Summary
Jan Hernandez is an engineering manager based in London with around 15 years of technical experience and a decade in formal industry roles, known for progressing from hands-on software engineer to leader across finance, proptech, and startups. He currently leads engineering at 9fin after consecutive engineering lead roles at Spotted Zebra and LandTech, bringing practical delivery focus and people coaching to mid-size product teams. Jan combines strong technical roots—built through senior engineering roles at Reason Ltd and BlueRunner Solutions—with a track record of shipping reliable systems and scaling teams. He’s comfortable bridging strategy and execution, translating product needs into pragmatic engineering roadmaps while retaining a bias for code-level quality. Notably, his career shows frequent step-ups into leadership roughly every two years, signaling an aptitude for rapidly assuming broader ownership. Educated in Software Engineering at Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín, he blends international experience with a steady progression of technical and managerial impact.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Software Engineering Computer Software Engineering, BSc Software Engineering Computer Software Engineering at Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín
Spanish, English