About

I'm a software engineer, founder, and builder from Lima, Peru. I ship fast, iterate in public, and believe everything compounds.

Now

Timeline

2026
  1. Started a path into AI research

    Civic-tech tools and LATAM-focused research at Crafter Research, alongside Shara Arauzo.

2025
  1. Joined Clerk

    AI software engineer — CLI tooling, LLM evaluations, and developer experience for the AI era.

  2. Next.js Won three international hackathons

    The first-ever Next.js Global Hackathon, the Vercel AI Gateway Hackathon, and Platanus Hack 25 in Chile.

  3. Master's in Artificial Intelligence

    Completed at UNIR Mexico.

2024-26
  1. Built platforms with Midudev

    Video pipelines, high-traffic event sites, and AI integrations for the leading Hispanic tech streamer.

2023
  1. Founded Crafter Station

    A non-profit building Peru's tech ecosystem — now 600+ members, the AI Hackathon Perú, Code Brews, and Ship or Sink weekends.

  2. UNMSM Graduated in Software Engineering

    From UNMSM, Peru's oldest university — where I now teach.

Open Source

I build tools in the open — Tinte Tinte (agent-native design infrastructure, part of the Vercel OSS Program), ElementsElements (full-stack shadcn components), and the One Hunter ThemeOne Hunter VS Code theme (35k+ downloads), among others. I'm a Codex Codex Ambassador and v0v0 Ambassador.

Reach me

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