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Hi! I'm Raul, a proud computer, cloud and data engineer. I have been playing with computers and technology for most of my life. I studied Computer Science in Madrid maaany years ago. I've worked mainly as a Data Engineer on AWS. My interests now are in the field of AI and Data Engineering.

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raul.location

madrid, spain
london, uk (past)

raul.resume

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raul.languages

[english, spanish]

raul.interests

[videogames, electronic music, festivals, swimming, food]

Education

B.S. Computer Science

Sept 2005 - Sept 2012

Universidad Carlos III
Madrid, Spain

Double Specialty

Artificial Intelligence

Distributed Systems


Relevant Coursework

Software Engineering

Object-Oriented Programming

Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Computer Architecture

Operating Systems

Data Structures

Database Design

Graphical User Interface

Experience

Everything Data

Jan 2024 - Present

Residelia
Madrid, Spain

Designed and implemented the complete data architecture from the ground up, supporting both operational and analytical workloads.

Established secure, maintainable, and extensible data solutions on AWS, serving as the foundation for the company’s data initiatives.

Developed robust data pipelines and storage systems, ensuring scalability and adaptability as business needs evolved.

Acted as the main point of contact between business stakeholders and the data team, translating business requirements into effective data solutions.

Applied industry best practices in security, governance, and reliability, laying the groundwork for the future data team and long-term growth.

Senior Data Engineer

Apr 2023 - Oct 2023

OakNorth Bank
London, UK

Led a team of data engineers, emphasizing Python development and collaboration.

Designed and optimized data solutions on Google Cloud Platform, with a focus on BigQuery.

Built and maintained data transformation pipelines using DBT.

Automated ETL/ELT workflows with GCP tools like Cloud Composer and Dataflow.

Ensured data quality, security, and compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Data Engineer

Oct 2019 - Feb 2023

Cazoo
London, UK

Founding member of the Data Engineering team.

Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining systems for multiple stakeholders across the company.

Own, extend, and maintain the data lake and data warehouse, serving as the foundation for all company reporting.

Design, operate, and maintain various AWS-based database services to support internal engineering teams.

Build and manage serverless data pipelines that enable data-driven business decisions.

Established and serve as the technical lead for the Purchase Engineering team.

Tech Stack

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