Engineering Leader · Software engineering as a craft · Barcelona

Building high-performing teams — and staying close to the craft.

I build effective engineering organisations that turn ambiguous product and technical challenges into clear priorities, healthy teams, and maintainable products.

01 / Experience
22 +
Years across software engineering and engineering leadership, building and evolving products from their technical foundations through reliable customer experiences.
02 / Leadership
14 +
Building and scaling multi-team engineering organisations, hiring and developing Engineering Managers, and aligning cross-functional teams around product and business priorities.
03 / Community
10 +
Years spent mentoring new leaders and helping build more inclusive teams, including co-founding Glovo's Women in Tech Circle with the CTO.
04 / Off-hours Book Nerd
650 +
A conservative estimate of books read. Retired paper-book hoarder; my Kindle became my best friend 15 years ago. Elves and fae still have my heart. Sue me.

The short version.

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I am a Senior Engineering Manager with 14+ years leading software engineering teams and 8 years of prior experience as a software developer.

As a leader of leaders, I have scaled multi-team organisations across observability, frontend and developer platforms, search, and SaaS. I have developed Engineering Managers and senior engineers while leading cross-functional teams in distributed environments.

I am a product-minded engineering leader with strong technical foundations. I care about building healthy, maintainable products, making sound architectural trade-offs, and balancing product delivery with reliability and long-term engineering investment.

I am particularly effective at turning ambiguous cross-team problems into clear priorities, restoring team health, strengthening ownership, and aligning engineering execution with product and business goals. I stay close to the craft, including exploring AI-assisted development hands-on so I can help teams adopt it thoughtfully.

Career evidence

Working experience

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  1. January 2026 — PresentSenior Engineering Manager, Ads & SearchGlovo· Delivery marketplace · Hybrid · Barcelona, SpainLeads engineering across Glovo's Search and AdTech domains, managing one Engineering Manager and 17 engineers across two teams.

    Evidence in this role

    • Owns engineering execution, organisational health, performance management, and leadership development across two business-critical domains.
    • Partners with Product, Data, Commercial, and Engineering leaders to shape priorities and trade-offs around user impact and usage evidence.
    • Reset Search engineering priorities to balance product delivery with long-term investment, enabling Product Page capabilities to move out of the monolith and increasing reuse of shared capabilities.
    • Led Ads through repeated production incidents, pausing product delivery to restore stability, strengthen engineering practices, and address architectural issues before returning to sustained delivery.
    • Built AI-assisted workflows that synthesise evidence from delivery, code review, technical documentation, and project work to improve performance-review quality and preparation efficiency.
    • Co-founded the Women in Tech Circle with the CTO and leads company-wide sessions on career development, performance, and practical AI adoption.
    Leader of leadersSearchAdTechMachine learningArchitectureReliabilityAI-assisted workflows
  2. March 2024 — December 2025Engineering ManagerGlovo· Delivery marketplace · Hybrid · Barcelona, SpainLed backend and cross-functional teams across Catalog and Quick-Commerce, including backend, iOS, and Android engineers, with accountability for people, delivery, team health, quality, and reliability.

    Evidence in this role

    • Turned around Catalog after an extended period without stable engineering management, resetting ways of working and ownership while preserving strong engineering standards.
    • Addressed long-standing interpersonal conflicts and performance issues across Catalog and Quick-Commerce; achieved the highest manager-support score in the subsequent engagement survey.
    • Mentored a newly appointed Engineering Manager and a manager transitioning from another professional discipline.
    Team turnaroundCatalogQuick-CommercePerformance managementBackendiOSAndroid
  3. November 2021 — January 2024Senior Engineering ManagerMural· Collaboration SaaS · Fully remoteLed the Devices group of 10 React Native engineers and one Engineering Manager, and Canvas Core, a team of 10 frontend engineers working with React and TypeScript, across three time zones.

    Evidence in this role

    • Mentored two senior individual contributors through successful transitions into Engineering Manager roles.
    • Led the transition from reliance on manual QA to end-to-end engineering ownership of code and product quality.
    • Increased team autonomy by clarifying ownership and decision-making, reducing dependence on the most senior engineers and creating broader leadership opportunities.
    • Established clear priorities and operating frameworks through significant organisational change and company scale-down.
    Leader of leadersReact NativeReactTypeScriptQuality ownershipRemoteScale down
  4. September 2020 — November 2021Senior Engineering ManagerNew Relic· Observability · Remote · Barcelona, SpainScaled and led the Dashboards Ecosystem organisation, owning Dashboards, Data Explorer, Query Builder, and the shared data-visualisation and dashboarding platform.

