About

Hi, I’m Álex.

I’m a Principal Software Engineer at Healx, working at the intersection of software engineering, data, and AI to support rare disease drug discovery.

Working across the stack

I like working on problems that don’t fit neatly inside one layer of the stack. Depending on the problem, that can mean building an AI agent, designing an API, debugging a data pipeline, changing infrastructure, working on an internal application, or sitting down with scientists and domain experts to understand what we should build in the first place.

My background spans Python, backend engineering, product development, data platforms, and cloud infrastructure. More recently, a significant part of my work has focused on building and operating AI agents and AI-enabled systems in production. Earlier in my career, I worked at Taiga, founded Initios, and co-founded Parkapp.

I’m interested in the practical problems that appear when we turn new technologies into real software. With AI systems, the models are only one part of the problem. Architecture, lifecycle, observability, evaluation, failure handling, and maintainability are just as important if we want to build something people can depend on.

How I work

I believe clear communication is one of the most important parts of building software and achieving shared goals. The Agile Manifesto puts it well:

“Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.”

I try to keep that principle in mind while debugging difficult problems, simplifying systems, and building solutions that other engineers and scientists can work with.

Community

Community has also been an important part of my career. I’ve been involved with Python Vigo, VigoTech, A Industriosa, and PyDay Galicia, organized PyConES 2024, and currently collaborate with ANFAIA as a mentor.