Martin Aceto
Founding Head Of Engineering at Cowboy
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMartin Aceto is a seasoned engineering leader and founder with nine years of documented experience building and scaling cloud-native, AI-enabled platforms. Currently the Founding Head of Engineering at Cowboy, he architects infrastructure for AI-native, decentralized applications and brings practical expertise in running Python actors and on-chain/off-chain compute models. Previously he led a rapid migration from monolith to cloud at dv01, introduced CI/CD and AI-assisted development practices, and has repeatedly transformed underperforming teams into high-impact engineering organizations. As a hands-on CTO and co-founder of multiple startups, he has driven measurable business outcomes—reducing hosting costs, increasing lead conversion, and scaling customer bases into the hundreds. Martin pairs product-minded leadership with deep operational chops in serverless, microservices, and developer tooling, and he intentionally leverages AI to boost developer productivity and decision-making. Based in New York, he blends entrepreneurial grit with a pragmatic focus on talent development, strategic alignment, and future-proof engineering.
10 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science at Universidad Católica de La PlataCertificate, Blockchain in business: Beyond the hype, Certificate, Blockchain in business: Beyond the hype at Columbia Business SchoolCertificate, Information Technology Project Management, Certificate, Information Technology Project Management at Columbia Engineering
English, Spanish
Github Skills (7)
twilio-api6
twilio6
ruby2
aws2
saas2
aws-sam1
javascript1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
maceto/slybroadcast
Apr 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:26 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
maceto/onset-ios
Jan 2026 - Jan 2026
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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