José Miguel García López

José Miguel García López

Software Architect · AI Systems Designer · Guadalajara, MX

Software architect with 17 years of enterprise experience on the Microsoft stack. Co-founder of Antharasoft. I write about software at ArchMindset.

Philosophy

I approach software the way an architect approaches a building: every structural decision has a long-term cost, and the difference between something working and working well rarely shows up on delivery day.

The emergence of AI-assisted development is not just a faster tool — it's a redefinition of what a single architect can responsibly design and maintain. Human judgment and machine execution combine to raise the quality ceiling of what is possible to build.

Projects

Antharasoft

Custom software factory. We build enterprise digital solutions without templates or bloatware — from architecture design to production deployment.

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WhatsApp Customer Service Automation

Platform for an accounting firm enabling automated WhatsApp-based client interactions. Processes 300+ automated and 100+ manual requests monthly, including a web scraping module that retrieves fiscal documents from the government tax system automatically.

Custom Mini ERP

Tailored ERP for an office rental company — client management, contract administration, invoicing, and resource scheduling.

Experience

Jul 2023 — Present
Senior Software Engineer
HCLTech · Client: IGT (Gaming & Casino)

Independently led a full product release end-to-end. Introduced .NET 8 APIs into the existing ecosystem while maintaining backward compatibility with .NET Framework 4.8. Established Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and Angular modules integrated with both legacy and modern backends.

.NET 8.NET Framework 4.8 AngularC# JenkinsSQL Server GitHub Copilot
2020 — Present
Freelance Full-Stack Developer
Independent

End-to-end delivery of custom web solutions for SMBs: requirements analysis, architecture design, development, database design, and deployment. Applying Clean Architecture and Repository Pattern with full ownership of every decision.

Angular.NET Core Entity Framework CoreWhatsApp API Web ScrapingClean Architecture
Apr 2014 — Jul 2023
Senior Full-Stack .NET Developer
Almer · Client: financial services sector

Developed and maintained enterprise applications for a leading financial services firm. Architected a large-scale supervision platform (inventory, risk control, KPI dashboards) and a floor-plan audit system for automotive dealer financing. Migrated legacy solutions from Web Forms to MVC and .NET Core.

.NET CoreMVC Web APISSIS MicroservicesJWT SQL Server
2011 — Apr 2014
Junior Software Architect
Dawcons (Software Factory)

Architecture design and development leadership for clients in automotive manufacturing and cash-handling equipment industries.

ASP.NETC# SQL ServerOracle 10g
2009 — 2011
Web Developer
TAFI (Software Factory)

Web application development for multiple clients, including a full CRM for a construction company with sales, client, document, budgeting, and property management modules.

ASP.NETPHPC#

Tech Stack

Backend

.NET 8.NET Core .NET Framework 4.8C# Web APIMicroservices CQRSSSIS

Frontend

AngularTypeScript JavaScriptHTML5 CSS3Bootstrap

Database

SQL Server (18 yrs) Entity Framework Entity CoreOracle

DevOps & AI

JenkinsCI/CD GitGitHub Copilot AI-Assisted Dev