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Diego Silveira: Building Scalable Systems at Latin America's Scale.

Senior Software Engineer @ Mercado Libre · Autonomous ATC @ Kunstig · Ex-Army Officer · AI Innovator.

Computer Engineer (Ingeniero en Informática) from Universidad Católica del Uruguay. Passionate about technology, aviation, and innovation. Open water swimmer.

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Tech Builder Hub

Building scalable, event-driven systems — across an aviation startup and Latin America's largest e-commerce platform.

Mercado Libre

Senior Software Engineer

2022 - Present

▸Architecting Event-Driven systems processing millions of transactions daily
▸Implementing Domain-Driven Design (DDD) patterns for complex business domains
▸Building massive scalability solutions for Latin America's largest e-commerce platform
▸Mentoring engineers and collaborating with Product/UX teams

Event-Driven ArchitectureDDDKafkaGoJavaKubernetesAWS

Kunstig

Software Engineer · Part-time

Mar 2026 - Present

▸Building Observatør — a platform that detects and reports airport anomalies, focused on the U.S. market
▸Contributing to an autonomous Air Traffic Control (ATC) system
▸Early-stage aviation startup at the intersection of safety-critical systems and AI

AI AgentsGenAIAnomaly DetectionEvent-Driven ArchitectureAviation

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Universidad Católica del Uruguay

Ingeniero en Informática (Computer Engineer)

Graduated Dec 2025

▸Computer Engineering degree issued December 2025
▸Ministry of Education medal for top academic performance
▸80% merit scholarship from Universidad Católica del Uruguay

Software EngineeringDistributed SystemsAlgorithms

Career Story

From Army Officer to Software Engineer

2014 - 2022

▸Transformation journey from Ex Uruguayan Army Lieutenant to Software Engineer
▸Balanced a demanding military career with Computer Engineering studies
▸Leadership and resilience carried from the Army into tech

LeadershipResilienceCareer ChangeGrowth Mindset

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02.

Some Tech Projects Built

Exploring the frontiers of AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI through innovative projects and experiments.

🛠️ pergam — Open Source Tool

Immutable, versioned URLs for AI-generated HTML artifacts

🏆 Google AI Hackathon Winner

Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Virtual Waiter Implementation

🏊 Natación Aguas Abiertas Uruguay

Volunteer-built community portal for open water swimmers — groups, events & safety guides

🛠️ My Open Source Tool

pergam

Immutable parchment for what your AI builds. Self-hostable service that turns AI-generated HTML (dashboards, reports, design docs) into stable, versioned URLs. Single Python file, Docker Compose, MIT licensed, zero telemetry. Includes a Claude Code skill for one-shot posting.

PythonDockerHTTP APIClaude Code

🏆 Google AI Hackathon Winner

MCP Virtual Waiter

Google AI Hackathon Winner - Model Context Protocol implementation for restaurant automation using GenAI.

PythonGoogle GeminiMCPFastAPI

Applying ML Through Small Projects

Hands-on Machine Learning exploration through small, focused projects covering various ML/AI techniques and models.

PythonTensorFlowPyTorchJupyter

Telegram Image Bot

Python Telegram bot for automatic image tagging and classification using computer vision.

PythonTelegram APIOpenCVML

🏊 Volunteer Project

Natación Aguas Abiertas Uruguay

Community portal for open water swimming in Uruguay. Find groups, safety guides, events, and connect with fellow swimmers.

Next.jsTailwind CSSTypeScript

Cartographic Services

Professional website for a surveyor and cartographer, showcasing topographic and cartographic services.

Next.jsTailwind CSSTypeScript

Rocket Running Team

Landing page for a running coach with personalized training plans, testimonials, and pricing tiers.

Next.jsTailwind CSSTypeScript

🏆 Smart Cities Winner

Montevideo API Challenge

Award-winning Smart Cities project to optimize accessible bus distribution in Montevideo, presented at the Encuentro de Ciudades Inteligentes.

PythonData AnalysisAPIsGIS

FreeRTOS on PIC32MM

Embedded systems project featuring a fully functional FreeRTOS v9 port for PIC32MM microcontrollers, with hardware integration via Microchip Code Configurator (MCC).

CFreeRTOSPIC32MMMPLAB X

🛠️ My Open Source Tool

pergam

PythonDockerHTTP APIClaude Code

🏆 Google AI Hackathon Winner

MCP Virtual Waiter

Google AI Hackathon Winner - Model Context Protocol implementation for restaurant automation using GenAI.

PythonGoogle GeminiMCPFastAPI

Applying ML Through Small Projects

Hands-on Machine Learning exploration through small, focused projects covering various ML/AI techniques and models.

PythonTensorFlowPyTorchJupyter

Telegram Image Bot

Python Telegram bot for automatic image tagging and classification using computer vision.

PythonTelegram APIOpenCVML

🏊 Volunteer Project

Natación Aguas Abiertas Uruguay

Community portal for open water swimming in Uruguay. Find groups, safety guides, events, and connect with fellow swimmers.

Next.jsTailwind CSSTypeScript

Cartographic Services

Professional website for a surveyor and cartographer, showcasing topographic and cartographic services.

Next.jsTailwind CSSTypeScript

Rocket Running Team

Landing page for a running coach with personalized training plans, testimonials, and pricing tiers.

Next.jsTailwind CSSTypeScript

🏆 Smart Cities Winner

Montevideo API Challenge

Award-winning Smart Cities project to optimize accessible bus distribution in Montevideo, presented at the Encuentro de Ciudades Inteligentes.

PythonData AnalysisAPIsGIS

FreeRTOS on PIC32MM

Embedded systems project featuring a fully functional FreeRTOS v9 port for PIC32MM microcontrollers, with hardware integration via Microchip Code Configurator (MCC).

CFreeRTOSPIC32MMMPLAB X

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