Damian Otero Morales
@damianoteromorales
Self-taught AI engineer building production LLM/agent products, full-stack web apps, and mobile/embedded wearables.
ChileWhat I'm looking for
Spanish (EU) citizen based in Chile — UTC-4, full overlap with US business hours.
I’m a self-taught AI engineer based in Chile, building and operating complete products in production—from live web marketplaces to mobile and Wear OS apps. I design LLM services with agent tool-use, semantic search, and CI-gated evaluation, and I back it with engineering practice: systematic debugging, structured audits, and verified deploys.
In 2025–present, I run HornyGorilla end to end on Next.js 16 (App Router), TypeScript, and Supabase (Postgres, RLS, Auth, Realtime) with Vercel, including monitoring, analytics, and incident response. I shipped and automated AI workflows for SMBs (e.g., WhatsApp lead qualification using Claude & Gemini plus Make.com/n8n), and I’ve delivered real user-facing products like Rupü Sur (Flutter/Dart, Supabase, OpenStreetMap, PlantNet API) and FallTrace (Wear OS with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Kotlin Multiplatform), including active work on gearmatching, semantic search, and observability.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Independent AI Engineer
Self-employed
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)
Built and operates multiple production AI-enabled products, including a skydiving gear marketplace and an AI-powered hiking app. Designs and delivers AI agents and automations for SMBs, and builds LLM services with semantic search and CI-gated evaluation.
Web Content Administrator
Impextrom S.L.
Oct 2013 - Jul 2019 (5 years 9 months)
Managed and designed Impextrom.com’s e-commerce site and created web design for side projects. Produced photography, video, and visual content for web and marketing campaigns.
Technical Assistant
Bosch Service Solutions
Feb 2007 - Sep 2010 (3 years 7 months)
Provided technical support for VoIP and ISP services for SMBs, including installation, configuration, and remote troubleshooting.
IT Technician
SISCOM S.L.
Sep 2005 - Jan 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Administered and maintained computers, networks, and servers for small businesses.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Self-directed AI engineering training
Project-based training, Artificial Intelligence Engineering
2025 -
Project-based AI engineering focused on LLM APIs, agent/tool design, and full-stack product delivery for production services.
Intensive Java training (mentored)
Intensive mentored Java training, Java
2019 - 2020
Mentored intensive Java training, culminating in a final project crypto portfolio built and published on GitHub.
CPR Daniel Castelao
Certificate of Higher Education (HNC), Computer and Electronics
2003 - 2005
Computer and Electronics program completed as a Certificate of Higher Education (HNC).
Availability
Location
ChileAuthorized to work in
Website
damianotero.comSalary expectations
Job categories
Skills
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