Backend engineering
Python services shaped around clear boundaries, useful APIs, and the people who will maintain them.
- Python
- Django
- DRF
- FastAPI
- Flask
- HTMX
Phoenix, Arizona
Hi, I’m Andres. Software engineer & data architect.
Most of my work is in Python, Django, APIs, and data systems. I enjoy understanding complicated problems, working through them with good people, and building solutions others can rely on.
Engineering · Architecture · Leadership
PythonDjangoData architectureAPI designAI-driven engineeringTechnical leadership
01 About
A little
about me.
I’ve spent more than a decade working where software, data, and real operational problems meet.
Born and raised in El Paso and now based in Phoenix, I’ve worked across Fortune 100 environments, nonprofits, and startups. Each role has reinforced the same instinct: understand the problem clearly, then build something people can rely on.
At heart, I’m a Python enthusiast. Data architecture was my first professional discipline, and it still shapes how I think about APIs, models, and product decisions.
13+Years shaping
data & software
data & software
07Roles across startups,
nonprofits & enterprise
nonprofits & enterprise
01Guiding idea:
make it useful
make it useful
02 Capabilities
What I
work with.
Distributed systems & data
Practical service and data designs that preserve meaning, support growth, and make downstream decisions easier.
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- Celery
- RabbitMQ
- Redis
- SQS
- MySQL
- MongoDB
GenAI & observability
Production AI services paired with the visibility teams need to understand and support them.
- LangChain
- LangGraph
- OpenTelemetry
- Sentry
- PostHog
- Logging
- Metrics
- Alerts
Delivery & cloud
Repeatable environments and delivery practices that help teams move software safely from an idea into production.
- uv
- Docker/Compose
- CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Azure
- GCP
AI-driven engineering
Deep proficiency with coding agents and AI development tools across discovery, implementation, debugging, refactoring, and review, with tests and engineering judgment guiding the result.
- Claude
- Codex
- Cursor
- CodeRabbit
- Agentic workflows
- Code review
03 Experience
Where I’ve
worked.
My experience spans enterprise data architecture, product engineering, GenAI systems, and technical leadership.
01
QuotaPath · Phoenix, AZ
Senior Software Engineer
Building a multi-tenant SaaS product across Django, React, and user-facing GenAI services.
Selected contributions
- Build customer-facing capabilities across Django and React within an architecture organized around client and workspace boundaries.
- Develop GenAI services that generate and configure in-app content, reducing manual setup for customers.
- Refactor core application areas and improve architecture, simplifying core flows and making the codebase easier to extend and test.
- Use Claude extensively for discovery, implementation, debugging, and large refactors, with tests and code review validating the result.
02
American Express · Phoenix, AZ
Senior AI/ML Software Engineer
Built production Python services for machine-learning and generative-AI workloads at enterprise scale.
Selected contributions
- Built FastAPI inference services handling 30K to 100K+ daily requests and LLM proofs of concept with LangChain and LangGraph.
- Standardized Python workflows with uv, pinned dependencies, Docker Compose, and pre-commit automation.
- Implemented OpenTelemetry-based logging, metrics, dashboards, and alerting to improve production reliability.
- Mentored engineers through pairing, design reviews, code reviews, and shared production practices.
03
AlertMedia · Phoenix, AZ
Senior Software Engineer
Built and supported scalable platform capabilities across APIs, integrations, data ingestion, and cloud operations.
Selected contributions
- Built Django and DRF APIs with Celery and RabbitMQ for asynchronous jobs and user data ingestion.
- Developed integrations for Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Graph, Concur, and other providers.
- Implemented granular role-based permissions and supported production systems across AWS services.
- Mentored more than five engineers through code review and design guidance.
04
American Express · Phoenix, AZ
Data Engineer
Developed internal products and data systems within a large, distributed enterprise environment.
Selected contributions
- Led development of business-critical internal applications with cross-functional partners.
- Helped transition a legacy monolith toward Java and Spring microservices.
- Automated Jenkins delivery workflows and designed relational solutions across MySQL and Oracle.
05
Foundation for Blind Children · Phoenix, AZ
Developer & Data Analyst
Joined a five-person startup initiative at the nonprofit to turn complex data into accessible products.
Selected contributions
- Engineered backend systems that simplified data consumption by client applications and reporting.
- Built Python data transformation and visualization workflows with Pandas, Jupyter, and Matplotlib.
06
University of Arizona · Phoenix, AZ
Assistant Python Teacher
Co-taught data analysis and web development across multiple student cohorts.
Selected contributions
- Made technical concepts approachable through hands-on Python instruction and mentorship.
- Supported students as they moved from fundamentals to working applications.
07
American Express · Phoenix, AZ
Data Architect
Established the data foundations that continue to shape how I approach software systems today.
Selected contributions
- Produced conceptual, logical, and physical models for enterprise systems.
- Partnered with stakeholders to turn business requirements into practical data strategies.
- Maintained shared definitions, standards, and naming conventions across teams.
04 Principles
What matters
to me.
Work that matters
I’m most motivated by products and industries that address real-world problems or make life better for others.
Voice & ownership
I do my best work when I can contribute to decisions, listen to other perspectives, share my own, and follow through on what I own.
Better together
Diverse, curious, and enjoyable teams bring out better ideas and better versions of all of us.
Work-life balance
As much as I love what I do, work is one part of who I am. Family, friends, and being a father matter just as much, and that balance helps me show up well in my career.
05 Education
2018
Data Science Certification
Galvanize
Statistics, machine learning, NLP, Python, data visualization, and cloud-based analytical workflows.2014
B.S. Computer Information Systems
DeVry University
Grand Prize winner in the 2014 nationwide senior project competition.Get in touch