Santiago Giraldo account profile

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Santiago Giraldo

Highlights

Google IT Automation with Python_logo

Google Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate

Machine Learning_logo

Machine Learning Specialization (DeepLearning.AI)

Scrum Master Certification_logo

Scrum Master Certification Specialization (LearnQuest)

Highlights

Google IT Automation with Python_logo

Google Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate

Machine Learning_logo

Machine Learning Specialization (DeepLearning.AI)

Scrum Master Certification_logo

Scrum Master Certification Specialization (LearnQuest)

Work preferences

Desired roles

Machine Learning Engineer

Additional info

Links & Resume

I am a Systems’ Engineer and MEng student from Universidad del Valle, Colombia, with 6+ years of experience in Backend Engineering with Python, Full Stack Development, Agile Delivery, and DevOps. Carrer focused in quality, communication and agile delivery to better fit customer needs.

Experience

Work history

Senior Python Team Lead at Gorilla Logic

(April 2025 - Present)

Brief partnership with a OSINT Provider, Leading a team of Gorilla Logic engineers to maintain their large-scale web scrapping platform. 📈 Keeping track of team's progress, removing blockers and making sure we deliver. 🛡️ Ensuring code quality doing regular code reviews and staying on top of bug fixes. 🗣️ Working closely with the core team to make sure our engineering work matches their standards.

Senior Python Backend Engineer at Gorilla Logic

(June 2022 - March 2025)

Partnered with a leader Grant Management System provider in the Professional Services team for almost 3 years, I went from an automation implementation engineer to team lead of the technical implementation engineering team, and my most relevant challenge was coordinating and training new hires during company acquisition of another platform. Led Technical Implementation engineers, enrolling/training new hires, evaluating technical feasibility of new SOW, working with management and customers.

Python Backend Engineer at GearPlug

(October 2021 - May 2022)

Joined Gearplug as a mid level engineer, I worked back to back with the team to bring improvements to the platform’s backend services, challenges included giving proper support to multiple services ensuring data could be migrated between them, much like Zapier or n8n.

Education

Credentials

Universidad del Valle

Master's degree in Computer Science, graduated December 2024

August 2020 - December 2024

Universidad Del Valle - Cali

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, graduated August 2020

February 2014 - August 2020

Google IT Automation with Python_logo

Google Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate

Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Cloud Computing

Completed March 2023

Courses

DeepLearning.AI_logo

DeepLearning.AI · Course

Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning

Category: Machine Learning
Category: Statistical Machine Learning
Category: Probability & Statistics
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Human Learning

Completed April 2023

Google_logo

Google · Course

Foundations of Project Management

Category: Project Management
Category: Culture
Category: Change Management
Category: Project Management
Category: Organizational Development

Completed April 2023

LearnQuest_logo

LearnQuest · Course

Combining Scrum with Other Agile Methodologies

Category: Software Testing
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Business Development
Category: Performance Management
Category: Process Analysis

Completed April 2023