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Work Experience

• Software Architect & AI Engineer, Independent

  Mar, 2023 - Present

  Independent consulting across AI engineering, software architecture, and full-stack development for companies including an stealth startup (music industry), WGSN (global trend forecasting), Spark Cooperative (hospitality SaaS platform), and Uniko (gift SaaS platform).

  • At stealth startup: Built an AI-driven ETL (with a medallion architecture and production evals), the golden tier fed a RAG search system on the extracted information.

  • At WGSN: Built an AI-driven recommendation engine delivering user-specific content based on item interaction signals; standardized architecture using Event Storming and C4 model.

  • At WGSN: Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual ops overhead.

  • At Spark Cooperative: Architected and shipped a UI-driven template editor that eliminated manual YAML file creation and script execution, significantly reducing developer setup time.

  • At Uniko: Architected and shipped multiple scalable SaaS APIs in TypeScript/Node.js using NestJS, designed for high availability and long-term maintainability.

  • At Uniko: Optimized PostgreSQL queries and introduced a Redis caching layer, improving API response times and lowering operational costs.

  • Established architecture patterns, coding standards, and engineering best practices across all engagements.

• Founding Engineer → Software Architect, Guros

  Mar, 2020 - Apr, 20222 years

  Joined as founding engineer and grew into leading the full engineering org — ultimately overseeing 50+ engineers, 8 tech leads, and 3 architects across a multi-product SaaS ecosystem.

  • Architected and scaled a SaaS API from scratch using Serverless Architecture, DDD Layered Architecture, and Ports & Adapters pattern.

  • Scaled and led an engineering org of 50+ engineers, 8 tech leads, and 3 architects, driving system design, mentoring, code reviews, and hiring.

  • Designed an evolutionary architecture across the product ecosystem focused on scalability, testability, and observability.

  • Established Agile and TDD practices as the engineering foundation, improving delivery consistency and code quality.

  • Delivered internal talks on C4 model documentation, clean code, design patterns, and DevOps practices org-wide.

• Full Stack Engineer, Paystand

  Feb, 2019 - Jan, 202011 months

  Full-stack engineer on a B2B payments platform, delivering microservices, a monolith-to-microservices migration, and compliance-grade data tooling.

  • Migrated core components from a monolithic architecture to microservices, improving system flexibility, scalability, and independent deployability.

  • Built a PCI-compliant data import script to securely migrate bank and card payment data from Authorize.net, ensuring regulatory compliance.

  • Implemented multi-schema search with Elasticsearch, significantly improving search performance and user experience across the platform.

  • Developed accounts receivable and payable microservices, expanding core payment features for B2B clients.

• Software Engineer & Architect, H-E-B México

  Nov, 2017 - Mar, 20191 year 4 months

  Contract engagement across architecture and backend engineering for a major retail company, delivering high-performance APIs, search infrastructure, and internal tooling adopted org-wide.

  • Reduced e-commerce search response time by 90% by implementing Elasticsearch with optimized search algorithms, directly improving customer experience and platform engagement.

  • Built a Node.js ETL synchronization system between MongoDB and MSSQL, improving data accuracy and cross-system integration.

  • Designed and built high-performance Node.js APIs, improving system efficiency across multiple internal teams.

  • Automated development workflows using Shell scripts, Node.js CLIs, and Jenkins pipelines, reducing manual operational overhead.

  • Directed POC projects for CA API Gateway, RedHat OpenShift, Docker, and Jenkins to guide informed technology adoption.

  • Led security compliance initiatives for internal APIs, strengthening security posture and meeting industry standards.

• Full Stack Engineer, Waspe

  Jun, 2016 - Nov, 20171 year 5 months

  Full-stack engineer on a multi-product ERP ecosystem, delivering microservices, system integrations, compliance features, and a 95% reduction in deployment time.

  • Reduced deployment time by 95% by implementing CI/CD automation with Gulp and GitHub webhooks, enabling faster and more reliable releases.

  • Implemented real-time bi-directional data sync between the in-house ERP and SAP B1 via a Node.js microservice, improving data accuracy and operational efficiency.

  • Delivered Peru's SUNAT-compliant electronic invoicing integration into the ERP, ensuring regulatory compliance.

  • Built Node.js microservices for mail delivery and push notifications via FCM, improving system reliability and user engagement.

  • Developed a centralized download and update hub for desktop applications, streamlining feature delivery across the user base.

Projects Experience

• Personal Website & Portfolio

  Jan, 2024 - Present

  Personal site built infrastructure-first — fully automated deployment pipeline before a single line of UI.

  • Designed and provisioned cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform, with fully automated deployments via CI/CD.

  • Intentionally IaC-first: infrastructure was production-grade before the frontend existed.

• Average True Range In Ticks — TradingView Indicator, TradingView

  Oct, 2025 - Oct, 20253 days

  A TradingView indicator that displays ATR volatility in ticks or points with multi-timeframe support.

  • Implemented multi-timeframe analysis by allowing a different timeframe than the active chart.

• Actionhero OAS Plugin, Actionhero

  Apr, 2018 - Dec, 20191 year 7 months

  A plugin that auto-generates OpenAPI Specification documentation for Actionhero APIs with a Swagger UI.

  • Built an auto-documentation layer for Actionhero APIs conforming to OpenAPI Specification (OAS/Swagger).

  • Contributed fixes and features to the Actionhero core repository as part of this work.

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