# Luis Cavanillas

> Senior Software Engineer @ SponsorUnited | MSc in Computer Science & Telecommunications Engineering

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/luiscavanillas

Passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex problems.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ SponsorUnited
Jan 2023 – Present | United States
Lead the design and development of AI microservices that automate complex workflows leveraging agentic LLM graphs, significantly boosting operational efficiency.

Mentor junior engineers and lead technical interviews.

Drive full-stack development across core products building new services from the ground up, maintaining existing systems, and ensuring high code quality through rigorous code reviews, robust CI/CD practices, and collaboration across multiple repositories.

Contributed to the design of ETL workflows powering a data warehouse to support scalable analytics and reporting.

Work closely with product and cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business objectives.

### Lead Backend Engineer @ 5X5 Gaming
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | United States
Led the development of the backend infrastructure for the online game "Battle of Kingdoms" on Azure, collaborating closely with team leads to ensure project alignment. Built a robust backend, oversaw team goal setting, managed CI/CD pipelines, and conducted technical interviews to grow the team.

Engineered a scalable real-time multiplayer system supporting thousands of concurrent players with high reliability and responsiveness.

Designed and developed the game's NFT marketplace with blockchain integration, leveraging Relay Providers for gasless transactions. Created the relevant smart contracts, and implemented a caching layer to enhance performance and reduce costs.

### Lead Full Stack Engineer @ MaterMap
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Led the development and launch of a multi-platform solution, including the official website, admin panel, and the cross-platform iOS/Android app featuring a real-world map of baby-friendly establishments for parents.

Conducted interviews, designed the system architecture, implemented CI/CD pipelines, and adhered to Agile methodology with weekly Scrum meetings.

Mentored the team and worked closely with executives to ensure alignment on project goals.

### Telecommunications Engineer @ Grupo de Microondas y Radar-ETSIT-UPM
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Madrid, Spain
Designed and developed a communication system for a W-Band CW-LFM radar to enable real-time remote monitoring of vital signs, including respiration and heartbeat. This project involved developing software and designing hardware for two STM32 microcontrollers, and creating an Android mobile app. Real medical applications were planned as future implementations.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
Illinois Institute of Technology
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021

### Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019

### High School Diploma
International Baccalaureate (IB)

### High School Diploma
Liceo Europeo


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/luiscavanillas

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Last updated: 2026-03-23