    Evidence in this role

    • Grew the ecosystem into a multi-team organisation while maintaining product quality, strong team health, and 95% engineering retention.
    • Hired and onboarded engineers and Engineering Managers across seniority levels, and integrated an existing backend team into the group.
    • Turned Query Builder from a high-maintenance legacy codebase into a healthier foundation by addressing technical debt, outdated frontend dependencies, and limited test coverage.
    • Scaled the shared backend platform and delivered Data Explorer on time and at the expected quality through visible weekly increments.
    ObservabilityLeader of leadersHiringPlatform scalingTechnical debtIncremental delivery
  5. April 2018 — August 2020Engineering ManagerNew Relic· Observability · On-site → Remote · Barcelona, SpainLed the engineering team building the future of New Relic's UI platform.

    Evidence in this role

    • Led the transition from UI Platform to the DataViz and Dashboards mandate when development of the design system was paused, maintaining engagement through the change in direction.
    • Surfaced the capacity gap created by competing product and platform responsibilities, helping secure executive sponsorship to grow the team.
    • Built and delivered the next-generation Dashboards product while hiring, onboarding, and establishing the new team; received a company award recognising the impact.
    HiringOnboardingData visualisationDesign systemPlatform teamReactD3
  6. January 2017 — April 2018Engineering ManagerTypeform· Form builder · On-site · Barcelona, SpainManaged a cross-functional engineering and QA team responsible for core Typeform product capabilities.

    Evidence in this role

    • Resolved long-standing team conflicts that were affecting collaboration and execution, rebuilding a healthier working environment.
    • Influenced company priorities to restart the Rendering Engine programme after a previous unsuccessful attempt, replacing an increasingly unmaintainable monolith with a modern React application.
    • Restructured the programme around clear milestones and incremental delivery, reducing risk, enabling earlier validation, and successfully launching the new Rendering Engine.
    People managementReactConflict resolution9-box calibrationVanilla JSTesting pyramid
  7. July 2015 — December 2016Technical Project ManagerCaixaBank Tech· Financial services · On-site · Barcelona, SpainTechnical Project Manager in CaixaBank's Innovation department, designing proofs of concept for new opportunities.

    Evidence in this role

    • Designed proofs of concept to assess technical and business viability.
    • Coordinated project plans and internal and external contributors.
    • Explored NLP, machine learning, ontologies, and IBM Watson.
    NLPMachine learningOntologiesIBM WatsonElasticsearchNeo4j
  8. April 2014 — June 2015Engineering ManagerScytl· Election technology · On-site · Barcelona, SpainDirectly responsible for delivering a group of projects through cross-functional teams.

    Evidence in this role

    • Led cross-functional teams across related projects.
    • Coordinated dependencies with other teams and project groups.
    • Identified delivery risks and managed contingencies.
    Conflict resolutionBurnout managementDelivery management
  9. January 2012 — October 2014Engineering ManagerAltran· Technology consultancy · On-site · Barcelona, SpainPlanned, executed, and delivered several agile and non-agile projects.

    Evidence in this role

    • Managed people, resources, delivery, and scope.
    • Worked across projects with different delivery methodologies.
    Conflict resolutionBurnout managementDelivery management
  10. May 2007 — December 2013Software EngineerAltran· Technology consultancy · On-site · Barcelona, SpainDeveloped several backend and frontend software projects.

    Evidence in this role

    • Built backend systems with Java, EJB, Oracle, and WebLogic.
    • Built web interfaces with JSP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
    JavaEJBOracle 10gWebLogic 8.1JSPJavaScriptHTMLCSS
  11. January 2007 — December 2007Software EngineerSPOC· Payment technology · On-site · Barcelona, SpainDeveloped firmware for Ingénico Point of Sale terminals using C and the Ingedev platform.

    Evidence in this role

    • Built embedded software for payment terminals.
    • Worked with C in the Ingedev environment.
    CFirmwareIngedevPOS
  12. September 2005 — December 2006Software Engineering InternSPOC· Payment technology · On-site · Barcelona, SpainDeveloped web experiences and maintained CMS systems and web applications.

    Evidence in this role

    • Built web interfaces with HTML, CSS, and XML.
    • Maintained content-management systems.
    HTMLCSSXMLCMS

Selected evidence

Projects & Labs

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  1. Search, Ads & Quick-Commerce screenshot
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    Glovo

    Search, Ads & Quick-Commerce

    Engineering leadership across consumer Search, AdTech, Product Page, Catalog, and Quick-Commerce, balancing product delivery with reliability, maintainability, and long-term engineering investment.

