Summary
Pablo Paglilla is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience specializing in language implementations and large-scale data engineering. He currently builds and scales SQL query engines at Datadog’s Observability Data Platform, combining compiler- and database-level expertise to power core product queries. Previously at Google he led L5 cloud data engineering efforts—delivering multi-petabyte migrations, low-latency modernization projects, and platform optimizations that yielded major cost and performance gains. At etermax and Digitas he architected high-throughput pipelines and real-time services, operating systems that processed billions of daily events and served low-latency ML models. He is the author/maintainer of parts of Google’s ZetaSQL Toolkit and a contributor to ZetaSQL, reflecting a deep investment in SQL tooling beyond product work. Based in Spain, he brings a pragmatic blend of hands-on systems building, cross-team technical leadership, and open-source craftsmanship.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Information Systems, Master of Engineering - MEng, Information Systems at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
English, Spanish