Guillermo Valin

Software Engineer & Technology Leader


About Me

Electronic Civil Engineer and hands‑on Software Engineer with 13+ years leading Engineering, Product, and IT Operations across retail, logistics, banking, and crypto. I design secure, scalable cloud and decentralized‑AI architectures, build blockchain‑integrated products, and coach high‑performance teams that boost revenue and reliability. Business‑oriented and user‑centric, I excel at translating ambitious ideas into tangible solutions. Native Spanish speaker, fluent in English.

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer

dcSpark Jan 2025 – Present
  • Develop and maintain core components of the Shinkai Node orchestrating AI agents and managing models
  • Implemented flexible AI workflow features empowering user customization
  • Designed CI/CD pipelines automating tests, builds and deployments for rapid releases
  • Provisioned scalable cloud environments with Docker, GCP Cloud Run and Cloudflare Workers using IaC

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Cotalker Mar 2023 – Dec 2024
  • Led Engineering & Product strategy, aligning backlog and roadmap with business and user vision
  • Retained largest accounts (CGE, BCI) and increased recurring revenue by 60% in 12 months
  • Migrated infrastructure from AWS to GCP, cutting cloud spend by 50% in 2024
  • Achieved ISO 27001 certification, opening doors to new enterprise clients

Chief Technology Officer

Cotalker Jun 2020 – Mar 2023
  • Created a highly available distributed architecture and founded the SRE team, cutting critical incidents by 75 %
  • Introduced an internship program that attracted talent and boosted project throughput
  • Aligned Product, Operations, Marketing and Customer Success with strategic vision
  • Managed and mentored a 10‑person engineering team reporting directly to the CEO

Head of IT Operations

Cotalker Jan 2018 – Jun 2020
  • Established Projects & Support areas to implement improvements and manage incidents
  • Secured the COPEC contract in a pre‑sales role; the success case now represents 80 % of the portfolio
  • Delivered projects for corporate clients (COPEC, CGE, BCI, etc.) leading to contracts longer than 5 years
  • Designed solution architectures and optimized processes to support company growth

IT Project Manager

Megamedia Aug 2016 – Dec 2017
  • Directed company‑wide digitalization of administrative and accounting processes, training 500+ staff
  • Served as technology advisor during the merger of Megavisión and Bethia Communications
  • Configured SAP account and company structure as part of post‑merger integration
  • Oversaw rollout that reduced manual expense‑accounting errors and freed resources

IT Project Engineer

Megamedia Jun 2014 – Aug 2016
  • Gathered requirements and delivered tech projects to optimize administrative workflows
  • Built an SAP PS control scheme improving production budget accuracy
  • Automated SAP accounting settlements, lowering processing time by 70 %
  • Enhanced financial reporting in partnership with controlling management

Business Analyst / Software Engineer

El Mercurio Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • Managed software projects translating stakeholder needs into web tools
  • Led development of economicos.cl classifieds site and publisher with electronic payments
  • Improved existing systems for higher efficiency and maintainability
  • Collaborated with IT Operations to align tech solutions with business goals

R&D Engineer

Synopsys Jan 2011 – Dec 2012
  • Developed key features for new EDA software, saving license royalty costs
  • Collaborated with distributed teams in the US, Switzerland and India to deliver quality releases
  • Focused on product improvement and customer‑oriented enhancements
  • Contributed to the product roadmap and upheld code quality standards

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Rust TypeScript JavaScript Python C#

Frontend Technologies

React Vue.js Angular

Backend & Cloud

Node.js Docker Kubernetes Google Cloud Platform AWS Cloudflare Terraform

Databases & Messaging

PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis MySQL

Education & Certifications

Engineer's Degree, Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM)

Comprehensive five‑year program covering electronics, communications, and computer engineering fundamentals. Graduated on the University's Honor List (2005‑2010).

Diploma in Software Engineering & IT Project Management

Universidad Andrés Bello

Postgraduate studies focused on software‑development best practices, agile methodologies, and leadership of large‑scale IT projects (2015‑2016).

Languages

Spanish (Native) English (Fluent)