Summary
Santiago Castiñeira is a seasoned software leader and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building and scaling engineering organizations across startups and large tech companies. As Co-Founder & CTO now at Maze and previously leading engineering at Monad and Jungle Robotics, he blends hands-on architecture and system design with product-driven execution. His background includes senior engineering roles at Amazon and leadership through M&A at S&P Global, demonstrating comfort with both high-growth startups and complex enterprise environments. Trained across European software engineering programs and active in stealth product development on GitHub, he brings a pragmatic, security-minded approach to shipping robust systems. Based in Munich, he prefers direct, partnership-first hiring and avoids intermediary recruitment channels, reflecting a founder’s focus on team fit and velocity.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering Computer Science, Computer Engineering Computer Science at Universidad de León
European Master in Software Engineering Computer Software Engineering, European Master in Software Engineering Computer Software Engineering at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
European Master in Software Engineering Software Engineering, European Master in Software Engineering Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology
Programme in Computer Software Development Computer Science, Programme in Computer Software Development Computer Science at Kristianstad University
English, Spanish, German