Cristobal Katz
Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCristobal Katz is a Senior Software Development Engineer based in Seattle with 14–15 years building large-scale backend and distributed systems, primarily at Amazon and AWS where he led launches like CloudWatch Anomaly Detection and cross-team efficiency initiatives. He combines deep hands-on engineering—refactoring core code paths, designing new data structures and migrating databases (Oracle to Postgres)—with product-minded telemetry work that helps shape feature strategy. Cristobal has repeatedly led ownership transitions and on-call stabilizations across global teams, and he mentors peers through internal talks and conference presentations. Earlier roles in fintech and logistics saw him lead product delivery, analytics teams, and full-stack integrations, reflecting a strong mix of technical execution and operational leadership. An educator at heart, he has taught university courses and workshops on BI and programming, bringing clarity to complex systems for both engineers and business stakeholders.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
English, Spanish
Github Skills (51)
translation9
internationalization9
amazon-cloudwatch9
marketplace9
spree9
cart8
cloudwatch8
localization8
currency8
rails8
user-guide8
amazon8
ecommerce8
ruby7
commerce7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cgallegu/blog
Feb 2020 - Mar 2022
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
A12Studios/semantle-es
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Source code for "Semantle en español"
Contributions:3 reviews, 28 commits, 19 PRs in 21 days
espa-ol
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