Every knot, a system in production.

I'm Luis Diego, Engineering Manager and Principal Architect. Over a decade leading engineering, architecture and cloud platforms. My story is tied like a khipu: one cord per company, one subsidiary cord per stage, and one knot for everything that reached production.

Move the cursor over the cords · tap one to read it

Single knot
Something that reached production.
Long knot
A number. The turns are the digit, as in Inca khipus.
Subsidiary cord
Each stage within the same company.
Top cord
An artifact that spans several companies.

The story, cord by cord

  1. Globant

    Apr 2026 – Present

    Tech Manager

    Apr 2026 – Present · Remote

    Satellites, Integrations and Cloud & DevSecOps for the migration to the new INSIS Core.

    • INSIS Core integration architecture: 50+ integrations under one shared pattern.
    • Three teams and their Tech Leads: Satellites, Integrations and Cloud & DevSecOps.
    • AI-automated delivery cycle with context and quality practices.
    • TL Charter: the Technical Lead role versus the Tech Manager role.

    50+

    INSIS · API contracts · GitOps · Observability · AI

  2. TopSort

    Nov 2024 – Apr 2026

    Infra Lead

    Nov 2024 – Apr 2026 · Remote

    Cutting the bill without cutting availability, across a multi-region, multi-cloud operation.

    • 30–40% lower infrastructure cost with FinOps, Karpenter and KubeCost.
    • 100% observability with Grafana, Loki, Tempo and Prometheus.
    • Event-driven architecture with Kafka, SQS and EventBridge.
    • GitOps with ArgoCD, Helm and Kustomize; IaC with Terraform and Pulumi.

    30–40%

    Kubernetes · GCP · AWS · Karpenter · ArgoCD · Terraform · Kafka · SQS · EventBridge · Grafana

  3. U. Complutense

    Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

    Master's in Big Data, Data Science & AI

    Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 · Madrid, Spain

    Data science and artificial intelligence, alongside the work at Xepelin.

    • Big Data, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

    Python · ML · Spark

  4. Xepelin

    Aug 2022 – Aug 2024

    Engineering Manager

    Aug 2022 – Aug 2024 · Remote

    Core Engineering, PaaS, Onboarding and Lending at a fast-scaling fintech.

    • Four teams led.
    • Internal, external and public API Platform on AWS API Gateway with a documented Node.js library.
    • Event-driven architecture on Kafka with an event catalog and library.
    • Core microservices ThirdParty and Documents Manager.
    • AI-accelerated development: Claude Code and ChatGPT in the teams' daily work.
    • TypeScript toolkit: decorators, domain errors, monads, logger and shared configs.

    4

    TypeScript · Kafka · Pulumi · AWS · EKS · GitHub Actions · Claude Code · ChatGPT

  5. Auna

    Jul 2020 – Aug 2022

    Senior Engineering Manager

    Jan 2022 – Aug 2022 · Lima, Peru

    Six PODs: Common Components, CyberSecurity, Architecture, Platform, Design System and Digital Clinic.

    • Kong Gateway for digital health at 99.9% SLA for critical patient systems.
    • Six PODs led.
    • Micro frontend templates with React and Webpack, and microservice templates in .NET and Node.js.

    99.9%

    Kong · React · Webpack · .NET · Node.js

    Principal Architect

    Jun 2021 – Jan 2022 · Lima, Peru

    Architecture governance for the whole organization: CyberSecurity, Architecture and Platform.

    • Multi-brand design system with design tokens, Style Dictionary and web components.
    • Technology Radar for the whole organization.
    • API Platform on AWS API Gateway and migration off IBM API Connect.
    • Analytics framework with Kinesis Stream, Firehose and S3.

    C4 Model · AWS · Kinesis · Auth0 · Sentry · Strapi

    Solutions Architect

    Jul 2020 – Jun 2021 · Lima, Peru

    The first digital transformation app, serverless end to end.

    • Telehealth, appointments and prescriptions on serverless microservices and API Gateway WebSocket.
    • Payment Broker and Identity Broker for every digital product.
    • Biometric identity validation with Python for digital signatures.

    AWS Lambda · API Gateway · DynamoDB · Python · Ionic

  6. Belcorp

    Sep 2016 – Jul 2020

    Solutions Architect

    Sep 2016 – Jul 2020 · Lima, Peru

    From the first mobile DevOps platform to an omnichannel API Gateway on Kong.

    • Omnichannel API Gateway on Kong: JWT, API keys and a Lua authorization plugin.
    • First DevOps platform for mobile apps with Jenkins and Fastlane.
    • Multi-brand design system with Stencil.
    • Clean Architecture on Android with Kotlin and Jetpack.

