Angel Baez

AI Engineer

AI Engineer and entrepreneur with 10+ years building software that ships and scales. I design and deploy AI agents, agentic workflows, and full-stack platforms in TypeScript, Python, and Node.js.

Experience

Co-founder & Lead Developer — Prepa IN

Sep 2019 – Present
  • Designed and built the MVP from scratch, validating the market and securing the company's first seed capital.
  • Architected and scaled the platform on WordPress and LearnDash to 20,000+ active students.
  • Owned product and engineering end-to-end: architecture, feature delivery, and infrastructure.

Senior Web Developer — HUSL Digital

Aug 2018 – Present
  • Architected a modular WordPress boilerplate with automated testing, cutting new-project development time by 25% and reducing bug rates by 37% across 15+ client engagements.
  • Shipped 20+ full-stack plugins and custom platforms on WordPress, PHP, Node.js, and TypeScript, maintained at 99.5% uptime in production.
  • Led migrations to component-driven frontends using React, React Native, Redux, Gatsby, and Astro across multiple teams.
  • Owned end-to-end delivery from architecture to deployment and earned promotion to Senior Developer for sustained performance.

Semi-Senior Web Developer — KTBO (acquired by Globant)

Feb 2017 – Aug 2018
  • Led front-end development of a Coca-Cola World Cup chatbot that processed 2M+ user interactions and exceeded campaign engagement targets by 35%.
  • Delivered high-performance sites and landing pages for Starbucks, Grupo Bimbo, and Mattel on Vue.js, Drupal, WordPress, and Laravel with 3-second load times and 99.5% uptime.
  • Prototyped a generative music model using Restricted Boltzmann Machines in Python and TensorFlow for creative campaigns.
  • Promoted to Semi-Senior in 6 months after leading two high-visibility client projects.

Junior Web Developer — TERAN TBWA

Nov 2013 – Feb 2017
  • Built a lightweight seasonal e-commerce platform on the Google Sheets API and Angular.js with real-time inventory, cutting client implementation costs by 90% while holding 99.9% uptime through peak holiday traffic.
  • Developed and optimized websites for Nissan, McDonald's, BBVA Bancomer, and Volaris serving millions of monthly users.
  • Accelerated from trainee to Junior Developer in 3 months by consistently over-delivering on project timelines.

Projects

Google Developers Group

Community Leader

Founded and managed a Google Developers Group chapter, growing it into one of the largest developer communities in Mexico.

Education

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

2014 – 2016

Coursework toward B.S., Economics

Instituto Politecnico Nacional

2012 – 2014

Coursework toward B.S., Electrical Engineering

Instituto Politecnico Nacional

2009 – 2012

High School Technician, Telecommunications and Electronics

Skills

Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PHP, Bash
Frameworks & Libraries
React, Next.js, Gatsby, Astro, Node.js, WordPress, Redux, Three.js
AI & Machine Learning
LLMs, AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, RAG, TensorFlow
Cloud & DevOps
AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Cloudflare, Docker, Linux, Git

Certifications

  • Introduction to subagents — Anthropic
  • Managing Social and Human Capital — The Wharton School
  • Marketing — The Wharton School
  • Agentic AI: Building Data-First AI Agents — LinkedIn
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP): Hands-On with Agentic AI — LinkedIn
  • API Gateway Skill Badge — Google
  • React Native, v3 — Master.dev (Frontend Masters)
  • AI Agent: From Prototype to Production — Master.dev (Frontend Masters)
  • Build AI-Powered Apps with OpenAI and Node.js — Master.dev (Frontend Masters)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01) — Amazon Web Services

Languages

  • Spanish (Native speaker)
  • English (Professional working proficiency)
  • Italian (Elementary proficiency)

Profiles