AI Engineering Laboratory - Software with purpose

We build intelligent systems with reason, purpose, and real-world value.

A crew of AI master's candidates developing, researching, and designing intelligent systems, agents, retrieval workflows, context engines, and frontier-level AI solutions from Lima.

Meet the crewSee our projects
Engineers
4
Systems in production
8+
Research threads
7
Years combined
24+
The Crew

Four builders, one AI operating room.

Each profile represents a specialization. Together, they form a practical AI engineering crew across software, data, infrastructure, and applied intelligence.

  • Elliot Garamendi avatar
    AI Engineer

    Elliot Garamendi

    Knowledge systems, frontend, and teaching

    Software developer specialized in React, Nest.js, Python, Azure, and the integration of frontier models and agents. Focused on user experience, performance, quality, architecture, continuous research, and teaching.

    ReactNest.jsPythonAzureOpenAI

    Currently

    Master's in Artificial Intelligence

    5+ years experience

  • Antony Piña avatar
    AI Software Engineer

    Antony Piña

    Software development and artificial intelligence

    Systems engineer oriented toward software solutions and artificial intelligence research. Focused on technological innovation, software architecture, and scalable applications with strong analytical and collaborative skills.

    PythonReactAIAPIsPostgreSQL

    Currently

    Applied Artificial Intelligence

    8+ years experience

  • Richar Quispe avatar
    AI & Electronic Security Project Manager

    Richar Quispe

    Electronic security, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence

    Software engineer with a management-driven perspective, specialized in electronic security, access control, and artificial intelligence. Leads critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and enterprise solutions aligned with technology, scalability, and business goals.

    AIERPCRMNetworkingFiber Optics

    Currently

    AI-powered Security Systems

    10+ years experience

  • Roberto Varillas avatar
    Database & AI Engineer

    Roberto Varillas

    Databases, optimization, and artificial intelligence

    Systems engineer specialized in databases, information analysis, and process optimization. Currently building solutions with PostgreSQL, Oracle, and artificial intelligence, combining analytical thinking, innovation, and continuous improvement.

    PostgreSQLOraclePythonSQLAI

    Currently

    Intelligent Data Platforms

    1+ years experience

Engineering DNA

How we operate when nobody is watching.

Principles that keep the crew aligned across code, research, infrastructure, and learning.

Prototype fast. Measure honestly. Share what compounds.

Principle 01

Build

We turn ideas into working systems, then harden them through real usage.

Principle 02

Learn

We study papers, systems, failures, and tools until the idea becomes operational knowledge.

Principle 03

Research

We treat experiments, benchmarks, and technical writing as part of the product.

Principle 04

Share

We document the path so the next builder starts from a higher floor.

Principle 05

Operate

We care about infrastructure, observability, reliability, and the practical details that make AI useful.

Research

Where we spend our curiosity budget.

A map of the systems, data workflows, and AI engineering questions currently open in the lab.

Research map · 8 threads
Curiosity field
  • Agentic Systems
  • Retrieval Augmentation
  • Evaluation Loops
  • Knowledge Graphs
  • Orchestration
  • Distillation
  • Multimodal
  • Safety & Alignment
Multi-agent pipeline · Reference architecture
Agent workflow
User request
Planner
Retriever
Memory
Tool
Evaluator
Response
Data volume
45M+
Federated engines
3+
Open documents
4
Projects

From lab workflows to working systems.

Case studies from the master's program where data engineering, backend architecture, and applied AI practices become usable software.

Data Engineering01

Discogs Data Pipeline & Analytics API

Demonstrated an end-to-end modern data engineering workflow combining object storage, analytical processing, columnar optimization, notebooks, and API delivery.

data-pipeline

  1. 01CSV
  2. 02MinIO
  3. 03SingleStore
  4. 04Parquet
  5. 05FastAPI
  6. 06Swagger
  7. 07Zeppelin

Problem

Process and expose millions of music records efficiently for fast analytical queries and REST consumption.

Solution

Built a complete data pipeline using MinIO, SingleStore, Parquet, Apache Zeppelin, and FastAPI to ingest, optimize, analyze, and serve Discogs data through REST APIs.

FastAPIMinIOSingleStoreParquetApache ZeppelinDocker

16.3M+

records processed

Explore the REST API Documentation
Enterprise Backend02

Student Enrollment API

Demonstrated clean architecture, API-first development, and maintainable enterprise backend practices in a deployed academic system.

hexagonal-architecture

  1. 01REST Controllers
  2. 02Application Services
  3. 03Domain
  4. 04Ports
  5. 05Adapters
  6. 06Database
  7. 07Swagger

Problem

Provide a maintainable backend for managing students and enrollments following modern software architecture principles.

Solution

Developed a Spring Boot REST API with Hexagonal Architecture, OpenAPI documentation, and deployment-ready configuration for academic management.

Spring BootJavaRESTOpenAPIHexagonal Architecture

OpenAPI

documented CRUD

View the API Documentation
Technology

The stack we reach for when building AI systems.

A focused set of tools across AI engineering, data platforms, backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and product interfaces.

  • React

    Frontend
    Interface engineering
  • Next.js

    Frontend
    App Router and web delivery
  • Astro

    Frontend
    Content-focused web experiences
  • FastAPI

    Backend
    Python services for data and AI APIs
  • Spring Boot

    Backend
    Enterprise Java services
  • Nest.js

    Backend
    Structured Node.js backends
  • Node.js

    Backend
    Runtime and tooling
  • O

    OpenAI

    AI
    Frontier model capabilities through managed access
  • Anthropic

    AI
    Claude model family
  • LangChain

    AI
    Agent and retrieval composition
  • L

    LlamaIndex

    AI
    Retrieval workflows
  • PyTorch

    AI
    Research and model experimentation
  • PostgreSQL

    Data
    Relational and vector-ready data
  • MongoDB

    Data
    Document-oriented storage
  • O

    Oracle

    Data
    Enterprise databases
  • SingleStore

    Data
    Operational analytics
  • Databricks

    Data
    Lakehouse and data science workflows
  • Trino

    Data
    Federated SQL
  • A

    Azure

    Cloud & Infrastructure
    Cloud AI and model hosting
  • Docker

    Cloud & Infrastructure
    Portable runtimes
  • Linux

    Cloud & Infrastructure
    Server operations
  • GitHub

    Cloud & Infrastructure
    Source of truth
  • Figma

    Design & Automation
    Interface design
  • n8n

    Design & Automation
    Workflow automation
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