Summary
Hazel Saenz is a cloud-focused software architect and LATAM Developer Advocate with eight years of experience designing serverless, event-driven systems and leading modernization projects across Latin America. She has driven migrations from monolithic apps to AWS serverless architectures, built WebSocket integrations for specialized hardware, and architected GenAI production patterns that emphasize observability and traceability. At AWS she educates and mentors developer communities regionally, drawing on prior hands-on roles as lead architect and tech lead in e-commerce, banking, and enterprise projects. An AWS Community Builder, former Serverless Hero, and multi-certified practitioner, Hazel blends practical DevOps and Hexagonal Architecture practices with a passion for developer experience. She’s known for creating reusable, auditable patterns—such as end-to-end OpenTelemetry tracing for GenAI agents—that bridge research models and real-world production needs. Based in Greater Mexico City, she brings a rare mix of community advocacy and deep implementation experience across APIs, databases, Linux, and cloud-native tooling.
8 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
DevOps Certification, Computer Programming, Specific Applications, DevOps Certification, Computer Programming, Specific Applications at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Universidad Mariano Gálvez
Bachiller en Sistemas, Bachiller en Sistemas at Liceo Mixto San Juan
Spanish, English