Daniel Castillo Montoya

• Led and collaborated with more than 3 cross-functional development teams across Romania, Ukraine, Poland and Spain, ensuring seamless communication and efficient project execution.
• Applied agile practices to drive efficiency, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the teams, resulting in enhanced productivity and high-quality software deliverables.
• Implemented project management strategies to ensure successful and timely delivery of software projects and products.
• Established and monitored KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to measure team performance and progress towards strategic objectives.
• Involved in the agile development methodology and project planning through Jira, Confluence, and Miro.
• Managed the end-to-end software development lifecycle, optimizing processes and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Fostered a culture of teamwork and motivation, coaching teams to excel in delivering product increments and contributing to overall product development.
• Worked closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, set expectations, and ensure customer satisfaction.

Additional Roles:

• Engineering Manager: I took on technical management responsibilities, leading engineering teams and ensuring the delivery of high quality projects.

• Lead the software development process using the agile Scrum framework and the Atlassian toolkit
• Manage daily Scrum meetings, sprint meetings, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives
• Encourage collaboration and effective communication between team members to ensure goal achievement efficiency
• Identify knowledge gaps within the team and collaborate with team members to find solutions, either through internal training, external training, or additional resources
• Coordinate and organize knowledge-sharing sessions for the whole department, ensuring access to relevant and up-to-date information
• Coordinate and facilitate improvement sessions for other Scrum Masters, promoting the exchange of knowledge and best practices as the most experienced Scrum Master in the department
• Work on the implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) within the company.

Additional Roles:

• Embedded Software Engineer : I developed and optimised embedded software, working closely with the hardware teams.
• DevOps Engineer : I implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines, optimising process automation and improving operational efficiency.