## Director of Engineering @ ChessKid (Chess.com)
Leading engineering at ChessKid, part of Chess.com, the world's number one kid-safe chess platform with over 13 million global users and more than 600K monthly actives.
- Hands-on with backend, mobile, and web systems while driving architecture, reliability, and product delivery.
- Partnering directly with the CTO and VPs, TLs and PMs across Chess.com to align technical execution, product strategy, and long-term platform growth.
- Driving the adoption of agentic coding practices across the team, integrating AI-assisted development into daily workflows.
- Focused on building high-performing teams and ensuring our little users have as much fun as possible without any downtime other than early bed times.
## Director of Engineering @ Stuart
Head of engineering for Delivery Network Optimization at a platform handling millions of deliveries per month across 100+ European cities.
- Led 8 teams comprising approximately 40 engineers and managers, working with analysts, data scientists, and product and program managers.
- Led teams building routing and optimization systems to meet customer service-level agreements (SLAs).
- Oversaw estimated delivery and preparation-time models, mapping infrastructure, and administration interfaces for clients and internal operations.
- Helped guide teams through acquisition-related restructuring as Stuart reduced its company-wide workforce to 30% of its previous size.
## Senior Engineering Manager @ Stuart
Led engineering teams in Supply & Demand, responsible for courier incentives and demand management within Stuart's delivery network.
- Aligned operational stakeholders and engineering teams on supply-and-demand performance and customer SLA requirements.
## Engineering Manager @ Twitter
- Led 2 small-business advertising teams comprising approximately 12 engineers, delivering Simple Ads and Quick Promote.
- Simple Ads reached 9,000+ advertising accounts and 12,000+ campaigns, acquiring 4,400+ first-time advertisers between July and November 2022.
- Simple Ads rollout results showed a 14% ad revenue uplift after 50% rollout.
- Led the iOS Boost launch for Quick Promote, with a reported 30–40% annual revenue uplift attributed to the iOS relaunch.
- Managed hiring, career development, and engineering delivery across both teams.
## Tech Lead @ ThoughtWorks
- Led consulting teams and technical delivery for clients including ImmoScout, AutoScout, and Zalando's warehouse operations.
- Facilitated React/TypeScript trainings and tech leadership workshops.
## Senior Consultant @ ThoughtWorks
- Delivered and maintained critical services.
- Built client relationships and aligned strategy.
- Contributed to internal and external events.
## Head of Product Design @ Chalk
- Co-founded Chalk, a fantasy sports site.
- Led product design and frontend development, brand identity, and UI.
## API Solutions Engineer @ 3scale
- Led API implementations for high-profile launches using the 3Scale API Gateway.
- Managed inductions of external teams into our architecture, code, support, and training for integrations.
## Game Developer @ Akamon Entertainment
- Built social games in mundijuegos.com where we had a daily revenue of ~$50k in a platform of +11M users.