Hello, I'm Daniel

Software Engineer | Forward Deployed Engineer | Applied AI Engineer, passionate about web accessibility. I build and ship AI products end to end — from multi-agent systems on Vertex AI to WCAG 2.1 AA accessible web frontends — with 3+ years building for production and 2 years in technical teaching. Open to remote roles.

Work experience

  1. Instructor · Python for AI Bootcamp

    Talento Tech (MinTIC)

    • Guided students through in-person and virtual sessions of an intensive Python for AI bootcamp.
    • Managed student activity flow on GitHub and provided support on the learning platform.
    • Reinforced programming fundamentals, data manipulation with pandas, and introductory applied AI concepts.
  2. Director & Instructor · Semestral Linux and Free Software Course

    GNU/Linux Group – Universidad Distrital

    • Led a semester-long Linux and Git course from beginner to advanced for students with no prior experience.
    • As director in the second year, refactored the syllabus, launched a new advanced Bash scripting course and maintained the Moodle platform.
    • Trained new instructors to scale the programme and represented the group at free software events.
  3. Full-Stack Developer

    TIVIT

    • Built accessible UI components (WCAG 2.1 AA) in React, Next.js and Angular on Figma and Penpot designs, with a focus on performance optimisation.
    • Designed REST and GraphQL APIs with Spring Boot and Node.js (NestJS) applying Clean Architecture and DDD; integrated PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis as needed.
    • Implemented OWASP Top 10 vulnerability fixes with SonarQube, and unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
    • Automated deployments with CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes on Vercel, Digital Ocean and AWS per client requirements.

Stack

Languages

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Java
  • Python
  • Bash
  • SQL

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Angular
  • Astro
  • Tailwind CSS
  • HTML5
  • Modern CSS
  • WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility

Backend

  • Spring Boot
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Django
  • Flask
  • FastAPI
  • REST
  • GraphQL
  • gRPC

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis

DevOps

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes (fundamentals)
  • CI/CD
  • Linux
  • Git
  • Bash scripting
  • Vercel
  • Digital Ocean
  • AWS

Quality & Security

  • Unit, integration and E2E testing
  • SonarQube
  • OWASP Top 10

Data & AI

  • pandas
  • Statistical analysis fundamentals
  • LLM integration
  • RAG fundamentals

Design

  • Figma
  • Penpot
  • UI/UX fundamentals

Projects

Reversa cover: autonomous fraud recovery on instant payment rails

Reversa

  • Python
  • Vertex AI
  • Terraform

Built for the Google Hackathon: a multi-agent pipeline (Google ADK + A2A protocol) for autonomous fraud recovery on instant payment rails (Pix and Bre-B). It traces money through mule accounts, issues camt.056 (ISO 20022) blocking recalls and produces regulation-grounded dossiers with Vertex AI Search, deployed on Vertex AI Agent Engine with Terraform and GitHub Actions.

The team posing with the trophy at the Corferias 5.0 Hackathon in Bogotá
The team walking up on stage during the Corferias 5.0 Hackathon award ceremony

SECOP Analytics

  • Angular
  • FastAPI
  • MongoDB

Award-winning project at the Corferias de Colombia 5.0 Hackathon in Bogotá. A public-procurement analytics platform on SECOP II open data (datos.gov.co): Angular 18 dashboard, FastAPI backend with JWT authentication, MongoDB and Docker deployment.

Cover image of the ATHENS S.A.S. website

ATHENS S.A.S.

  • Astro
  • Vanilla JS

Corporate website for ATHENS S.A.S., an algorithmic and AI-based trading company. Built with Astro and vanilla JavaScript/CSS, with performance and accessibility as first-class priorities.

Screenshot of the Ukumari extension website

Ukumari

  • Vanilla JS

First place winner at the CiberPaz 2025 Hackathon in Bogotá. A Chrome extension built with Vanilla JS to assist web users. Live and published on the Chrome Web Store.

About me

I've spent 3 years building web applications in production, mainly with React, Next.js, Spring Boot and Node.js. I started as a frontend developer working with designs in Figma and Penpot, expanded into backend with REST, GraphQL and gRPC APIs, and deepened my knowledge in WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility, code quality (SonarQube, OWASP Top 10) and DevOps practices with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD.

In parallel I led for two years the Linux and Free Software programme at Universidad Distrital, training students and new instructors. More recently I completed an intensive Python data analysis bootcamp (Django, Flask, FastAPI, pandas) and worked as an instructor at a Python for AI bootcamp at MinTIC. Today I work as an Applied AI engineer: I combine my full-stack background with LLM integration, RAG patterns and multi-agent systems to build accessible products with solid engineering behind them.

I'm looking for a team where I can work close to the problem — forward deployed, next to the people who use what I build — bringing technical depth, clarity in architecture decisions and experience building inclusive software.

Daniel M.C.
Daniel M.C. giving a talk at an auditorium