Ignacio Ampuero is a product-focused Principal Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building web and backend systems across startups and large tech companies, including Amazon and YC-backed Pasito. He combines hands-on full-stack development with infrastructure and systems thinking, enjoying ownership from user-facing features down to scalable backend services. As a former co-founder and CTO he brings entrepreneurial pragmatism to product decisions and a track record of shipping in early-stage, high-uncertainty environments. At Ledgy he has progressed through engineering manager and staff roles into principal engineering, shaping both team delivery and technical direction. Based in Frankfurt, he pairs a BA in Mathematics and Computer Science with cross-continental engineering experience that spans Silicon Valley and European fintech. Beyond code, he’s motivated by seeing real users adopt products he builds and by tackling the technical challenges that make that adoption reliable.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Applied MAth, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Applied MAth at West High School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mathematics and Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis
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