Diego Pedroza

Diego Pedroza Engineering Leader | Co-founder | Builder of High-Performing Teams, Scalable Systems, and AI-Driven Products | Agile & Cloud Strategist-• - • linkedin.com/in/diegopedroza/ • Bogotá, Colombia PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY A passionate engineering leader with 16+ years of experience, driven by the challenge of building scalable technology and high-performing teams that create products with a real-world impact. My core philosophy is that exceptional results emerge from a deep alignment between business goals and engineering strategy, fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, data-driven decisions, and a hyper focus on the customer. Key Achievements: ▪​ ▪​ ▪​ ▪​ Drove a tech startup to a $27M valuation by leading the development of its core AI platform and securing product-market fit. Built and scaled the product and engineering organization from the ground up to 75+ professionals, fostering a high-velocity, results-driven culture. Generated over $1M in new revenue in just 6 months by designing and launching a sophisticated, usage-based subscription model. Transformed the engineering lifecycle, cutting feature delivery time by 83% (from 12 weeks to 2), dramatically accelerating time-to-market. JOB EXPERIENCE INFLUUR – VP of Engineering 10/2022 – 04/2025 ▪​ Led the delivery of an AI-driven influencer matching platform and a social media data analyzer, which significantly increased user engagement and drove 70% client acquisition. This success stemmed from a product vision and strategy I helped shape, informed by deep customer feedback and data analysis. ▪​ Accelerated product delivery from 12 weeks to 2 weeks and boosted team velocity by 80% with CI/CD, Agile, code review, and QA automation enhancements. ▪​ Achieved 25% revenue growth and scaled the platform to support a 50% YoY increase in users by cultivating a culture of high-velocity execution and data-driven decisions across 5 engineering teams. ▪​ Improved platform scalability, ensuring 98.5% uptime and reducing platform issues by 15% by implementing cloud-based architectures leveraging Kubernetes and autoscaling on GCP and AWS. ▪​ Designed an AI-powered campaign creation system that accelerated campaign execution, enabling 60% faster matches and saving 40 hours/month per employee in manual tasks. Utilized Big Data, Python, GenAI, and ML technologies. ▪​ Achieved $500k+ in cost savings through strategic vendor negotiations, infrastructure improvements, and operational efficiency, while reducing monthly operational expenses by 15%. DATAGRAN – VP of Engineering (Co-Founder) 07/2017 – 10/2022 ▪​ Drove the company toward a $27M valuation by leading the development of its core AI and Big Data systems. This proprietary technology became our key market differentiator, enhanced customer acquisition by 30%, and solidified our position as an industry innovator. ▪​ Built the product and engineering organization from the ground up to a 75+ person multidisciplinary team, creating a high-velocity culture that successfully launched the company's core platform and scaled to support thousands of enterprise users. ▪​ Increased customer retention by 30% by spearheading the development of a suite of ML-powered tools that automated marketing campaigns creation and executed automated optimizations, establishing these capabilities as a primary driver of user value. ▪​ ▪​ Architected an on-demand GCP infrastructure, unlocking a usage-based pricing model and key revenue stream while ensuring 99.5% uptime for scalable Big Data workloads. Engineered a cross-functional automation initiative for QA and customer support that eliminated 500+ hours/month of manual tasks and cut customer response times by 20%. GRAN TEC SAS – CTO (Co-Founder) 08/2014 – 06/2017 ▪​ Co-founded and scaled a software development business, leading the architecture and delivery of 60+ bespoke applications for clients using a modern tech stack (Python, React, GCP, AWS, Node.js). ▪​ Architected and launched a B2B merchandising platform, growing it to serve 10k+ customers across 6 countries and securing over $100K in annual recurring revenue (ARR) from maintenance contracts. ▪​ Generated $350K in new revenue by upskilling the engineering team through mentoring and modern operational practices, allowing the company to secure and deliver more complex, profitable projects. INTERMEDIA NETWORK – Lead Software Engineer 02/2010 – 06/2014 ▪​ Delivered 100+ applications across web, mobile, and desktop platforms using AWS, Python, Node.js, and PHP, earning industry recognition for innovation and technical excellence. ▪​ Led a high-performing team of three engineers to execute 50+ software projects in under a month each, demonstrating exceptional efficiency, collaboration, and delivery under tight deadlines. SCOPIC SOFTWARE – Software Engineer CYMETRIA TRAINING – Instructor CONTRACTOR – Software Engineer 03/2011 – 07/2013 05/2011 – 07/2013 01/2009 – 07/2013 EDUCATION IGNITE Mentoring program, Technology leadership • Lidr.co • 10/2022 - 01/2023 Advanced degree in Architecting with Google Cloud Platform • Coursera • 01/2019 - 03/2019 Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science • Universidad Militar Nueva Granada • 01/2004 - 06/2009 SKILLS Technology Leadership Cross-functional Team Leadership • Agile • OKRs & KPIs • Team mentorship • Career development AI strategy and adoption • Product and engineering alignment • Building global teams AI & Cloud Solutions Data Engineering • Machine Learning • AI • GenAI • Big Data • Docker • CI/CD pipelines GCP • AWS • Kubernetes • Cloud Architecture • Cost optimization • IaC • Serverless Architecture Backend & Frontend Python • Node.js • SQL/NoSQL databases • Microservices • Event-driven Systems JavaScript • TypeScript • React LANGUAGES Spanish (native) English (C1)