Iván Arrizabalaga Getino

It all started with War Games; I watched Matthew Broderick hacking a phone, and it looked reeeeeeally cool.

So I first started breaking stuff (I called it research). Then I got my Spectrum 48k at 6, and... voila, suddenly I knew what I wanted to do for a living.

I studied for a bachelor's and master's in Computer Science at the University of Oviedo and then started working.

After 20 years in the business, I've done pretty much everything: research, data analysis, consulting, freelancing as a software architect, building a company from scratch, and, lastly, shaping remote and efficient engineering organizations (30 to 50 people).

Now, I focus on getting the optimal balance between devs happiness & business efficiency by making things as lean as possible.

I still dedicate 10-15% of my time to coding, to stay technically relevant and support my engineering team better, but finally, because I genuinely enjoy it.

My next goal, joining a purposeful org made of great and talented human beings and working in reasonable "zero shit" contexts.

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Generalist, pragmatic, passionate.

As an engineering lead (head, director, VP, ..), I focus on removing unnecessary complexity from solutions and processes, enabling teams to stay focused and excel.

I enjoy building teams that are humble, curious, and ambitious.