Hello

My name is Juan.

I'm a data engineer and software developer experienced in building data infrastructure, pipelines, and agentic workflows. I obsess over the details in everything I make.

Juan smiling on a boat with the water behind him

Experience

Connecting the dots.

2020 – 2021

  • Discovered programming through an introductory Python course on edX
  • Excelled in my university’s Data Science course, which sparked my interest in the field
  • Earned the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification

2022

  • Joined Beat as an intern on the CX Analytics team.
  • Discovered my love for hackathons after being selected for the BBVA WeCode Hackathon
Juan seated at the Beat office

2023

  • Joined Rappi’s Growth team (YC Winter 2016).
  • Visited Rappi’s office in Buenos Aires
  • Selected as a Section Leader for Stanford’s Code in Place (CS106A)
Juan trying on a Rappi delivery backpack

2024

  • Finalist in the analytics challenge at the Rímac Hackathon
  • Completed a Big Data Analytics specialization
  • Took the GRE and TOEFL for my graduate school applications
Juan and teammates at the Rimac hackathon

2025

  • Started as a Data Analyst at Interbank, one of Peru’s top four banks
  • Completed a Generative AI specialization
  • Traveled to Bogotá and became a finalist in the AI Hackathon organized by Colombia Tech
  • Selected again as a Section Leader for Code in Place (Uniandes edition)
  • Co-organized an AI hackathon in Peru
Juan receiving recognition at Interbank

Jan – Mar 2026

  • Started as a Data Engineer at Mibanco por WhatsApp (a conversational neobank using agentic solutions to offer financial services on WhatsApp)
  • Selected for the Aleph Hackathon in Buenos Aires
  • Admitted to the Master of Computing program at NUS (a top-10 university in the QS global rankings)
Mibanco team at an event

Apr – May 2026

  • Selected to attend the ASES Summit at Stanford with 30 other delegates (received a $2,000 scholarship toward the program fee)
  • Completed my application for the AWS AI & ML Scholars nanodegree
Selfie during the Stanford ASES Summit

Jun 2026

  • Spoke at UTEC’s Data Learners Summit and shared my career story and advice for aspiring data engineers
UTEC auditorium screen showing Juan’s Data Track talk

Projects

A few things I’ve shipped, built with taste, a little sweetness, and coffee ☕.

Insider

Spotify Display

Active Satellite Guide

SF Tech Week Vlog

Now

Things that define me now

01 / What I’m Building

Mibanco por
WhatsApp

Building data infrastructure for a neobank with 2 million cumulative conversations.

60K+ users

Juan with Mibanco colleagues at an event

02 / My Habits

Gym, three times a week

Eating healthy food

03 / My Communities

AI Playgrounds logoAI Playgrounds

Hackathons, meetups, and events with people who love to build.

04 / What I’m Learning

AWS logoUdacity logo

Agentic engineering

AWS Nanodegree at Udacity

Probability for AI

Stanford Code in Place program

Master’s in Data Science

Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería

05 / Life Lately

San Francisco
Tech Week

Juan and a friend at the airport before San Francisco Tech Week
Juan on the Stanford campus beneath palm trees
Juan and friends at the Tech Roast Show
Juan and friends with a humanoid robot in San Francisco
Juan with a friend at a tech event
Juan with a friend at a San Francisco gathering
Juan with a friend on a sunny street
Juan standing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge seen from the water