Faider Florez Valencia
About Faider Florez Valencia
Faider Florez Valencia is a Data Engineer Team Lead at Jungle Scout, with a background in data analytics and business intelligence. He has held various academic and managerial roles in Colombia, contributing to the fields of data engineering and education.
Current Role at Jungle Scout
Faider Florez Valencia serves as the Data Engineer Team Lead at Jungle Scout since 2020. In this role, he manages a team focused on data engineering projects. His responsibilities include designing long-term project roadmaps that span 1-2 years and providing code reviews and feature designs to enhance workflows and procedures within cloud environments. He works remotely from Colombia while contributing to the company's data initiatives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Previous Experience in Data Analytics
Prior to his current position, Faider worked at Bancolombia as a Data Analytics Manager from 2018 to 2020. His tenure at Bancolombia lasted for two years, during which he was based in Medellín. Before that, he spent six years at Satrack as an Analytics and Business Intelligence Development Analyst from 2012 to 2018, also in Medellín. His experiences in these roles contributed to his expertise in data analytics and business intelligence.
Academic Background and Teaching Experience
Faider Florez Valencia studied at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where he earned a degree in System Engineering from 2005 to 2010. He further pursued a Master in Engineering - Systems Engineering with a focus on Databases from 2012 to 2017. In addition to his studies, he has served as a graduate professor at various institutions, including Universidad de Medellín from 2018 to 2020, and Colegio Mayor de Antioquia for three months in 2020.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Faider has proposed architecture designs aimed at enhancing the scalability and performance of cloud solutions, utilizing AWS services such as RDS Aurora PostgreSQL and Redshift. He actively learns about DevMLOps and AutoML to further his technological expertise. Additionally, he mentors learning engineers by introducing a Big Data perspective to the company, demonstrating his commitment to knowledge sharing and professional development.