Summary
Diego Romero is a software engineer with 11 years of experience focused on developer productivity, software architecture, and making engineering workflows easier to test and maintain. Currently a technical leader at Gusto, he drives payments-focused features like Gusto Cashout while balancing reliability and fast iteration. He has a history of building developer tools and libraries that accelerate ML and data teams’ work, notably reducing ETL and reporting times from weeks to minutes at Linio and creating reusable caching and networking libraries at Dia&Co. Comfortable across Python, Scala, DevOps, and full-stack environments, he blends hands-on implementation with systems thinking and occasional open-source experiments. Based in Emeryville, CA, he brings a practical talent for simplifying complex legacy systems so teams can move faster without sacrificing quality.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniería en Sistemas Computacionales, Informática, Ingeniería en Sistemas Computacionales, Informática at Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida
Spanish, English