
Nito Buendia
Solutions Engineering Leader in Singapore
About Me
Leader with a balanced technical, consulting, business and people manager skill sets. An outstanding performer and problem solver, with 12 years of experience in the Tech industry and in multiple areas from Solutions Engineering to Product Management and Technical Program Management.
Professional Summary
Leadership and Management (3 years)
Managed a team of senior Engineers and Product Managers who led and develop technical solutions and API integrations with the largest partners in APAC leading to a portfolio growth worth 100s of millions (USD). Defined the team strategy and objectives (OKRs) aligning with the business and organizational goals. Hired, coached and managed the team fostering inclusion and career progression, while meeting business results.
Software Engineering (16 years)
Developed applications as a software and customer solutions engineer. Developed and open sourced solutions in multiple languages including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, SQL, HTML and CSS. Leveraged frameworks like Next.js, React or Django. Reviewed code as an official Google reviewer for JavaScript, Python and SQL, where I mentored other engineers on best practices in the code base and coding languages.
Software Architecture (7 years)
Architected and developed software using Google Cloud including SQL and NoSQL databases, multiple forms of compute like containers or cloud functions and leveraging multiple other products to connect them. Designed and developed big data pipelines in the Cloud working with Apache Beam and Apache Airflow.
Product Management (6 years)
Built and led roadmaps to launch and improve API integrations with the largest APAC Tech partners (like Alibaba, Shopee or Lazada). Launched multiple products to market from inception to success (from 0 to 1), including Performance Max for Marketplaces as the first Google Ads product for marketplaces, worth billions of dollars. Launched a new course platform to increase the product catalog and revenue of an online business school.
Technical Program Management (6 years)
Project managed the execution of roadmaps with the 5-10 of the largest APAC Tech partners through their Product and Engineering teams. Tasks involved defining and aligning the roadmaps and timelines, project managing them through execution and adding governance structures to ensure timely delivery. Led Agile-like reviews with engineering, quarterly business reviews with C-levels and unlocked roadblocks through cross functional collaboration. Managed developer teams to build and launch tech solutions in the advertising and cloud ecosystems. Improved processes to achieve 60% faster delivery on roadmaps for the team.
Developer Advocate (3 years)
Worked with developers to encourage them to leverage products, systems and APIs. Published and maintained open source solutions and guides to showcase the use of cloud products. Updated documentation of key products like Apache Beam or Cloud Composer. Delivered technical talks to both developers/engineers and business audiences on varied topics like Machine Learning, BigQuery, automation or e-learning.
Partnerships and Technical Consulting (10 years)
Led consulting engagements with business and technical stakeholders, including C-level executives. Connected business and Tech; communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences, and translating business goals into technical requirements. Worked with companies of all sizes from Enterprise to SMB customers; landing deals worths 10s to 100s of millions of dollars (USD). Worked across industries including but not limited to Retail, Marketplaces, Gaming, Finance, Apps or FMCG.
Outstanding Performance
Outstanding manager and individual contributor performance. Most ratings on the top 25% of the company, with half of those being on the top 4%, and promotions every 2 years. As a leader, 100% positive feedback on the manager survey across all areas including coaching the team, defining strategy and delivering work.
Professional Skills
Leadership skills
Team building and management, Strategy planning and delivery, Cross functional collaboration.
Business skills
Problem solving, automation, quick learning.
Cloud certifications
Cloud Architect, Data Engineering, Database Engineering and Digital Leader,
Coding languages
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL.
Languages
Spanish, English, French, Catalan.
Work Experience
Education
Things I Enjoy
Tech hobbies
Coding, gaming, home automation.
Other hobbies
Coin collecting, Muay Thai, scuba diving.
International experience
Lived in 7 cities, 5 countries and 3 continents.