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Hi, I'm

Franz Bascope

Full-stack developer — Java/Spring & React/Angular, lately poking at AI & NLP.

Full-stack dev who talks to both ends of the stack — Java/Spring in the back, React/Angular up front. Started in QA breaking other people's code, then figured I'd build my own and somehow ended up at a global bank.

Lately I've been teaching machines to read with AI & NLP, and I earned a Master's while working full-time — mostly a crash course in functioning on very little sleep. ☕

Experience

6+ years across fintech and global finance.

Applications Development Sr Programmer @ CitibankJun 2023 – Present
Full-stack work across modern Angular and TypeScript on the front end and Java / Spring Boot on the back end, including Spring Cloud Gateway. Hands-on with JWKS-based authentication, and deploying and operating services on OpenShift and Kubernetes in a large-scale enterprise environment.
Software Engineer @ CredibleJan 2022 – May 2023
Full-stack development with Ruby on Rails and React, building backend services and third-party API integrations, plus front-end features and content tooling.
Software Engineer @ Infinity Sales GroupMar 2020 – Dec 2021
Front-end development in Angular and REST/SOAP API integrations, with hands-on AWS experience (Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, S3) and maintenance of legacy PHP and AngularJS code. (Boca Raton, FL)
System Analyst @ TOTVSJul 2017 – Dec 2019
Backend development in C# / ASP.NET with ERP integration, advanced MSSQL stored procedures, and mobile development in React Native.
QA Engineer @ ConsensusDec 2015 – Jun 2017
Quality engineering — building and maintaining automated regression tests and coordinating production deployments. (Utah — remote)

Projects

A few things I've built — code and live demos below.

Fruit Store
A small fruit-store app that demonstrates CQRS and Event Sourcing — every interaction is saved as an event so the full history can be replayed.
ReactCQRSEvent Sourcing
CodeDemo
South Park Avatar
A React app for creating and customizing South Park–style avatars — hats, eyes, shoes, pants and more — built around a clean component design.
ReactJavaScript
CodeDemo
Formula 1 SQL
Transforms raw Formula 1 CSV data into a highly structured Oracle SQL database — enforcing integrity with constraints and tuning performance via indexes and partitions.
SQLOracleData Modeling
Code

Education

MBA @ University of TampaIn progress
Just getting started — pairing the engineering background with the business side.
M.S. Computer Engineering (focus on AI) @ University of South Florida2025
Earned my Master's in Computer Engineering while working full-time, with a focus on AI — NLP and deep learning.
B.S. Computer Sciences @ Universidad NUR, Bolivia2020
Certificate — Microservices @ Universidad NUR, Bolivia2022

Languages

Hobbies

What I get up to away from the keyboard.

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Running

Running my first half marathon in Buenos Aires this August 23 — 21K and counting down.

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Gym

Bench press PR: 225 lbs. Deadlift PR: 315 lbs. I'm told these are numbers and not personality traits, but I disagree.

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Surfing

Recently took surfing classes in Natal, Brazil — fully hooked and planning to keep chasing waves.