Summary
Pedro Peláez is a cloud platform and engineering leader with a decade of experience building data-intensive, cloud-native systems and leading platform migrations. Currently driving XING's cloud migration, he designed and operates a self-service Kubernetes platform on AWS that supports 300+ services using GitOps, ArgoCD, Crossplane and Karpenter while acting as FinOps lead to improve cost visibility and optimization. He blends hands-on engineering, platform thinking and developer experience focus to enable teams to move faster without sacrificing reliability or security. His background in big data and IoT (Kafka, Flink, GCP/Azure components) gives him a pragmatic edge when architecting streaming and edge solutions across multi-cloud landscapes. A seasoned mentor and instructor, he also teaches data and analytics and leverages leadership training to scale teams and practices. Based in Valencia, Pedro uniquely pairs deep systems expertise with FinOps discipline to drive both technical and economic outcomes.
7 years of coding experience