Santiago Hirschfeld is a seasoned technology leader and CTO based in Utrecht with over a decade of experience designing and implementing horizontally scalable server-side systems that handle thousands of concurrent requests per second. He has risen through platform, development, and architecture roles at companies like Tiqets, Lebara, and NGT International, blending hands-on engineering with strategic leadership. Known for a passion for elegant software and delightful design, he focuses on reliable, high-throughput backend architectures and operational excellence. His career shows rapid progression into executive technical roles, evidencing both deep technical chops and an ability to scale teams and systems. Although formally trained in bioengineering, Santiago pivoted early to software, bringing a systems-thinking mindset from that discipline into engineering decisions. He is respected for turning complex distributed challenges into practical, maintainable solutions while keeping user-facing simplicity in mind.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bioengineer (Unfinished), Bioengineer (Unfinished) at Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos
Contributions:2 PRs, 26 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years
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Santiago Hirschfeld - Chief Technology Officer at Tiqets