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Abraham VallezAV

Abraham Vallez

Engineering Manager

€500/day
Barcelona, ES
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Abraham

Leader with 9+ years of experience guiding software development teams, specializing in Agile methodologies and Extreme Programming (XP). Proven expertise in transforming organizational structures, empowering team autonomy, and achieving operational excellence. Passionate about fostering collaborative environments that drive ownership and deliver exceptional outcomes.

My leadership is grounded in a comprehensive understanding of all facets that impact the team: product, technology, best practices, people, and production systems. This approach enables close collaboration with Product Managers, CPOs, and CTOs to ensure seamless execution throughout the product lifecycle.

In addition to my leadership experience, I am actively exploring entrepreneurial challenges by creating and launching side projects that combine technology, product development, and business strategy. Notably, I'm crafting Clip2Coach, a platform that integrates sports coaching with video analysis technology, now serving over 500 users and facilitating the creation of more than 5,000 analysis. These projects have improved my skills in product engineering and in entrepreneurship and business.

As an active member of communities like Software Crafters and Agile Spain, I regularly share insights through talks and workshops on Extreme Programming, Lean practices, and team management. Beyond my professional career, I’ve been coaching sports teams since age 17, holding a national basketball coach certification in Spain and Italy, with experience coaching from youth teams to semi-professional leagues.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Italian

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Barcelona (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Zinklar (.zinklar.com)
    Engineering Manager
    March 2022 - October 2024 (2 years and 7 months)
    Team Leadership, management and Development: (React, NodeJs, Postgres, GCP) — Led cross-functional teams of 4-7 members, driving effective collaboration with Product and Design teams to establish a better development process. — Conducted regular 1:1 meetings and developed tailored growth plans, enhancing team motivation and continuous development. Mentoring and coaching software developers in software engineering careers. — Delivered, broken down, and managed over 25 projects, ensuring alignment with goals and successful execution throughout the tenure.
    Lean Software Development and Continuous Improvement and : — Implemented Lean methodologies and Extreme Programming (XP) practices, introducing pair programming and incremental development. Reducing cycle time by 60% (from over a week to 2-3 days), boosting product quality and delivery. — Optimized workflows to cut waste and increase team efficiency, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
    Strategic Alignment and Departmental Transformation: — Collaborated with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads and CTO to hire and onboard 10+ software engineers and structuring over 4 cross-functional teams. — Introduced a continuous discovery process in product management, improving the team capacity on delivery value. — Led the creation communities of practice and technical 'circles,' including Frontend, Backend, Infrastructure, and UI communities, along with circles dedicated to improving unit testing and clean architecture, encouraging ongoing learning and cross-team alignment.
  • Clip2Coach.tube
    Product Engineer
    August 2023 - Today (2 years and 10 months)
    Entrepreneurial Leadership and Product Development. — Clip2Coach.tube: a platform leveraging video analysis for sports coaching. Conceptualized the platform integrating deep sports coaching principles with technology. Launched Clip2Coach.tube as a player in the sports coaching technology sector. attracted >400 users and generated more than 5000 clips.
    — AnotherWay.work: A directory of companies that are doing things differently. For those who value software as a craft, real ownership, and meaningful collaboration..

    Technologies: React, Typescript, Node JS, NextJS, Supabase, Postgres, AWS(Amplify, Cognito, Lambdas), MongoDB
  • La Salle BCN
    Lecturer in Agile Methodologies
    June 2021 - May 2023 (1 year and 11 months)
    Teach sessions on Agile methodologies to Master of science in Project Management for La Salle (Barcelona)

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Education

  • Certifications
    Certifications
  • Computer engineering degree,
    University of Salamanca
    Computer engineering degree,

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