Summary
Guillermo De La Puente Allott is a seasoned technology leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling product-focused engineering teams across startups and remote-first companies. Currently Head of Technology at haddock (YC W22) and cofounder CTO at Avocaty, he blends hands-on engineering with strategic product thinking to deliver solutions that meet product-market fit. His background spans founding roles, technical leadership, and full-stack development from early-career work at Splash to multiple CTO roles, demonstrating an ability to ship end-to-end web platforms and lead distributed teams. Guillermo pairs formal training in telecommunications and IT with studies in psychology, giving him a distinctive edge in team management and user-centered product design. Based in Barcelona, he brings an entrepreneurial mindset, multilingual perspective, and varied interests—including Japanese and behavioral insight—that inform how he builds resilient, user-focused technology organizations.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
Information Technology & Management, Information Technology & Management at Illinois Institute of Technology
Telecommunications Engineer (Ingeniería superior de telecomunicaciones) Computer Software Engineering, Telecommunications Engineer (Ingeniería superior de telecomunicaciones) Computer Software Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Spanish, English, Chinese, French, Japanese