Xavi Pola

Product Engineer with 10 years of experience, specializing in data products and software development with an user-centric mindset and commitment to best practices.

Experience

Nextail Remote
2022 - 2024

MLOps Engineer at Data Science Platform Squad
Provide the Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers with a platform and tools to facilitate prototype, test, and deployment of AI models. Ensure adherence to MLOps principles such as automation, reproducibility, model versioning, scalability, CI/CD, and monitoring.
- MLflow
- Databricks
- Terraform
- AWS Services
- Snowflake
- Python
Nextail Remote
2021 - 2022

Product Developer at Data Platform Squad
Mentor newcomers, implement product vision, standardize routines, document and cultivate good coding practices.
- Snowflake
- Python
- TDD
- DDD
- Clean Code
- Agile
- Jira
BitPhy Remote
2020 - 2021

Data Engineer
Design and develop an ETL solution enabling seamless integration of multiple clients' data sources into the company's database through a configuration file, reducing integration time from 30 days to 24 hours.
- Python
- AWS Lambdas
- AWS S3
- AWS RDS
- SQL
Plyzer Hybrid / BCN
2019 - 2020

Data Science Platform Engineer
Transform a monolithic AI product into a flexible serverless event-driven pipeline with parallel processes and robustness. This daily execution was reduced from +24h to 1.5h.
- AWS Lambdas
- SNS
- SQS
- Step Functions
- RDS
- Kinesis
- Serverless Framework
- Python
- PySpark
- PyTorch
Ofertia Hybrid / BCN
2018 - 2019

Data Scientist
Draft, develop and productize a personalized notification system and a content recommender algorithm (ALS). More significant content was shown to users, in a more appealing timing for the notification.
- AWS Redshift
- AWS EMR
- AWS Data Pipelines
- AWS Step Functions
- AWS S3
- Python
- Spark
- sklearn
- pandas
- numpy
Ofertia Hybrid / BCN
2016 - 2018

Content Data Team Founder & Lead Engineer
Hire and mentor new members, manage product ownership, lead implementation. We increased website visits from new curated content by developing a BI tool that enabled data-driven decisions.
- Google Data Studio
- Python
- Numpy
- Pandas
- Beautiful Soup
- Keras
- SQL
- JIRA
Ofertia Hybrid / BCN
2014 - 2016

Content Product Analyst
Identify and define Content team product needs, defining priorities, and optimizing internal workflows. Prioritize product initiatives with other Product stakeholders and Products owners and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- JIRA
- Bitbucket
- Confluence

About Me

Hello there! 👋 I'm Xavi, a Product Engineer with 10 years of experience crafting data products and software solutions that meet user needs while adhering to best practices.

Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working in various startup environments, which has helped me refine my skills and gain insights into the complexities of decision-making in product development.

With a background in Physics and Journalism, I've always been drawn to exploring different fields. About eight years ago, I transitioned into software development, finding joy in providing practical solutions for my team's challenges. I believe in being adaptable and continuously learning to achieve desired results, always keeping best practices in mind and fostering a collaborative environment focused on product improvement.

My experience includes building a business intelligence solution from scratch; prototyping and deploying a recommendation algorithm, and optimizing Data Scientist workflows with MLOps.

As a Product Engineer, I'm dedicated to understanding user requirements and delivering optimal solutions. I prioritize principles such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and strive to craft clean and efficient code to support seamless product development.