Daniel Alvarez
@danielalvarez1
Senior Data Engineer specializing in scalable ETL, cloud infrastructure, and production LLM pipelines.
United Arab EmiratesWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior Data Engineer with extensive experience designing scalable data architectures, building ETL pipelines, and delivering production-grade machine learning and LLM solutions.
I have implemented data ingestion and transformation workflows using Airflow, AWS S3/Glue, SQL/Athena and DBT, and containerized systems with Docker and Kubernetes for fault-tolerant deployments.
My background includes building analytics dashboards and backend services using Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Tableau and Looker Studio, and applying NLP and image-processing libraries such as NLTK and OpenCV to generate automated insights.
I combine technical depth with business-facing experience in financial analysis, operations and reporting to translate stakeholder needs into reliable, scalable data products that support decision-making.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Data Engineer
Profinda
Jul 2022 - Present (3 years 11 months)
Designed and maintained scalable data architecture and ETL pipelines, improving data quality and reliability while integrating Docker/Kubernetes and AWS for fault-tolerant production workflows; developed and orchestrated LLM pipelines for automated insights and predictive modeling.
Data Engineer / Software Engineer
Predictive
Nov 2019 - Jul 2022 (2 years 8 months)
Built data dashboards, ETL and backend services using Python/Django and PostgreSQL, automated workflows with Selenium/Docker Compose, and implemented image/text processing and statistical models to support forecasting and business decision-making.
Financial Business Analyst
Healthy Poke SL
Aug 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year 3 months)
Led financial and operational restructuring for multiple restaurant openings, optimized costs by ~€40,000 per restaurant annually, and provided reporting and investor communications to secure accelerator and investor financing.
Manager
Katako Sushi SL
Jul 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 4 months)
Managed restaurant operations including sales analysis, inventory and supplier negotiation, production optimization and cost control, contributing to recognition in the Metropolis Guide (2018).
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National University of Distance Education
Economics, Economics
2019 - 2024
Studied Economics through the National University of Distance Education with coursework completed between 2019 and 2024.
DeepLearning.AI (Coursera)
Professional Certificate, Deep Learning
2020 - 2020
Completed professional certificate coursework in TensorFlow Developer and the Deep Learning Specialization in 2020.
IBM - Cognitive Class
Specialization, Data Science
2018 - 2020
Completed Applied Data Science and Machine Learning specializations between 2018 and 2020.
University of Geneva (Coursera)
Specialization, Investment Management
2016 - 2016
Completed the Investment Management specialization in August 2016.
University of Melbourne (Coursera)
Specialization, Corporate Finance
2016 - 2016
Completed the Corporate Finance specialization in April 2016.
Simón Bolívar University
Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering
2009 - 2012
Activities and societies: Teaching Assistant: Control Systems (2011-2012)
Completed Electronics Engineering studies and served as a Teaching Assistant for Control Systems during 2011–2012.
Availability
Location
United Arab EmiratesAuthorized to work in
Website
medium.com/@daniel.ad0791Social media
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