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Jorge Alejandro Cajas

@jorgealejandrocajas

Engineering Manager at Improving who shipped a regulated billing platform and designed an AI software factory.

Guatemala
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At Improving, I manage engineers embedded in US product companies while staying hands-on with code, reviews, and first-line on-call. I own client relationships from technical discovery through roadmap negotiation, and I introduced a structured, spec-driven workflow for coding agents.

For Curantis Solutions, I managed an eight-person team and designed an event-driven architecture that separated compliance and billing from the core application. We shipped a new billing platform within a six-month regulatory deadline; after a three-day production incident, I added dead-letter queues, redrive policies, and better service logging.

At Improving, I also led the Upvate platform from requirements to launch, including an offline-first React Native app for inspectors, and led TechLink+’s React Native rebuild to meet a three-month deadline. Earlier, as CTO / Engineering Lead at Inversiones Intelectuales, I led a team of 10 and built HR, ERP, and bulk SMS products from scratch.

I designed TheFactory, a self-hosted, event-driven software factory built entirely with AI coding tools; it now builds its own React web client. I also created grafel, an open-source MCP server that helps coding agents navigate large codebases.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Improving logoIM
Current

Engineering Manager

Jan 2021 - Present (5 years 10 months)

Led client engineering teams embedded in US product companies, owning delivery, hiring, and people management. Introduced structured workflows for coding agents and shipped against hard external deadlines.

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CTO / Engineering Lead

Inversiones Intelectuales

Jan 2016 - Dec 2019 (3 years 11 months)

Led a team of 10 engineers through hiring, reviews, and technical direction. Built the company's HR, ERP, and bulk SMS products from scratch, establishing CI/CD and code-quality standards.

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Java Developer

Gerencia y Sistemas

Jan 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 11 months)

Implemented SAP Financial Fusion as the online banking platform for Banrural. Designed a configurable third-party payments interface against compiled systems with no source code or documentation.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Oracle logoOR

Oracle

Oracle ACE Associate, Oracle Technologies

Recognized as an Oracle ACE Associate.

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala logoUG

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Coursework, Computer Science and Systems Engineering

Completed coursework in Computer Science and Systems Engineering.

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Oracle

Oracle Certified Associate, Java 8, Java

Certified as a Java 8 Oracle Certified Associate.

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Anthropic

Claude Certified Architect – Foundations, Artificial Intelligence

Certified as a Claude Certified Architect – Foundations.

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