    Product engineering

    • Search & Product Page

      Search experiences and shared Product Page capabilities, including integration with Delivery Hero services and extraction from the monolith.

    • Ads platform

      Partner and brand advertising placements supported by stronger engineering practices and architectural investment.

    • Catalog & Quick-Commerce

      Backend and mobile product engineering across Catalog and Quick-Commerce experiences.

    • Search
    • AdTech
    • Machine learning
    • Backend
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Reliability
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    Mural

    Visual collaboration tool

    Core visual-collaboration experiences spanning the canvas and native device apps, with engineering ownership of product quality and clearer decision-making across distributed teams.

    Product engineering

    • Canvas Core↗

      The product's core visual-collaboration experience.

    • Devices↗

      Mural apps for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac.

    • React
    • React Native
    • TypeScript
    • Cypress
  3. Dashboard Ecosystem screenshot
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    New Relic

    Dashboard Ecosystem

    A multi-team product-and-platform organisation building customer-facing data products alongside shared visualisation and backend foundations used across New Relic.

    Platform engineering · Product engineering

    • Dashboards, Data Explorer & Query Builder

      Customer-facing data products, including a rebuilt Query Builder foundation and the incrementally delivered Data Explorer.

    • Vizco

      A declarative data-visualisation library extending D3 and used across product teams.

    • Shared dashboarding platform

      Backend services and shared capabilities scaled to support a growing portfolio of products and usage.

    • React
    • Node.js
    • TypeScript
    • AWS
    • D3
  4. The Rendering Engine screenshot
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    Typeform

    The Rendering Engine

    A modern React application that replaced an increasingly unmaintainable monolith and became responsible for displaying forms and collecting responses.

    Product engineering

    • JavaScript
    • React
    • Vanilla JS
  5. Election Night Reporting screenshot
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    Scytl

    Election Night Reporting

    Bespoke election software commissioned for a specific electoral event, supporting the operational journey from voting through counting and reporting results on a fixed election date.

    Client delivery

    • JavaScript
    • RFC
    • Java
    • Election systems
  6. Unemployment platform screenshot
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    Altran

    Unemployment platform

    Two consultancy projects: a public-sector J2EE application and custom POS firmware.

    Client delivery

    • SICAS

      The J2EE application used to manage unemployment for the local government of Catalonia.

    • POS terminal firmware

      Custom firmware in C for Ingenico POS terminals.

    • Java
    • J2EE
    • C
    • Firmware
    • Oracle 10
    • BEA WebLogic 8.1
  7. Oriol i Paty's Wedding screenshot
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    Side project

    Oriol i Paty's Wedding

    My wedding website and registry, built with React and deployed with Netlify.

    Side projects

    • React
    • Netlify
  8. this.portfolio · handcrafted screenshot
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    Side project

    this.portfolio · handcrafted

    The first version of this portfolio, handcrafted with Astro and TypeScript and deployed with Netlify. The screenshot captures that original static portfolio.

    Side projects

    • Astro
    • TypeScript
    • Netlify
    • Handcrafted
  9. this.portfolio · AI-assisted screenshot
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    Side project

    this.portfolio · AI-assisted

    The AI-driven evolution of this portfolio into an interactive CV: a more sophisticated, evidence-led way to explore my experience, projects, and product-engineering craft. Built iteratively with AI as an engineering collaborator and currently in development.

    Side projects

    • Astro
    • TypeScript
    • Interactive CV
    • AI-assisted development

Academic foundations

Education & foundations

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Two connected qualifications in computer engineering, completed at La Salle University.

  1. 01 / Qualification

    Grade: Excellent

    Computer Engineering — Second Cycle

    La Salle University

    Ingeniería Informática (segundo ciclo)

    Final degree project · Compilers

    An application for the automated construction of compiler tools.

  2. 02 / Qualification

    Grade: Excellent

    Technical Engineering in Computer Systems — Three-Year Degree

    La Salle University

    Ingeniería Técnica en Informática de Sistemas

    Final degree project · Operating systems

    Page replacement algorithms: analysis and simulation.

/* what the humans say */

Kind words from people I've worked with

  1. I had the opportunity of having Paty as my Engineer Manager for over a year, and it was a great experience. She kept the team on track towards our goals, while maintaining open communication to strike a balance between the technical and product aspects. She created an environment of trust and collaboration, where everyone's voice was heard and where everyone would feel valued. Her genuine concern for her team members goes beyond professional aspects. Throughout my time working with Paty, she provided constructive feedback that contributed to my professional development. I am truly grateful to her and I highly recommend her as a manager.

