Diego Hurtado
Software Engineer
San José
Summary
Accomplished Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of expertise in software design, implementation, and troubleshooting using Python. Competent leader of both open-source and proprietary software projects, with strong experience in testing automation. Excellent communicator, capable of delivering clear and concise information both in writing and verbally, and of producing high-quality documentation. A natural innovator who fearlessly explores new approaches to solve problems. Energetic and cheerful, bringing a teamwork-positive and optimistic attitude even when faced with pressure and difficult technical challenges. Fiercely driven engineer who continuously learns new technologies, experiments with fresh ideas, and is willing to start over when needed — whatever it takes to accomplish his mission.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Lightstep
03.2021 - 09.2024
- Led the overall development of OpenTelemetry Python as a maintainer.
- Assisted Lightstep engineers in troubleshooting customer issues related to OpenTelemetry.
- Designed and implemented key components of OpenTelemetry Python, including the APIs and SDKs for Traces, Metrics, Logs, and Instrumentations.
- Engineered CI/CD workflows and package release systems for OpenTelemetry Python.
- Served as a key liaison between OpenTelemetry developers and the user community, assisting users with technical issues and managing open-source contributions.
- Developed tests and optimized the testing strategy for OpenTelemetry Python, reducing testing times by approximately 50%.
Python Expert for Lightstep
Toptal
11.2020 - 03.2021
- Engineered and implemented the mission-critical auto-instrumentation agent for OpenTelemetry Python.
- Took ownership of OpenTelemetry issues and led them to successful resolution.
- Collaborated on the migration of customer-critical code from OpenTracing to OpenTelemetry.
- Developed instrumentation to integrate OpenTelemetry with third-party frameworks.
Lead Test Automation Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
San José, Costa Rica
06.2014 - 03.2021
- Designed and implemented, from the ground up using Python, a business-critical open-source testing framework for the OpenSwitch project.
- Engineered a software development strategy that made the testing framework future-proof by leveraging key features of the Python standard library.
- Developed plug-in modules for the testing framework to support a variety of network routers, both physical and virtual.
- Led international training sessions for engineering teams in the USA and India on the use of this testing framework.
- Invented and implemented novel technologies for testing network products, enabling management to surpass established testing metrics and goals.
- Coached junior and senior engineers on innovative automation projects.
Test Engineer for Hewlett Packard
Softtek
08.2013 - 06.2014
- Executed manual testing strategies for web interfaces of network products.
- Created tools to automate the execution of these tests using Selenium with Python.
- Developed Python scripts to extract data from network products and automate the testing of SVG charts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
Universidad De Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica 05.2001 -
Skills
Software Design
Software Testing
Troubleshooting
Python
Git
Communication
Accomplishments
Honorary Mention
Topology Framework
HPE TechCon 2017
Certification
Machine Learning - Coursera
Timeline
Machine Learning - Coursera
10-2025
Getting Started with Go - University of California Irvine
03-2025
Linear Algebra for Machine Learning and Data Science - DeepLearning.AI
11-2024
Functions, Methods and Interfaces in Go
04-2022
Senior Software Engineer
Lightstep
03.2021 - 09.2024
Python Expert for Lightstep
Toptal
11.2020 - 03.2021
Lead Test Automation Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
06.2014 - 03.2021
Test Engineer for Hewlett Packard
Softtek
08.2013 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
Universidad De Costa Rica
05.2001 -
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