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Pavel Espinal

Backend Engineer

// dominican republic, do · UTC-4

Software Engineer | Linux/*nix enthusiast

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Dominican backend/Linux engineer shipping PHP integrations and a WordPress plugin

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69signal

A 14-year GitHub veteran with a backend/DevOps focus (PHP, Shell, Vim Script) and a Linux/*nix bent. His most concrete OSS is practical: ciqb-integration, a CodeIgniter + QuickBooks Online SDK integration (7 stars, his most-starred repo), and the PE Category Filter WordPress plugin. The footprint is small (9 original repos, 8 total stars) and roughly half-dormant (abandonedRatio 0.56), but the work shows real systems-integration and plugin-maintenance experience rather than demos.

Authorship & open source

Solo authorwrote 100% of commits on ciqb-integration
19 merged PRs46 commits / yr749 private contributions / yr

What they build

Backend59%
DevOps41%

Industry experience

  • Web & CMS
  • Developer Tools
  • Fintech & Payments

Signal breakdown

Originality77
Impact62
Consistency74
Polish63
Stars

8

top repo 7

Original repos

9

10% forks

Followers

12

On GitHub

14 yr

Live demos

4

Activity

Active

56% stale

Strengths

  • Verified author — wrote 100% of commits on ciqb-integration
  • 19 merged pull requests
  • Original builder — 9 of their own repositories
  • Ships to production — 4 live demos
  • Backend focus with DevOps
  • Domain experience in Web & CMS & Developer Tools
  • Core stack: PHP, Shell, Vim Script