I like understanding how things work and making them better.
If something feels off, I usually want to know why. Often that ends with me fixing a workflow or building a better tool. A lot of that happens in code, but not all of it.
I grew up between Argentina, the Netherlands and Spain, so moving between languages and cultures was normal from early on. I think that left me curious about how people think and why they do things the way they do.
I studied law, and while working towards my master's I took a job doing data entry. The repetitive work frustrated me, so I started looking for ways to make it less tedious. That led me to Excel macros, then to VBA when the macros broke. I enjoyed figuring those things out and kept looking for other parts of the work I could improve.
Computers had always been a hobby. Growing up, I took them apart and put them back together to see how they worked. That experience with automation made me take the interest more seriously. I joined a full-stack development bootcamp, built some projects, and got hired as a software developer.
I now work at an air quality startup. I enjoy building software, especially when I get to understand how the different parts fit together and why something has become difficult to work with. A small change can make things much easier, but other times I spend a while untangling things before I know where to start.
Recently, I also took on a GTM Engineer role, working on the systems and processes behind sales and marketing. There is a lot to learn about that side of the business, which is part of the appeal. Some of it feels familiar: tools that don't quite fit and processes that could work better, the same kind of thing that pulled me into software.
This site is where I try to make sense of what I am learning, whether that's a project I am building or an idea I keep running into. Writing things down is how I figure out what I think.
I live in Spain with my partner and two foster children. When I am not coding or writing, I am usually training, making coffee, or getting sidetracked by some side project that was supposed to stay small.