Summary
Julian Mazo is a pragmatic engineering leader and founder with 11 years building scalable web and AI-powered marketplaces, currently Head of Engineering at Snappr in San Francisco. He combines a mechatronics foundation with self-taught computer science and AI expertise, shipping production systems across Python, Node.js, Ember/React and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure). At Snappr he led efforts to integrate machine learning for real-time matching, automated photo editing, and high-throughput media delivery, while earlier founding and bootstrapping Teachme where he built a full Google App Engine backend and realtime features. Julian pairs hands-on backend and frontend chops with experience in WebRTC, Twilio integrations and payment systems, and a persistent drive to learn—evidenced by an AI Nanodegree and BCI/AR thesis research. He’s known for translating research curiosity into practical product features and for mentoring teams through rapid growth.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
AI Engineer Nanodegree, Artificial Intelligence, AI Engineer Nanodegree, Artificial Intelligence at Udacity
Pre-advanced, Advanced and conversation programs, English, Pre-advanced, Advanced and conversation programs, English at Winston-Salem
Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics Engineering at Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia
Spanish, English, German, Portuguese