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Santiago Galindo

@santiagogalindo

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10+ years building cloud systems. TypeScript, React, Node.js expert. AI-driven development & distributed teams.

Ecuador

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles where I can lead cloud-native architecture, mentor teams, drive customer success, and deliver measurable cost and performance improvements.

I'm a full-stack engineer with over 10 years of experience architecting and delivering scalable cloud-native systems. Throughout my career, I've specialized in building high-performance applications using TypeScript, Node.js, React, and modern cloud technologies.

My recent work includes developing RAG-powered semantic search engines and AI-driven knowledge platforms that serve thousands of users. I've led distributed teams across multiple time zones, delivered enterprise solutions handling millions of daily transactions with 99.9% uptime, and reduced infrastructure costs by up to 35% through architectural optimization.

I'm passionate about leveraging AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code and Cursor IDE to accelerate delivery while maintaining code quality. I thrive in remote-first environments and enjoy translating complex business requirements into production-ready systems with measurable impact.

Looking for opportunities to work on challenging problems with modern tech stacks, particularly in AI/ML integration, real-time systems, and distributed architectures.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Full-Stack Developer Consultant

RIUCI Bamboo Network

Feb 2025 - Nov 2025 (9 months)

Designed and developed bilingual knowledge hub and RAG-powered semantic search engine for RIUCI network serving 20 universities. Built platform with Next.js, TypeScript, Convex, and Vercel AI SDK. Implemented CMS with role-based access control and integrated 15 external repositories with automated indexing, reducing manual data entry by 85% and improving search accuracy.

Next.js React TypeScript Convex Vercel AI SDK Clerk TailwindCSS

Customer Success Engineer

Viafoura

Jul 2020 - Dec 2024 (4 years 5 months)

Led technical discovery and architecture design for enterprise SaaS integrations across 20 Fortune 500 media clients. Spearheaded process improvements resulting in 40% faster implementations and 95% customer satisfaction. Designed scalable integration solutions supporting $1M+ ARR through optimized API design and system architecture.

TypeScript React Next.js GraphQL MySQL Redis AWS NodeJS

Solutions Architect

Municipality of Quito

Sep 2018 - Apr 2020 (1 year 7 months)

Architected and led digital transformation modernizing legacy systems to cloud-native microservices. Led team of 12 developers, improving processing speed by 60%. Built scalable platform handling 1M+ daily transactions with 99.9% uptime. Reduced infrastructure costs by 35% through optimization.

Kubernetes PostgreSQL NestJS TypeScript GraphQL MongoDB Redis OpenShift NodeJS ReactJS

Principal Engineer

Ministry of Culture Heritage

Feb 2017 - Aug 2018 (1 year 6 months)

Architected cultural information system supporting 500K+ digital artifacts for national heritage preservation. Led migration to modern cloud infrastructure achieving 50% performance improvement. Optimized database design and query patterns, reducing data processing time by 70% and enabling real-time analytics.

PostgreSQL Docker Elasticsearch MongoDB ReactJS GraphQL

Technical Leader

Knowledge Enjoyment

Nov 2013 - Dec 2016 (3 years 1 month)

Designed intelligent systems and mentored engineering team growth for enterprise decision support platforms. Architected systems generating 30% cost savings. Implemented real-time analytics platform processing 100K+ daily transactions with sub-second performance. Integrated Stripe payment processing. Mentored 5 junior developers to senior roles.