    Kong · Lua · Kotlin · Jenkins · Stencil · EventBridge

  7. Hundred

    Jan 2016 – Sep 2016

    Associate Consultant

    Jan 2016 – Sep 2016 · Lima, Peru

    Mobile consulting for Belcorp: sync, updates and modularity.

    • 50% less sync time in the “Gestiona tu Negocio” app.
    • First modular pattern implementation in Belcorp's apps.

    50%

    Android · iOS

  8. Avances Tecnológicos

    Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

    Technical Leader Mobile

    Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 · Lima, Peru

    Architecture for Yanbal's consultant apps and the company's first Node.js microservices architecture.

    • First hybrid app for Yanbal with Ionic and Angular.
    • Winner of the Fincyt contest with the Cuponeo idea for small businesses.
    • The company's first Node.js microservices architecture.

    Ionic · Angular · Node.js

Artifacts that cross companies

Some pieces I built more than once, in different contexts. On the khipu they are top cords: they tie together the knots of every company where they appear.

Kong · AWS API Gateway · Lua

One central contract for all service-to-service traffic. I built it four times, in four different contexts.

  1. Belcorp · 2016Omnichannel Kong with a Lua plugin.
  2. Auna · 2021AWS API Gateway, migrated off IBM.
  3. Auna · 2022Kong at 99.9% SLA.
  4. Xepelin · 2022Internal, external and public API Platform.
  5. Globant · 2026API exposure governance into the cluster.

From noise to signal: over a decade turning scattered data into systems you can operate. Today AI is part of the delivery cycle, not a side experiment.

From noise to signal

A diffusion model starts from noise and cleans it step by step. That's how I see AI in engineering: context, quality and verifiable steps.

  • Defined and automated an AI-assisted delivery cycle at Globant, with context and quality practices for the program's teams.
  • Master's in Big Data, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2023–2024).
  • Production data architectures: Kinesis, Redshift, OpenSearch and real-time analytics.

Arcade

Nine 3D games. Five reimagined classics and four taken from my day-to-day in infrastructure. Your best scores and achievements are saved in this browser.

Enter the arcade
  1. Data Snake
  2. Pac-Bug
  3. Monolith Breaker
  4. Zero-Day Sweeper
  5. Request Invaders
  6. Catch the Bug
  7. Incident Commander
  8. Deploy Hero
  9. Keep the Service Alive

Flat view

The same story without cords, readable in a minute.

Download resume (PDF)
PeriodRoleCompanyMain knot
Apr 2026 – PresentTech ManagerGlobantINSIS Core integration architecture: 50+ integrations under one shared pattern.
Nov 2024 – Apr 2026Infra LeadTopSort30–40% lower infrastructure cost with FinOps, Karpenter and KubeCost.
Oct 2023 – Sep 2024Master's in Big Data, Data Science & AIU. ComplutenseBig Data, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
Aug 2022 – Aug 2024Engineering ManagerXepelinFour teams led.
Jan 2022 – Aug 2022Senior Engineering ManagerAunaKong Gateway for digital health at 99.9% SLA for critical patient systems.
Jun 2021 – Jan 2022Principal ArchitectAunaMulti-brand design system with design tokens, Style Dictionary and web components.
Jul 2020 – Jun 2021Solutions ArchitectAunaTelehealth, appointments and prescriptions on serverless microservices and API Gateway WebSocket.
Sep 2016 – Jul 2020Solutions ArchitectBelcorpOmnichannel API Gateway on Kong: JWT, API keys and a Lua authorization plugin.
Jan 2016 – Sep 2016Associate ConsultantHundred50% less sync time in the “Gestiona tu Negocio” app.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016Technical Leader MobileAvances TecnológicosFirst hybrid app for Yanbal with Ionic and Angular.

Certifications

  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional 2024–2027
  • AWS Developer – Associate 2024–2027
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Associate 2020–2023

Education

  • Master's in Big Data, Data Science & AI · Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2023–2024
  • Systems Engineering · Universidad Peruana de las Américas 2009–2014
  • Computing & Systems Technician · Cimas 2005–2009

Skills

Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust, Kotlin, Java, .NET
Cloud
AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Karpenter, Terraform, Pulumi, Helm
Platform
Kong, Kafka, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo
Architecture
Microservices, Serverless, EDA, Micro frontends, MACH, C4
Data
Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, MongoDB, Redshift, OpenSearch

Let's talk

Consulting on architecture, platform, FinOps and AI in the delivery cycle. Or a conversation about a role.

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lfdiego7@gmail.com