    Read full recommendation ↓

    I had the opportunity of having Paty as my Engineer Manager for over a year, and it was a great experience. She kept the team on track towards our goals, while maintaining open communication to strike a balance between the technical and product aspects.

    She created an environment of trust and collaboration, where everyone's voice was heard and where everyone would feel valued. Her genuine concern for her team members goes beyond professional aspects.

    Throughout my time working with Paty, she provided constructive feedback that contributed to my professional development.

    I am truly grateful to her and I highly recommend her as a manager.

    Nina Repetto

    Senior Software Engineer · Senior Engineering Manager @ Mural · Remote

    February 2024

  2. While working with the canvas core team, Paty was able to instill a profound sense of ownership and accountability within each member. She created an environment and the necessary methods for the team to feel empowered and take ownership of their tasks, fostering a culture of responsibility that significantly contributed to the success of the initiatives. Paty also played a significant role in equalizing participation and bridging knowledge gaps among the engineering team. Her effective communication skills helped ensure that everyone, regardless of experience or expertise, felt included, empowered and valued. For example, she introduced the feature captain role, which gave less senior members of the team, the opportunity to grow in their career. This contributed significantly to our team's adaptability and overall success. Another quality that makes her stand out from the rest of the engineering managers I've worked with was her ability to identify skills that needed improvement and her dedication to creating a clear path for individual growth. She took the time to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each team member. There was no single member that did not grow under her guidance. Paty also has a clear understanding of how to introduce changes gradually yet effectively. Her strategic approach to implementing new processes and methodologies ensured a smooth transition for the team. Through these changes, she streamlined our workflows, leading to a significant reduction in meeting times while elevating the overall level of ownership and efficiency of the team.

    Read full recommendation ↓

    While working with the canvas core team, Paty was able to instill a profound sense of ownership and accountability within each member. She created an environment and the necessary methods for the team to feel empowered and take ownership of their tasks, fostering a culture of responsibility that significantly contributed to the success of the initiatives.

    Paty also played a significant role in equalizing participation and bridging knowledge gaps among the engineering team. Her effective communication skills helped ensure that everyone, regardless of experience or expertise, felt included, empowered and valued. For example, she introduced the feature captain role, which gave less senior members of the team, the opportunity to grow in their career. This contributed significantly to our team's adaptability and overall success.

    Another quality that makes her stand out from the rest of the engineering managers I've worked with was her ability to identify skills that needed improvement and her dedication to creating a clear path for individual growth. She took the time to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each team member. There was no single member that did not grow under her guidance.

    Paty also has a clear understanding of how to introduce changes gradually yet effectively. Her strategic approach to implementing new processes and methodologies ensured a smooth transition for the team. Through these changes, she streamlined our workflows, leading to a significant reduction in meeting times while elevating the overall level of ownership and efficiency of the team.

    Nadia Romano

    Principal Product Manager · Senior Engineering Manager @ Mural · Remote

    February 2024

  3. When I joined Paty's team, I quickly discovered that it had a track reputation of being one of the highest performing teams at Mural. It was no surprise that this was due in no small part to her leadership and guidance. Everyone on the team - not just the engineers - worked well and had a high degree of trust for each other. That was the best indication to me that I had joined the right team, and more importantly, the right manager. In my direct experience, Paty is not only a highly effective manager herself, but where she really excels is in mentoring other managers (and aspiring managers such as myself). I learned a tremendous amount about management and leadership under Paty's guidance and by following her example. The quality that I admire most is her dedication to providing feedback regularly and consistently.

    Read full recommendation ↓

    When I joined Paty's team, I quickly discovered that it had a track reputation of being one of the highest performing teams at Mural. It was no surprise that this was due in no small part to her leadership and guidance. Everyone on the team - not just the engineers - worked well and had a high degree of trust for each other. That was the best indication to me that I had joined the right team, and more importantly, the right manager.

    In my direct experience, Paty is not only a highly effective manager herself, but where she really excels is in mentoring other managers (and aspiring managers such as myself). I learned a tremendous amount about management and leadership under Paty's guidance and by following her example. The quality that I admire most is her dedication to providing feedback regularly and consistently.

