Senior Software Engineer

I build AI-powered products, developer tools and infrastructure that scale. Passionate about Linux, open source and the intersection of AI and software engineering.

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andres@dev:-$ cat about.me

├─ name: Andrés M. Prieto

├─ role: AI Infrastructure & Fullstack Engineer

├─ location: Colombia (LatAm)

├─ focus: AI agents, local LLMs, MCP

└─ passion: Linux, Open Source, DX

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10+

Years of Experience

20+

Projects

Open Source

Contributor

Based in

Colombia

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Lyra - Local AI Assistant for Linux Powered by Small Language Models

Lyra is an open source AI assistant for Linux that combines Small Language Models (SLMs), local system context and privacy-first architecture to answer operating system questions without sending telemetry to external services.

Software ArchitectureAI EngineeringLinux DevelopmentSystem IntegrationLinuxArtificial IntelligenceSmall Language ModelsAI AgentsLocal Inference

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Writing Lab - Educational Platform for Teaching Academic Writing

Writing Lab is an educational web platform developed as a proof of concept in collaboration with ILEX to help English teachers improve writing instruction through digital teaching strategies, collaborative activities and assessment tools. The project later evolved into a larger educational software initiative.

Full Stack DevelopmentSoftware ArchitectureUser ExperienceEducational TechnologyProduct PrototypingClient CollaborationEducational TechnologyLearning PlatformsDigital EducationWeb ApplicationsUser Experience

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Dotfiles - Arch Linux Development Environment, Automation and System Engineering

A production-grade Arch Linux configuration repository containing shell automation, developer tooling, system administration workflows, desktop customization, keyboard firmware resources and infrastructure configuration used in my daily software engineering environment.

Linux EngineeringSystem AdministrationDevOpsShell ScriptingAutomationInfrastructure as CodeDesktop EngineeringDocumentationLinuxArch LinuxInfrastructureAutomationDeveloper ToolingOperating Systems

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AI Software Engineer

2024 - Present

(dailybot)

Software Engineer

2023 - Present

(Freelancer)

Software Technical Advisor

2023 - 2023

(Freelancer)

Software Engineer

2022 - 2023

(Delphi)

Blockchain Developer

2021 - 2022

(Pulsatrix)

Junior Software Engineer

2018 - 2021

(Woldev)

Junior Software Developer

2017 - 2018

(HE Gonzale Mejia Echeverry)

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MEng. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira

ArchitectureAIDS

2025

Eng. Software

Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira

ArchitectureEngineering

2023

Tech. Software

Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira

SoftwareEngineering

2021

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<section@04>: ~/(Open Source & Community)

Ubuntu Colombia

Project Development Manager

2019 — Present

FLISoL

Leader and Organizer

2019 — Present

Arch Linux Project

Collaborator

2019 — Present

Forest Software Community

Co-Founder

2022 — Present

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~/entry/tribu-dev-cartago.py

class Talk(Software Engineering):
    def __init__(self, content):
        self.authors: [
            "Andrés Prieto"
        ]
        self.event: "Tribu Dev Cartago"
        self.attendees: 100

[Tribu Dev Cartago - Software Engineering Career Panel]

summary@(Software Engineering, Software Development, Career Growth, Community, Open Source, Technical Leadership, Mentorship):

Panel discussion at Tribu Dev Cartago alongside three software engineers sharing professional experiences, career insights and different perspectives on software engineering and the technology industry.

reference@(Tribu Dev Cartago - Software Engineering Career Panel):

curl -o Event publication {Reference link}

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~/entry/open-tech-hackathon-2025.py

class Talk(Artificial Intelligence):
    def __init__(self, content):
        self.authors: [
            "Andrés Prieto"
        ]
        self.event: "Open Tech Hackathon 2025"
        self.attendees: 50

[Open Tech Hackathon 2025 - Leading Pereira's First AI and Blockchain Hackathon]

summary@(Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Hackathon, Innovation, Technology Communities, Open Source, Entrepreneurship):

Led the first Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain hackathon held in Pereira, bringing together industry partners, technology communities, public institutions and universities to promote innovation and emerging technologies.

reference@(Open Tech Hackathon 2025 - Leading Pereira's First AI and Blockchain Hackathon):

curl -o Official event publication {Reference link}

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