Summary
Mike Olivera is a Technical Leader with 11 years of experience building backend systems and leading teams across startups and large-scale platforms in Colombia. He has advanced from founding a software shop to senior backend and principal engineering roles at companies like Rappi and TaxiYa, and now focuses on ML/LLM Python development and technical leadership at Globant. Mike combines practical risk-engineering experience (contract work for PayPal) with hands-on full-stack and Android development, giving him broad product-to-production perspective. Currently pursuing a Master's in Artificial Intelligence, he blends applied ML skills with proven delivery of scalable systems, and is known for taking pragmatic, experiment-driven approaches to hard engineering problems. An often-overlooked strength is his background in founding a company, which contributes to his ability to align technical decisions with business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Artificial intelligence Master, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence Master, Artificial Intelligence at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
Grado en Ingeniería de Sistemas, Ingeniería de sistemas, Grado en Ingeniería de Sistemas, Ingeniería de sistemas at Universidad de los Llanos
Spanish, English