German Gonzalez-Rivas
VP Principal Engineer @Elavon
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WORK HISTORY
VP Principal Engineer @Elavon
Miami, FL, US
As VP and Principal Engineer at Elavon (a U.S. Bank company), I lead the engineering organization behind CenPOS, a high-volume enterprise payment gateway serving clients across North America. This dual role spans technical strategy, hands-on architecture leadership, and cross-functional alignment with business, compliance, and infrastructure teams.I manage a global engineering team of 25+, overseeing backend, frontend, and middleware development across 18 mission-critical applications. My focus is on delivering scalable, secure, and resilient payment solutions that meet evolving customer needs and complex regulatory requirements.Highlights:• Own end-to-end technology strategy and delivery for the CenPOS enterprise payment gateway, supporting over $35M–$40M in annual revenue.• Lead a global engineering team of 25+ developers across LATAM and Europe, managing backend, frontend, and middleware development across 18+ mission-critical applications.• Serve as a senior technology partner to executive leadership, sales engineering, and product teams, helping shape platform strategy and customer-focused solutions.• Architect and modernize legacy systems using.NET, REST APIs (JWT-secured), and Vue.js, integrating with top financial institutions and enterprise partners.• Navigate complex regulatory landscapes, ensuring full PCI DSS compliance, OWASP adherence, and audit readiness without slowing down innovation.• Rebuilt aging Flex applications into modern Vue.js frameworks, significantly improving user experience, maintainability, and performance.• Boosted API and payment page performance by over 150%, enhancing speed and reliability for large-scale clients.• Streamlined DevOps and Agile practices, enabling 100+ production releases annually while maintaining high quality and stability.• Drove platform scalability and aligned engineering execution with commercial goals, directly contributing to revenue growth and platform expansion.
EDUCATION
Florida Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Information Technology
The Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT GERMAN GONZALEZ-RIVAS
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