# Manuel Pineyro

> Building AI Agents @ MOXFIVE

Location: Miami, Florida, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/manuelpineyro

Staff-level engineer with extensive experience in platform and application development, specializing in scalable, distributed backend systems. Proven leadership in guiding backend and full-stack mobile teams, optimizing infrastructure, and directly contributing to high-quality application development. Adept at aligning backend architecture with frontend requirements, ensuring robust system performance and exceptional user experiences.

Core Programming Competencies: Go, Elixir, Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Dart, Swift

Frameworks: Phoenix, React & React Native, Flask, Flutter

Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Firebase, MongoDB

Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP

Testing: PyTest, Mocha, Chai, RSpec, Capybara, ExUnit

Design Tools: Figma, Photoshop

Sectors of Interest: Generative AI, AI Agents, Sports Tech, Music Tech, Streaming Media, Real-Time Systems, Augmented Reality

Fields of Interest: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Interaction Design & User Experience, Human-Computer Interaction

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer, AI @ MOXFIVE
Jan 2026 – Present
Building agentic forensics platform for digital incident response

### Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Gaming Backend @ Fliff Inc
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | New York, New York, United States
• Currently supporting the backend gaming engine for mobile products using Go, Kafka, Redis, and GraphQL
• Developing microservices for unified account and wallet systems supporting 500k+ weekly active users
• Implementing real-time data processing with Kafka, Redis PubSub, and GraphQL subscriptions
• Optimizing Kafka performance and implementing recovery mechanisms
• Strengthening CI/CD pipeline with automated integration and end-to-end testing

### Lead Senior Software Engineer, Games @ SimpleBet
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States
(Acquired by DraftKings)

• Led a cross-functional team to build real-time distributed gaming/betting systems for sports and beyond.
• Integrated with top sports brands like FanDuel, DraftKings, YES Network, LIV Golf, and Betr Sportsbook for enhanced user experiences.

### Lead Software Engineer, Feeds @ SimpleBet
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York, United States
• Developed a live sports data feed service with Elixir Phoenix, managing TCP connections and pushing data to ML service.

### Biomedical Software Developer @ Sema4
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | New York, New York
Sema4 Genomics Product Engineering Team

Extend and maintain Ruby-on-Rails and React based app for ordering, processing, and reporting of genetics data.

### Co-Founder & Lead Software Engineer @ SQWAD Sports Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Portland, Oregon Area
Sqwad is an in-game fantasy sports platform that allows fans to manage their roster during the live game, not just before. Contests run for the duration of an actual match which means more opportunities to play per night.

AlphaLabs - Summer '16
Columbia Startup Lab - '16/17
InterplayX - Fall '16

### Fellow @ Startup Leadership Program
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
The nonprofit Startup Leadership Program (SLP) is a highly selective, global, world-class training program and lifelong global network for outstanding founders, leaders, and innovators who want to become startup CEOs. 

The program is worldwide, operating in 28 cities across 13 countries. Roughly 500 Fellows worldwide will go through the program as a single class each year. 

SLP Fellows have founded more than 1,300 startups and collectively raised $500M+.

### Application Engineer @ Nike
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Beaverton, Oregon
Backend infrastructure for post-purchase communications and transactions.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Psychology, Computer Science
Columbia University

### Master of Science - MS in Artificial Intelligence
University of Buenos Aires


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22