. 2023 - Apr. 2024
Backend Engineer Part-Time
Designed TypeScript/Express microservices with Redis caching on AWS/Kubernetes; prototyped a PyTorch CNN for fabric classification and set CI/code-review practices.
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Sigma Foodservice

May 2023 - Aug. 2023
Software Engineer Intern
Integrated Copomex API in .NET/C# for 10k+ locations (↑ address accuracy 80%); added Playwright E2E + Jenkins to slash QA time and speed deployments.
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Bandist

Sep. 2022 - Apr. 2023
Frontend Engineer Part-Time
Connected Django app to Ticketmaster/Spotify, cut costs 20%, and managed PostgreSQL/GCP for 10k+ MAU; shipped a Flutter mobile app with 99.95% uptime on Firebase.

Education

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Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary

Sep. 2021 - Apr. 2026
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

Skills

C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
Go
Rust
Dart
SQL
Solidity
Azure
AWS
GCP
Blockchain
Kubernetes
Docker
Helm
Terraform
Kafka
RabbitMQ
MySQL
PostgreSQL
.NET
Spring Boot
Express
Django
React
Next.js
Vue.js
Redux
Expo
Flutter
Vite
Tailwind
gRPC
PyTorch
CUDA
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
My Projects

Check out my latest work

I've worked on a variety of projects, from simple websites to complex web applications. Here are a few of my favorites.

DeFi Stablecoin

DeFi Stablecoin

An decentralized stablecoin protocol with exogenous collateral (ETH & BTC), algorithmic minting, and USD pegged, inspired by MakerDAO

Foundry
Solidity
OpenZeppelin
Github Actions
Source
Ride Sharing

Ride Sharing

Full-stack ride-sharing platform enabling users to request rides, match with drivers, and manage trips through scalable microservice architecture

Go
TypeScript
Vite
React
TailwindCSS
RabbitMQ
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP
Tilt
MongoDB
Jaeger
OpenTelemetry
gRPC
Stripe
Github Actions
Source
NFT Collection

NFT Collection

A collection of ERC-721 NFT smart contracts built with OpenZeppelin, deploying static and dynamic on-chain traits

Foundry
Solidity
OpenZeppelin
Github Actions
Source
ERC20 Token

ERC20 Token

An ERC-20 token smart contract built with OpenZeppelin, deploying Axel Token (AXL)

Foundry
Solidity
OpenZeppelin
Github Actions
Source
GameStore

GameStore

Full-stack video game store enabling users to browse, search, and purchase titles through a responsive, user-friendly web interface

.NET
C#
Vite
React
TypeScript
TailwindCSS
Keycloak
MySQL
Docker
Source
PyTorch

PyTorch

Collection of deep learning workflows in PyTorch, from fundamentals and classification to transfer learning and experiment tracking

Python
PyTorch
Google Colab
Source
ChoreShare

ChoreShare

A cross-platform application for household roommates to coordinate tasks

GCP
Terraform
Kubernetes
Docker
Spring Boot
Java
Expo
React
Redux
TypeScript
JavaScript
Jenkins
PostgreSQL
Netlify
Source
MyNotes

MyNotes

A simple note-taking mobile app designed for capturing important ideas and reminders

Flutter
Dart
Firebase
SQLite
Github Actions
Source
Game Heaven

Game Heaven

Developed an AI Customer Support Chatbot which automatically responds to customer support tickets using the latest GPT models

Vite
React
TypeScript
TailwindCSS
Express
Node.js
Javascript
MongoDB
Github Actions
Stripe
Netlify
Railway
Source
Source
The Last Show

The Last Show

A serverless web app that automatically generates personalized obituaries for people

Terraform
React
Javascript
Cloudinary
Python
AWS DynamoDB
AWS Lambda
AWS Polly
AWS Secrets Manager
OpenAI
Netlify
Source
Lotion Plus

Lotion Plus

A Serverless Notes App

React
JavaScript
Python
AWS Lambda
AWS DynamoDB
Terraform
GitHub Actions
Netlify
Source
LibCode

LibCode

A Data Structures and Algorithms Library Published in PyPi

Python
PyTest
PyPi
GitHub Actions
Source
PyPi
Certifications

Always eager to learn and grow

Throughout my journey, I’ve earned 2 certifications. These credentials validate my knowledge of cloud technologies and keep me up to date with industry trends, helping me build scalable and efficient solutions.

Contact

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