Open to U.S./Canada Remote or Hybrid | Contract-ready · Miami, FL, USA

Forward Deployed Engineer, GenAI | Google Cloud

Forward-deployed GenAI and cloud applications engineer with 10+ years building production software, APIs, event-driven systems, and enterprise integrations. Hands-on experience with Gemini, Vertex AI / Google Cloud, multi-model LLM applications, RAG, tool/function calling, OCR/document intelligence, evidence retrieval, and AI-assisted engineering workflows. Strong record translating business workflows into working prototypes, production services, demos, and implementation roadmaps.

Diego Leon
Open to U.S./Canada Remote or Hybrid | Contract-ready
10+
Years building production software, APIs, and enterprise integrations
GenAI
Gemini, Vertex AI, RAG, agents, tool/function calling, and OCR workflows
FDE
Customer-facing solution delivery, rapid prototyping, and production hardening
Cloud
Google Cloud, Azure, and AWS across multi-tier and event-driven architectures

01 Selected work

Production platforms & AI products I've led.

Real systems with real customers.

AI-powered resume parsing, scoring, and candidate-job matching

NinjaGig AI Suite

AI Suite for resume processing, scoring, and candidate-job matching using Gemini/Vertex AI, multi-model LLM evaluation, structured extraction, and recruiter-facing ranking workflows.

  • Gemini
  • Vertex AI
  • RAG
  • ATS
  • LLM

AI-powered legal operating system

Lex OS Alpha

AI-powered legal operating system using Gemini/Vertex AI and multi-model LLM workflows for case analysis, jurisprudence exploration, OCR-enabled document intake, evidence panels, per-case workspaces, and administrative controls.

  • Gemini
  • Vertex AI
  • LegalTech
  • OCR
  • RAG

Agent-native API gateway for autonomous AI systems

TechForAGI Gateway

Agent-native API gateway enabling autonomous AI systems to discover services, request quotes, process tasks, and receive structured machine-readable responses.

  • AI agents
  • API gateway
  • GenAI
  • Structured JSON

GenAI portfolio and community initiatives

Tech For People

Portfolio spanning Tech For People Global Corp, TechForAGI, and Super RAG architecture combining semantic retrieval, legal-atom concepts, vector indexes, SQL/graph sources, retrieval audits, prompt orchestration, and Vertex AI / Google Cloud RAG patterns.

  • GenAI
  • RAG
  • Vertex AI
  • Community

02 Capabilities

What I bring on day one.

01

Cloud & DevOps

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) · Vertex AI · Cloud Run · Cloud Storage · BigQuery · IAM · AWS · Azure · Cloudflare · Azure DevOps · CI/CD · Docker · Terraform · Git · SSL/TLS · PCI operations

02

Engineering

C# · .NET 10 · .NET 8 · ASP.NET Core · MVC · Blazor · Razor · Entity Framework · SQL Server · JavaScript/TypeScript · Node.js · Python · REST/GraphQL · SOAP/WCF · RabbitMQ · Kafka · SignalR/WebSockets

03

AI / Data & Developer Productivity

Gemini · Vertex AI · Google AI Studio · LLM applications · AI agents · RAG · Grounding · Prompt design · Tool/function calling · OCR · Vector search · Embeddings · Retrieval evaluation · Source attribution · Cursor · OpenAI Codex · Claude Code · GitHub Copilot

03 Experience

A track record of leading and building.

  1. 2024-09 — Now

    Lead .NET / GenAI Software Engineer · NinjaGig

    Online Recruitment / ATS SaaS · Remote / USA

  2. 2026-01 — Now

    Contract Software Developer II · SMP Pharmacy Solutions

    Healthcare / Pharmacy Technology · Hybrid / Remote

  3. 2023-05 — 2024-09

    Senior Software Developer · AAPC

    Healthcare Education, Certification & Revenue Cycle · Remote / USA

  4. 2022-10 — 2023-03

    Senior Software Developer · EnKnack / RideGoNow

    Mobility / Ride-Dispatch Platform · Remote / USA

  5. 2022-08 — 2023-03

    Senior Software Developer · CH2 Solutions - FrontSteps

    HOA / Community Management SaaS · Remote / USA

  6. 2022-04 — 2022-08

    Senior / Mid Software Developer · NICE inContact

    CX / Contact Center AI & Cloud Communications · Remote / USA

  7. 2019 — 2021

    CEO & Founder · Sammy Bot / Tercer Elemento S.R.L.

    HealthTech / GovTech COVID-19 Telehealth Platform · Bolivia

  8. 2018 — 2021

    Manager, Server Applications & IT Infrastructure / Azure DevOps Manager / Sr. Backend Developer · Banco de Credito BCP

    Banking & Financial Services · Bolivia

  9. 2015 — 2017

    Jr. Full Stack Software Developer · Banco Solidario S.A. (BancoSol)

    Microfinance Banking & Financial Services · Bolivia

04 Stack

Technical foundation.

Cloud & DevOps

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Vertex AI
  • Cloud Run
  • Cloud Storage
  • BigQuery
  • IAM
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Cloudflare
  • Azure DevOps
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Git
  • SSL/TLS
  • PCI operations

Engineering

  • C#
  • .NET 10
  • .NET 8
  • ASP.NET Core
  • MVC
  • Blazor
  • Razor
  • Entity Framework
  • SQL Server
  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • REST/GraphQL
  • SOAP/WCF
  • RabbitMQ
  • Kafka
  • SignalR/WebSockets

AI / Data & Developer Productivity

  • Gemini
  • Vertex AI
  • Google AI Studio
  • LLM applications
  • AI agents
  • RAG
  • Grounding
  • Prompt design
  • Tool/function calling
  • OCR
  • Vector search
  • Embeddings
  • Retrieval evaluation
  • Source attribution
  • Cursor
  • OpenAI Codex
  • Claude Code
  • GitHub Copilot

05 Leadership & community

Where I show up beyond the code.

ASPIRE Leaders Program

Domain Leader, Technology & AI

South Florida Tech Hub

Official Member & active participant in South Florida tech ecosystem activities

Tech For People Community

Founder, developer mentorship and AI/product initiatives

06 Let's build

Have a hard problem to solve?

Forward-deployed GenAI and cloud applications engineer with 10+ years building production software, APIs, event-driven systems, and enterprise integrations. Hands-on experience with Gemini, Vertex AI / Google Cloud, multi-model LLM applications, RAG, tool/function calling, OCR/document intelligence, evidence retrieval, and AI-assisted engineering workflows. Strong record translating business workflows into working prototypes, production services, demos, and implementation roadmaps.

  • Location Miami, FL, USA
  • Mode Open to U.S./Canada Remote or Hybrid | Contract-ready
  • Site diegoleon.me
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