Hernán Galileo
Cabrera Garibaldi
Senior Backend Engineer · Data Engineer · GIS Developer
Mexico City · Remote-first · galigaribaldi0@gmail.com
Profile
Software engineer with 6+ years of experience designing and operating distributed systems, data pipelines, and geospatial services. I thrive at the intersection of engineering rigor and domain knowledge — whether that's fintech compliance, urban mobility data, or spatial analytics for city planning.
Work Experience
Backend Engineer
- Designed and maintained Go microservices for card-issuing operations at scale in a regulated fintech environment.
- Built event-driven pipelines using Kafka for real-time transaction processing.
- Contributed to platform reliability through CloudWatch observability and AWS infrastructure improvements.
Data Engineer
- Architected ETL/ELT pipelines with PySpark and AWS Glue processing millions of records daily.
- Implemented Snowflake data warehouse solutions for analytical reporting.
- Automated data quality checks and schema validation across ingestion workflows.
Backend Developer
- Developed REST APIs with Flask and Django for internal tooling and client-facing services.
- Maintained Oracle and PostgreSQL databases; introduced indexing strategies that cut query times by 60%.
- Worked closely with front-end and QA teams in Scrum sprints.
Geospatial & GIS Work
Open Source Maintainer — Apimetro
REST API ingesting, modeling, and serving structured geospatial data for Mexico City's public transit network (Metro, Metrobús, Cablebús, Tren Ligero). Exposes GeoJSON endpoints consumable by QGIS, web maps, and spatial databases.
Master's Researcher — Geospatial Urban Mobility
Research focus: applying geospatial data pipelines to urban mobility analysis in Mexico City. Building spatial datasets from GTFS feeds, OpenStreetMap, and government open data.
Education
Master's in Urban Planning
Specialization in geospatial data and urban mobility. In progress.
Bachelor's in Computer Systems Engineering
Certifications
Microsoft Learn Achievements
Azure learning path completions and module badges earned through Microsoft Learn.
Other
La Historia de Quince — Letrame Editorial
Spanish (native) · English (professional)
Competitive chess · Swimming · Urban photography · Horror literature