    Jeffrey C. Lu

    Senior Software Engineer · Senior Engineering Manager @ Mural · Remote

    February 2024

  4. I worked with Paty for a little over a year and over that time she has been one of the greatest managers I've ever had. She knows how to get her team to trust her so when she has to give any type of feedback it it really reaches whoever is on the other side. She's great at helping her team grow and the most important thing is that she cares about the people and about the team's goals and does magic to keep them in place and achievable.

    Read full recommendation ↓

    I worked with Paty for a little over a year and over that time she has been one of the greatest managers I've ever had. She knows how to get her team to trust her so when she has to give any type of feedback it it really reaches whoever is on the other side. She's great at helping her team grow and the most important thing is that she cares about the people and about the team's goals and does magic to keep them in place and achievable.

    Hernan Garchtrom

    Senior Software Engineer · Senior Engineering Manager @ Mural · Remote

    January 2024

  5. I've been working with Patricia for over a year and I've been quite impressed by her efficiency and diligence in carrying things out.For me, it was a pleasure to have someone you can discuss technical issues with, and project management issues as well. She always focuses hard to guarantee that both the project and the team succeed in their objectives. She is energetic, reliable, highly organised, trust-worthy ... An excellent manager for any company! I would not hesitate to work with her again.

    Read full recommendation ↓

    I've been working with Patricia for over a year and I've been quite impressed by her efficiency and diligence in carrying things out.For me, it was a pleasure to have someone you can discuss technical issues with, and project management issues as well. She always focuses hard to guarantee that both the project and the team succeed in their objectives. She is energetic, reliable, highly organised, trust-worthy ... An excellent manager for any company! I would not hesitate to work with her again.

    Javier García Cotado

    Principal Software Engineer · Engineering Manager @ Altran · Barcelona, Spain

    February 2015

  6. Patricia is the kind of team leader that every IT worker would want to work for. She has great abilities and techniques in team management, and the feature that I most value from her is the empathy with every team member, no matter the role they have, in part by her own experiences while moving on at Altran's career path that led her to the team leader role. I'm very proud of have been able to work with her and I would greatly recommend her!.

    Read full recommendation ↓

    Patricia is the kind of team leader that every IT worker would want to work for. She has great abilities and techniques in team management, and the feature that I most value from her is the empathy with every team member, no matter the role they have, in part by her own experiences while moving on at Altran's career path that led her to the team leader role. I'm very proud of have been able to work with her and I would greatly recommend her!.

    Jordi Martínez Llamas

    Software Engineer · Engineering Manager @ Altran · Barcelona, Spain

    October 2014

Away from the keyboard

Life off-hours

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A small window into the things that keep me curious, grounded, and inspired. And off-screen.

  • Books & imaginary worlds

    I’m an introvert, so my idea of recharging usually involves being left alone with a book. Preferably somewhere that doesn’t exist. Lately, that means sci-fi, epic fantasy, dystopias... and yes, romantasy. I’m a proud FaeLover and I refuse to apologize for it. Turns out, throwing my hyperactive brain into someone else’s imaginary world is a pretty effective way to get it to shut up for a while.

  • Going places

    I’ve seen a fair bit of the world, sometimes with company, sometimes on my own. I love both for different reasons. Shared adventures are more exciting and challenges feel a little less daunting. Travelling solo is different: you pay more attention, connect more easily with the people and places around you, and inevitably learn a thing or two about yourself along the way.

  • Foodie, no cooking

    Food is one of my favourite ways to explore. New flavours, unfamiliar dishes, and getting a glimpse into a culture through what and how people eat. Living in a city with such a rich food scene helps. I obsessively catalogue places I love and places I want to try on Google Maps. At this point, that list is basically a treasure trove. I might start charging for access.

  • Mother of cats

    Kiwi and Murri are family. Not my children, but certainly not less important. Two big cats with big personalities, weird little rituals, and the occasional not-so-little health problem. I care about them deeply, which means trying to understand their tiny furry brains, becoming suspiciously knowledgeable about feline health, and learning how to love them on their own terms.

  • Beyond the bottle

    What fascinates me about wine is everything beyond drinking it. It’s this strange mix of art, craft and science, intrinsically tied to the land, its climate, its history and its people. I love learning how winemakers turn all of that into something you can pour into a glass. Conveniently, this obsession pairs extremely well with travelling and eating.

  • Serial hobbyist

    I’m a serial hobbyist with two left hands. Crochet, painting by numbers, diamond painting... I love picking up something new, learning how it works, getting reasonably competent at it, and then inevitably finding the next thing to try. Arts and crafts give my engineering brain somewhere else to play. Kintsugi (金継ぎ) is currently on the backlog.