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Jose Luis Sastoque Rey

Software Architect · AWS Community Builder · Open Source Enthusiast

Colombia
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Crafting Scalable Solutions

A glimpse into who I am and what drives me.

I'm a Software Architect with 16+ years of experience designing and building scalable applications across cloud, messaging, performance testing and automation domains.

My core stack revolves around Java, AWS and Clean Architecture principles. I believe great software solves real problems elegantly — and I bring that mindset to every project, from open-source libraries to enterprise cloud solutions.

As an AWS Community Builder, I actively share knowledge through technical articles, community events, and open-source contributions that help teams build better, more resilient systems on the cloud.

Cloud Architecture
Designing resilient, cost-optimised AWS solutions with serverless and container-based workloads.
Messaging & Streaming
Building event-driven systems with Kafka, AWS Kinesis, SQS, SNS and IBM MQ.
Performance Testing
Creating JMeter plugins (awsmeter, mqmeter) that enable load testing at scale on cloud services.
Open Source Lover
Contributing back to the community with libraries, demos and technical writing.

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Skills & Technologies

Technologies I work with day to day.

Languages
Java Python SQL
AWS Cloud
Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB Kinesis SQS / SNS EC2 / VPC CloudFormation Cognito
Messaging & Streaming
Apache Kafka IBM MQ ActiveMQ AWS Kinesis Pub/Sub
Architecture Patterns
Clean Architecture Microservices Serverless Event-Driven REST APIs
Infrastructure & DevOps
Docker Nginx n8n AWS SAM CloudFormation GitHub Actions
Performance Testing
Apache JMeter awsmeter mqmeter Load Testing

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Featured Projects

Open-source libraries and demos on GitHub.

mqmeter
IBM MQ JMeter Extension — enables load testing against IBM MQ message queues directly from Apache JMeter.
Java
26 15
springboot-aws-serverless
Serverless app with Spring Boot integrated with AWS API Gateway, Lambda and DynamoDB, deployed via CloudFormation.
Java
24 13
awsmeter
JMeter plugin for load testing Kinesis, SQS, SNS and Cognito AWS services — all from a single JMeter test plan.
Java
20 16
springboot-activemq
Spring Boot application with an embedded ActiveMQ message broker demonstrating producer-consumer patterns.
Java
14 4
publish-subscribe
Publish & Subscribe connector bridging Apache Kafka and IBM MQ message brokers in a unified interface.
Java
1 1
whatsapp-chatbot
WhatsApp chatbot with voice & text transcription and natural language processing by OpenAI LLM, built on n8n workflows and deployed on AWS.
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Latest Articles

Sharing knowledge on AWS, architecture & cloud networking on DEV Community.

n8n AWS Docker Nginx
How to install n8n self-hosted on AWS
Step-by-step guide to deploy n8n on AWS with Docker, Nginx and HTTPS for a production-ready self-hosted automation setup.
Apr 8, 2026 Read more
n8n AWS WhatsApp OpenAI
How to build a WhatsApp Chatbot with n8n, AWS, and OpenAI
Practical implementation to receive WhatsApp text and voice, process with OpenAI, and reply automatically using n8n workflows on AWS.
Apr 7, 2026 Read more
AWS BigData Architecture
Data Streaming Architecture
An overview of data streaming patterns, tools, and how to design robust real-time pipelines on AWS.
Mar 27, 2024 Read more
AWS DynamoDB NoSQL
DynamoDB Basics – Part 2
Deep dive into secondary indexes, query vs scan operations, and DynamoDB best practices for production.
May 4, 2021 Read more
AWS Networking
AWS Bastion Host / Jump Box
How to set up a secure Bastion Host on AWS to access private subnet resources without exposing them to the internet.
May 23, 2022 Read more
AWS Networking
AWS Networking from Scratch
Step-by-step guide to building a production-grade VPC with public/private subnets, NAT gateways and security groups.
Oct 12, 2021 Read more
All Articles on DEV

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Professional Experience

Key milestones throughout my engineering career.

2024 – Present
Software Architect
Cloud & Automation
Leading architecture decisions for cloud-native and serverless systems on AWS. Building automation workflows with n8n, designing event-driven microservices, and contributing open-source tooling for the community.
AWS Java n8n Serverless
2021 – 2024
AWS Community Builder
AWS Community
Selected as an AWS Community Builder, publishing technical articles on AWS networking, DynamoDB, data streaming, and cloud architecture. Active participant in the global AWS developer community.
AWS DynamoDB Networking Kinesis
~2018 – 2021
Senior Software Engineer
Enterprise Messaging & Performance
Developed Apache JMeter extensions (awsmeter, mqmeter) enabling performance-testing of IBM MQ, Kafka, and AWS messaging services. Designed Pub/Sub patterns connecting enterprise message brokers.
JMeter Kafka IBM MQ Java
~2008 – 2018
Software Engineer
Enterprise Applications
10 years building enterprise Java applications, RESTful APIs and Spring-based microservices for clients across multiple industries in Colombia and Latin America.
Java Spring REST Clean Architecture
Recognition

AWS Community Builder

Recognised by Amazon Web Services as an AWS Community Builder — a select group of passionate cloud enthusiasts who share technical knowledge, contribute to the community, and help others build on AWS. Member since 2021.

Cum Laude Degree

Issued by Universidad de los Andes · Apr 2018

Award for academic performance in the top 3% of the historical weighted average in the MATI program at Universidad de los Andes.

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Let's Connect

Whether you want to collaborate on a project, discuss cloud architecture, or just say hello — my inbox is always open.

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