Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead

NORMAN
FUNES

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Building data-intensive and AI-enabled products across geospatial intelligence, real-time platforms and complex operational systems. Specialized in backend architecture, distributed systems, frontend platforms and end-to-end technical ownership.

AI-assisted engineering · Applied AI · Geospatial ML · Technical leadership

Python · FastAPI · TypeScript · React · Next.js · Databricks · AWS/Azure

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ABOUT

Norman Funes

I lead architecture and delivery for complex, data-heavy products — from operational platforms to geospatial AI systems. My focus is ownership: clear API contracts, solid backends, maintainable frontends, and systems other engineers can extend with confidence.

I work across Python backends and TypeScript/React/Next.js frontends, collaborating with data and platform teams to ship reliable software used in production.

Education

Software Engineering

Universidad del Salvador
2017 – 2025

Information Systems Analyst

Universidad del Salvador
2017 – 2023

Languages

EnglishC1 Advanced
SpanishNative
JapaneseN5 Beginner
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EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Engineer

Geoactio

Mar 2023 – 2025

Owned backend BFF and frontend architecture across public-transport operations platforms — TypeScript services, control-center UIs, design system and GCP release pipelines.

  • Extended TypeScript/Express BFFs and adjacent Node services for assignments, BigQuery-backed analytics and planning/alerts, with GitLab CI to Cloud Run and Firebase multi-env releases
  • Led ActioSAE 4.0 architecture with a dedicated BFF boundary — App Router UI, operational maps, synoptic workflows and Keycloak/OIDC auth without browser-to-backend coupling
  • Delivered production features for ActioSAE operations control centers in Next.js/TypeScript — live operational views, alerts, configuration and reporting on realtime feeds
  • Owned and evolved the company-wide React design system (Storybook, semantic-release) with shared map and data-table primitives adopted across multiple Geoactio products
  • Contributed to multi-tenant GCP packaging (API Gateway, Firestore indexes) supporting repeatable SAE environments for transit operators

Software Engineer

Mercado Libre

May 2022 – Mar 2023

Built platforms that turned high-volume behavioral tracking data into reliable inputs for internal product and data teams.

  • Owned a Java validation interface that protected integrity of user-interaction tracks consumed by downstream platforms
  • Designed and shipped APIs to collect interaction data and persist it in S3, integrating with the internal Data Catalog
  • Contributed to distributed microservice design across Python, Java and Node.js on AWS and GCP
  • Supported deployment and operational readiness of tracking services in multi-cloud environments

Fullstack Developer / Tech Lead

Red Link S.A.

Jul 2020 – Feb 2022

Led a new software division inside Information Security, owning architecture and delivery of internal automation platforms.

  • Led architecture and delivery of internal automation platforms using Python, Node.js and React, focusing on maintainability and operational security
  • Designed microservice infrastructure and shared libraries that reduced duplicated tooling across security workflows
  • Mentored engineers, coordinated sprints and set delivery standards for a growing development team
  • Partnered on security risk assessments to keep delivery aligned with compliance requirements

Security Analyst

Red Link S.A.

Jul 2018 – Feb 2020

Operated identity, infrastructure and automation tooling that improved security workflows and DevSecOps practices.

  • Built automation in Python, Bash and PowerShell that reduced repetitive operational work for the security team
  • Deployed and operated identity-management and infrastructure services as a systems administrator
  • Supported DevSecOps practices with tooling, configuration and technical guidance across teams

Senior Software Engineer

Geoactio

Mar 2023 – 2025

Owned backend BFF and frontend architecture across public-transport operations platforms — TypeScript services, control-center UIs, design system and GCP release pipelines.

  • Extended TypeScript/Express BFFs and adjacent Node services for assignments, BigQuery-backed analytics and planning/alerts, with GitLab CI to Cloud Run and Firebase multi-env releases
  • Led ActioSAE 4.0 architecture with a dedicated BFF boundary — App Router UI, operational maps, synoptic workflows and Keycloak/OIDC auth without browser-to-backend coupling
  • Delivered production features for ActioSAE operations control centers in Next.js/TypeScript — live operational views, alerts, configuration and reporting on realtime feeds
  • Owned and evolved the company-wide React design system (Storybook, semantic-release) with shared map and data-table primitives adopted across multiple Geoactio products
  • Contributed to multi-tenant GCP packaging (API Gateway, Firestore indexes) supporting repeatable SAE environments for transit operators
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AI ENGINEERING

Two distinct tracks: how I use AI to ship software, and the AI/ML capabilities I build into products.

How I build with AI

AI-assisted engineering — coding agents accelerate exploration and delivery; architecture, review and release stay human-owned.

AI-Augmented Development

Daily workflow

Codebase exploration, multi-file refactoring, debugging, test generation, UI prototyping, technical documentation and implementation planning.

Cursor · Claude Code · ChatGPT / Codex · v0

Quality & ownership

Professional workflow

AI-assisted delivery with human review, automated tests, schema validation and controlled releases — model output is never treated as inherently correct.

Zod / Pydantic · CI · human review · monitoring

What I build with AI

Applied AI in products and machine learning systems — LLM integrations and predictive models in production.

Applied AI Products

Project experience

AI-enabled product experiences with streaming interfaces, structured responses and model selection based on quality, latency and cost.

Vercel AI SDK · OpenAI API · Anthropic API

Machine Learning & Geospatial

Production

Predictive models and data pipelines for satellite imagery, environmental monitoring and geospatial risk analysis.

PyTorch · LightGBM · LSTM · MLflow

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PROJECTS

Selected work showing architecture, ownership and production systems

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CASSIE

CASSIE

University thesis

Geospatial AI thesis prototype: satellite imagery, LightGBM/LSTM models, PostGIS, FastAPI and Next.js maps for environmental risk analysis. Metrics are academic, not production. Presented at ICDD 2026.

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Primero los Tantos

Primero los Tantos

Real-time multiplayer card-game platform for Argentine Truco with authoritative WebSocket rooms on Cloudflare Durable Objects, synchronized state and reconnection.

Live Demo
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SKILLS

Core engineering

  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • Java
  • SQL

Backend & data

  • FastAPI
  • Spring Boot
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Databricks

Frontend architecture

  • React.js
  • Next.js
  • JavaScript
  • Vite
  • Turborepo

Cloud & platform

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Firebase
  • BigQuery
  • Vercel
  • Docker
  • CI/CD

AI engineering workflow

  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
  • ChatGPT / Codex
  • v0

Applied AI

  • Vercel AI SDK
  • OpenAI API
  • Anthropic API

Machine learning

  • PyTorch
  • LightGBM
  • MLflow
  • Databricks
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DIPLOMAS

Selected academic recognition

University titles

University Degree

Ing. Software

Software Engineering

Universidad del Salvador

2025
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Intermediate Title

Analista SI

Information Systems Analyst

Universidad del Salvador

2023
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Conference & thesis

Thesis Presentation

ICDD 2026

Diploma for Presentation

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Sibiu, Romania

Awarded for the scientific contribution and thesis presentation at the International Conference on Applied Informatics — Imagination, Creativity, Design, Development.

2026
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Paper Presentation

ICDD 2026

Certificate of Attendance

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Sibiu, Romania

Participated and presented a paper at the International Conference on Applied Informatics — Imagination, Creativity, Design, Development (May 21–23, 2026, Sibiu, Romania).

2026
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CONTACT

Send a message

Let's work together

Open to senior engineering and tech-lead roles building data-intensive, AI-enabled products where architecture, ownership and product impact matter.

Email

normanfunes@outlook.com

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Availability

Available for new opportunities

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Norman Funes | Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead