Summary
Federico Gómez is a Senior Software Engineer based in the Greater Cambridge area with 11 years of experience building web and data-driven systems, currently contributing to bioinformatics platforms at EMBL-EBI. He combines a strong academic background—a Master's in Computer Science—and hands-on R&D experience in text mining, semantic web, and big data analysis to bridge research and production software. His work history spans security-focused log analysis and web application development to semantic annotation and negation detection in clinical texts, reflecting a rare mix of applied security, NLP, and linked data expertise. Comfortable in both Spanish and English, he excels in collaborative, interdisciplinary teams and in turning research prototypes into maintainable services. Colleagues value his initiative and curiosity for practical applications of new technology, which he pairs with a solid record of shipping reliable systems in research environments. An understated strength is his ability to navigate both academic projects and enterprise engineering constraints, making him effective at translating complex research requirements into production-ready solutions.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Computer Engineering, 4.12/5.0, Engineer's degree, Computer Engineering, 4.12/5.0 at Universidad del Valle (CO)
English, Spanish