I'm aSoftware Engineer & Engineering Team Leader passionate aboutscalable systems, developer experience, and mentoring engineers. With15+ years of experience, I specialize inbackend development, but my T-shaped skill set extends intofrontend, DevOps, mobile, and UI/UX.

💡I love solving complex challenges andbuilding impactful digital solutions withElixir, Phoenix, Ruby on Rails, and React. My approach isproduct-oriented, ensuring that engineering decisions drive real business value.

🏢Engineering Team Leader atRemote – Scaling distributed teams, optimizing backend architectures, and mentoring engineers.
🧑‍🏫Mentor at MentorCruise – Helping professionals grow insoftware engineering, leadership, and career development.
🌍Open-Source & Community Contributor – Founder ofElixir Asturias, co-organizer ofFabadaConf, and advocate forDiversity & Mental Health in Tech.

• Backend: Elixir, Phoenix, Ruby, Rails, Node.js
• Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL
• DevOps & Cloud: AWS, Docker, CI/CD
• Learning More About: React Native, Design Systems, Erlang, Elm

🚀Elixir, Phoenix, Ruby on Rails – Anything about web development and backend architecture.
🧑‍💻Tech Leadership & Career Growth – Building high-performing teams and growing in tech.
🎤Public Speaking & Mentorship – Conferences, tech talks, and coaching engineers.

📩Email:hi@dreamingecho.es
💼LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/ivan-gonzalez-saiz
🌐Personal Website:dreamingecho.es
📄Resume:Check it out here

🎵 Check out mywork playlist – The soundtrack behind the code.
⚡ Fun fact – In a previous life, I was aPomeranian toy 🐶.

• Owning Your Career as a Software Engineer: Beyond Code to Real Impact
• Building a Culture of Psychological Safety in Engineering Teams
• Creating an AI-Powered Search Input With Phoenix LiveView
• Building a Minimal Blog in Pure Elixir with Notion as a CMS
• How to Change a Field Type in an Ecto Embedded Schema with a Migration

🌐Let's connect! You can find me on different platforms where I share insights, collaborate on open-source, and engage with the tech community.

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1. awesome-mental-healthawesome-mental-healthPublic

   A curated list of awesome articles, websites and resources about mental health in the software industry.

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2. folkswhocode/awesome-diversityfolkswhocode/awesome-diversityPublic

   A curated list of amazingly awesome articles, websites and resources about diversity in technology.

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3. notion_blognotion_blogPublic

   A small Elixir proof of concept for building a simple blog that manages articles stored in a Notion database.

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4. phoenix_live_view_ai_filters_pocphoenix_live_view_ai_filters_pocPublic

   POC for AI-powered project filtering using OpenAI to generate JSON filters based on user queries in a Phoenix LiveView app.

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5. multi_tenancexmulti_tenancexPublic

   Example of Phoenix application with database multi-tenancy.

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6. elixir-introduction-workshopelixir-introduction-workshopPublic

   A short workshop to introduce yourself into Elixir programming language.

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