HELLO, MY NAME IS

Juan Pablo Sarmiento

Full Stack Software Engineer, MPH

hello@pablowritescode.com

About Me

I am a full stack software engineer with over 10 years of experience in the social sector. I specialize in building software for global digital health, humanitarian health, and sexual health.

My mission is to elevate the quality of software in the social sector.

With over a decade of experience at the intersection of software engineering and social impact, I have built software for over 30 nonprofits and government institutions in over 15 countries across 5 continents. I am passionate about partnering with the social sector to build the tools they need to carry out their missions more effectively. Having worked in “Big Tech,” I have seen firsthand how the tech industry directs the world’s most talented engineers to pursue short-term rewards delivering products that can cause harm. It is my life mission to dedicate myself to building software for a more just world.

I have built early warning systems, data analysis products, and emergency response tools for disease epidemics and natural disasters. I have partnered with organizations in public health, humanitarian health, disaster relief, food security, homelessness, and anti-human trafficking. I am excited to hear about what your organization is working on and how I can support you.

What I Do

From understanding your requirements to building a product from scratch and handing it off to your team.

WEB & MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT

I have over a decade of experience in frontend and backend development. From building UIs from scratch to setting up databases and API endpoints, I can build products from nothing or add features to your already-existing codebase.

DATA ENGINEERING

I’ll design and implement data pipelines that integrate multiple data sources, from CSVs to databases to APIs. I have worked with all kinds of fragmented data infrastructures and can deploy a data pipeline suitable for your use case.

SOFTWARE CONSULTING AND TRAINING

Whether you are looking for high-level advice, an architecture review, a detailed code review, or a training session for your team, I offer hourly rates to provide decision-making guidance and build software engineering capacity within your organization.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Python

Web and Mobile App Development

Data Integration, Interoperability, and Pipeline Implementation

Software Engineering Education and Training

Global Digital Health and Humanitarian Health

Sextech, Sex Education, and Sexual Health

English, Spanish, Portuguese

My Experience

2022-Present

Two Sigma, Data Clinic

Lead Full Stack Engineer, Data Clinic

I led Data Clinic’s Public Good Products strategy and software development. Data Clinic is Two Sigma’s tech-for-good arm, providing pro bono data science and engineering support to mission-driven organizations. I designed, implemented, and launched free and open source products to solve common data challenges for the social sector, such as data collection, data discovery, and data processing.

2017-2021

Zenysis Technologies

Director of Engineering

I led a globally distributed team of 13 software engineers. We built software for humanitarian health and international development, including health analytics platforms, case management and epidemic response tools, and automated data pipelines. We partnered with ministries of health and NGOs across South America, Africa, and Asia, to support populations of hundreds of millions people. I started as a Senior Software Engineer, was then promoted to Frontend Engineering Lead, and ultimately Director of Engineering.

2013-2017

Palantir Technologies, Philanthropy Team

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

I was the first engineer hired to the Philanthropy Team. I built software for 17 different nonprofits, including analysis and coordination tools for humanitarian emergency response, early warning systems for agriculture and food security, and case management systems for housing coordination for homeless populations.