Founding Engineer at Bocho. Jan 2025 - May 2026.
One of the first two engineers building Planta, a product that used AI agents to help people find relevant professional connections at the right time.
Santiago Rivas
I am a software engineer from ITBA, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with professional experience building product software across the stack. My strongest interests are backend engineering, product architecture, data modeling, and practical systems design.
Recently at Planta, I worked with fast-moving product teams and collaborated closely with product, design, and business roles. I am looking for backend-leaning software engineering work where I can keep growing, contribute technical judgment, and help build reliable products that create real value.
Projects
Student Exchange Management App
Built a web application for managing student exchanges using Java and Spring MVC as part of progressive web app coursework.
Wrote a custom OS and supporting kernel work in C, connecting operating systems and computer architecture coursework.
Created a language with C and Yacc/Bison that compiles to TeX for building circuit diagrams.
All academic and software projects collected in one place.
Articles
Formatted article version of my essay on local AI, self-hosting, and data privacy.
Articles and notes on technology, systems, and privacy.
Now
I am shaping this site into a small home for my profile, work history, studies, projects, and notes. The first pass is intentionally quiet so the content can grow without fighting the design.
Current focus: clearer project writeups, better links to shipped work, and a sharper summary of my professional experience.