Gonzalo Fuentes
CTO at Backgammon Galaxy
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolGonzalo Fuentes is a hands-on CTO with 11+ years building AI/ML-driven, real-time systems and cloud-native platforms that scale under high concurrency. He currently leads technology at Backgammon Galaxy, where his architecture and AI-enabled analytics helped drive 30x revenue growth while supporting thousands of simultaneous matches. Earlier work includes high-frequency decision systems and event-driven trading platforms that replaced manual workflows and handled hundreds of concurrent events in real time. Gonzalo has deep practical experience with Kubernetes, multi-tenant PaaS, CDN and control-plane design used by organizations like NVIDIA, Mistral, Namecheap and OVH, and he frequently couples infrastructure work with product outcomes. Comfortable both as a builder and a strategic leader, he runs fully remote teams and focuses on reliability, low latency, and fast execution. Outside engineering he brings an unusual blend of technical rigor and creativity—he trained in classical violin—which surfaces in his precise, performance-oriented approach to systems design.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniería Telecomunicación, Ingeniería Telecomunicación at Universidad de MálagaGrado Elemental Violín, Grado Elemental Violín at Conservatorio elemental de Música de MontillaGrado Medio Violín, Grado Medio Violín at Conservatorio Superior de Música de MálagaIngénieur Informatique, Ingénieur Informatique at Polytech LilleGrado Medio Violín, Grado Medio Violín at Conservatorio Superior de Música de Córdoba
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Github Skills (109)
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encryption10
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signalr-client10
rust10
credentials10
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
mendrugory/kamaji
May 2022 - Feb 2023
Build and operate Kubernetes at scale with a fraction of operational burden.
Contributions:4 reviews, 66 pushes, 8 branches in 8 months
kubernetes
mendrugory/blog
Jun 2018 - Apr 2025
blog and more things !!
Contributions:112 pushes, 3 branches in 6 years 11 months
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