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Lucas Torres

Software Architect in training. Building edge computer vision systems, with the backend fundamentals to ship them.

CSE student at FP-UNA. From hardware to backend to AI/CV. Headquartered in Paraguay, betting on a niche that's mostly empty here.

// about

I started with hardware at five, broke enough things to learn how they work, and moved into software in 2020. That background still shapes how I think: I care about what a system actually runs on, not just the code on top.

Right now I'm finishing my CS degree at FP-UNA while working toward a niche that doesn't really exist in Paraguay yet: edge computer vision — running models on devices that aren't in a datacenter. Robotics-grade CV is the dream, but Paraguay doesn't pay for that yet, so the practical path is to put CV where it actually helps: agriculture, traffic, retail, security, anything with a camera and a real problem.

I also keep sharpening backend skills because that's what the local market pays for. The goal isn't to be two devs — it's to be one who can design systems end-to-end, which is the Software Architect trajectory I'm building toward.

basedAsunción, PY
statusCSE student
trajectorySA in training
languagesES, EN, PT
reachremote OK

// current focus

// passion

Computer Vision

The long-term specialization. Today it's OpenCV — blurs, binary ops, the statistical side of image work. The deep learning frameworks come next. End goal: models that see, classify, and run somewhere useful.

// market

Backend engineering

What actually pays in Paraguay. Java, Python, Node. APIs, services, the boring glue that makes everything else work. Strong fundamentals on purpose.

// niche

Edge vision

Where CV meets constraints. On-device inference, embedded targets, hardware-aware design. The intersection of what I love and what's buildable here.

// stack — what I actually use, honestly

Languages

Python primary
Java basic
C / C++ basic · hardware-aware

Computer Vision

OpenCV hands-on
FastAPI Python backend

Infra & Tooling

Docker daily
Linux daily
Git / GitHub Actions
CI CD lightly

// on the roadmap · not in the stack yet

TensorFlow PyTorch JS / TypeScript

I'd rather show a small stack I can defend than a big one I'd have to explain.

// trajectory

  1. 2009 · AGE 5

    Started with hardware

    Disassembled things until I understood them. The instinct for "how does this actually work" never left.

  2. 2020 · AGE 15

    Moved into software

    Started writing code. Built small things, broke bigger things, learned from both.

  3. 2024 · NOW

    CSE @ FP-UNA, building backend fundamentals

    Studying the degree + sharpening Java, Python, and API design. The market skill that pays the rent while I build the rest.

  4. 2025 · TURNING POINT

    Started specializing in Computer Vision

    Picked the niche. Got serious with OpenCV. Stopped trying to learn everything, started going deep on what I actually want to do.

  5. 2026 · CURRENT

    Picking the edge vision lane

    Robotics CV is the dream, but Paraguay won't pay for that yet. Edge vision — CV that runs on real devices solving real local problems — is the practical bet.

  6. FUTURE · THE TARGET

    Software Architect

    Designing systems, not just writing code. The end of the path: someone who can hold the whole picture — backend, ML, infra, hardware — in their head at once.

// projects

project · 2025 · first project

ProyectoDeAlgo

My first Python project using PyGame. A small game built during the Algorithms course at FP-UNA. The code isn't pretty — it's where I learned to ship something that actually runs. Kept public on purpose. This is the floor, not the ceiling.

Python PyGame algorithms
project · in progress

Next: an edge CV project

Real problem, real dataset, real deployment. End-to-end: data → training → inference → on a device that isn't a server. Living in its own repo when it's ready.

// now

Finishing CSE at FP-UNA, building the first real edge CV project with OpenCV (and likely PyTorch for the model side), and learning the SA mindset by designing systems end-to-end instead of just shipping features.

last updated · 2026 · asunción, paraguay