Jordi Guillén is a Staff Software Engineer based in Zurich with 14 years of experience building large-scale web and AI-driven systems at companies including Google and AWS. He blends frontend performance expertise—optimizing heavy JavaScript apps and WebAudio-based music editors—with backend and tooling work, having shipped services like AWS Detective and internal Google Search/Assistant reliability tools that leverage LLMs for root-cause analysis. His background in music technology (MIT research and contributions to the notable music21 toolkit) gives him a rare cross-disciplinary edge: he has implemented file-format translators and real-time audio transcription/score-following systems alongside production web platforms. Comfortable leading end-to-end projects, Jordi pairs deep technical craftsmanship with product-scaling experience and a musician’s attention to nuance.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Master's Thesis, Music Technology Group (MTG), Master's Thesis, Music Technology Group (MTG) at Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona
Intermediate degree, Violin, Intermediate degree, Violin at Municipal Conservatory of Barcelona
Contributions summary:Jordi primarily focused on adding and updating features related to the Noteworthy Composer (NWC) format within the music21 toolkit. They implemented a translation module to handle NWC files, adding the capability to parse and interpret musical data from this format. Furthermore, they fixed bugs within the NWC translation process, enhancing its functionality and reliability. The user also modified the dynamic elements of the music21 toolkit.
Contributions:4 PRs, 63 pushes, 4 branches in 8 years 10 months
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