Summary
Luis Santana is an engineering leader with 14 years of experience building and managing backend systems for fintech and payments, currently serving as Engineering Tech Manager for Nubank’s Global Bank Account. He combines hands-on Python/Django expertise and software architecture skills with product-facing and people-management experience, having designed career ladders and onboarding processes for engineering organizations. His background as a CTO and co-founder gives him a pragmatic, product-oriented mindset—comfortable choosing the right tool for a problem and shipping resilient APIs at scale. Recently he’s been expanding into machine learning, NLP, and data visualization, bringing analytical curiosity to feature development and system design. Based in Greater Mexico City, he pairs broad technical depth with cross-functional leadership across engineering, PMs and stakeholders.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Universidad Central de Venezuela
Summer School, Functional Programming with Haskell, Summer School, Functional Programming with Haskell at Universiteit Utrecht / University of Utrecht
Specialization in Web Application Development and e-Business., Specialization in Web Application Development and e-Business. at IBM Ace Professional Certificate
Spanish, English, portuguese (beginner)