The diagnosis was clear, honest, and actionable. The team left with defined priorities and a smarter way to work with AI and architecture.
David Figueroa
// ABOUT
From PHP in Mendoza to global AI adoption.
18 years in a career that never stopped changing.
I am David Figueroa. In 2008 I wrote my first line of code in Mendoza without knowing that 18 years later I would be leading 15-person teams in a Central Bank-regulated fintech.
Along the way I built more than 70 projects: apps for Apex Global Mobility | Grupo Mariposa, anti-fraud systems for NaranjaX, security platforms for Prosegur, and tools for the Buenos Aires city government. I cut one client's cloud infrastructure costs by 80%. I took a fintech's user conversion from 70% to 90%.
I founded FARO because I realized the biggest impact doesn't come from the code I write — it comes from the technical direction I give to teams. Today I combine that experience with real AI adoption so teams and technical leaders can get where they need to go, faster.
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Deep technical expertise
18 years across the full stack: from PHP and Java to Kotlin Multiplatform, Jetpack Compose, Node.js, AWS Lambda, and AI agents. 70+ launched projects.
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Agile leadership with real teams
Led teams of 5 to 15 people in high-stakes projects across fintech, security, and government. Agile coordination, performance metrics, and feedback culture.
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Direct mentoring, no intermediaries
No generic playbooks and no packaged processes. Every mentee or client works directly with me on their specific situation.
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AI adoption that is measured, not announced
-40% development time by integrating Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and AI agents into real teams. I don't talk about AI in the abstract — I implement it in the daily workflow.
// TECH STACK
── MOBILE ────
KotlinJetpack ComposeAndroidKMPMVVM / MVIClean ArchitectureMulti-moduleRoomHilt / KoinCouchbase CapellaRetrofitCoil
── BACKEND & CLOUD ────
Node.jsFastify / ExpressAWS LambdaFirebaseAzureGCPDockerServerlessMongoDBPostgreSQLRedisRabbitMQ
── AI & AGENTS ────
GitHub CopilotCursorLangChainLLMOpsGoogle GeminiOpenAIPrompt EngineeringAI AgentsAutoGenAgentic AIRAGLLM APIsClaude CodeNotebookLLMMistralQwen
── ARCHITECTURE & PROCESSES ────
Clean Arch.SOLIDDDDBFF · SDUIScrumKanbanScrum of ScrumDesign ThinkingJiraConfluenceGitCI/CDSDDTDDGitHubMicroservices
// JOURNEY
2024–Present
Apex Global Mobility | Grupo Mariposa — Desarrollador Android Senior → Líder Técnico → Ingeniero Staff Android / Líder Capítulo Android
Xsales apps (Asesor, Entrega, Líder) in a single monorepo · Realm → Couchbase Lite · AI in the development cycle · >85% roadmap delivery per quarter
2016–Present
BOA Apps → FARO (Founder)
Parallel own portfolio: GCBA via Kwan, Inmoclick, wtswrng, Jacidi · mentoring FUSAP → Quinto Andar · rebranded to FARO in 08/2024
2023–2024
Alternativas Inteligentes — Full Stack Technical Lead
Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario · clean releases per sprint · 10 people in cells
2021–2023
NaranjaX — Mobile Tech Lead
Led a 15-person team · KYC/AML · Central Bank-regulated fintech
2021
Prosegur (via Tecsol Group) — Sr. Android
Critical cash-in-transit security operations
2020–2021
CloudX — Sr. Android & Node.js
SDUI · −80% AWS costs
2020
GlobalLogic — Sr. Android
Pre-sales for Claro Argentina
2019–2020
Winecta — Android/PHP Dev
Android and PHP development
2018–2019
FTL — Android/Laravel/Node Dev
Android, Laravel and Node development
2017–2018
Streambe — Lead Android/PHP Dev
Android and PHP development leadership
2015–2017
Tween → Vloom — Android Dev → Project Lead
From Android developer to project lead
2013–2015
Aconcagua SF (2nd period) — Android Dev → Project Lead
Projects in health, energy, sports and mobile products
2012–2013
Rumaos — Dev & SysAdmin
Development and systems administration
2009–2012
Aconcagua SF — PHP Dev / Oracle DBA
Oil industry and enterprise systems
2009
BIG SA — Programmer
PHP development
2008–2009
MAIN Sistemas — Programmer Intern
PHP · MySQL · Mendoza
// CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
AI & Agents
- Introduction to Agentic AI with AutoGen Studio - LinkedIn, 2026
- Agentic AI for Developers - LinkedIn, 2026
- AI Coding Agents with GitHub Copilot and Cursor - LinkedIn, 2025
- ChatGPT, LLM and LangChain bootcamp - Udemy, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and advanced prompting - Coursera, 2025
- Google Gemini for Developers (full 6-course series) - LinkedIn, 2025-2026
Android & Kotlin
- Compose Expert - DevExpert.io, 2023
- Kotlin para Desarrolladores Android - DevExpert.io, 2023
- Kotlin and Android Jetpack Compose masterclass - Udemy, 2025
- MVI architecture with Jetpack Compose - Udemy, 2025
- Complete Multi-Modular Architecture for Android - Udemy, 2025
- Compose Multiplatform iOS/Android - Udemy, 2025
Leadership & Mentoring
- Personal Brand 360° - Santander Open Academy, 2025
- Becoming an Inspiring Mentor - LinkedIn, 2025
- Build The Skills to Mentor and Sponsor Employees - LinkedIn, 2025
- Agile Academy: Scrum context - Academia Ágil, 2024
- Leadership and team management - Udemy, 2022
Education
- Systems Analyst - Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, 2011
- University Programmer - Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, 2008
// TESTIMONIALS
I had real support on important decisions. It wasn’t a course or a talk; it was technical judgment applied to real business problems.
The difference was having someone who understands both the technology and the operational impact. The architecture became clearer and the team moved faster.